kil — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
kil is used for these senses in English:
- pile (heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.
- wedge One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
- wedge (archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.
pile — full definition
- noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
- noun Informally, a large amount, especially of money.
- noun A long beam or post driven deep into the ground to support a structure such as a building or pier.
- verb To heap things up, or to move as a group in a disorganised way.
wedge — full definition
- noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.
- noun A piece of food or other material cut into this triangular shape.
- noun Something that creates a division or growing gap between people or things.
- verb To force something tightly into a narrow space.