Antonyms for pile

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : pahyl

Phonetic Transcription : paɪl

Definition of pile

Origin : "mass, heap," early 15c., originally "pillar, pier of a bridge," from Middle French pile and directly from Latin pila "stone barrier, pillar, pier" (see pillar). Sense development in Latin from "pier, harbor wall of stones," to "something heaped up." In English, sense of "heap of things" is attested from mid-15c. (the verb in this sense is recorded from mid-14c.). The meaning "large building" (late 14c.) is probably the same word.

noun heap, collection
noun wealth
verb gather, pack; put on top of another

Example sentences :

This afternoon I took a round of angles and bearings from a pile of stones on the hill.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

Far away was the night nurse's desk, with its lamp, its annunciator, its pile of records.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

It would have saved somebody in New York a pile of money if you had left it.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

One or two arose wearily and stiffly, and dragged their loads to the pile.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Then she saw Kingozi himself take his place by the pile of loads.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

There was a copy of Romeo and Juliet perched on top of a pile of books.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Who that has poached a pile does not gravitate there, as the needle to the pole?
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various

Then, to pile Ossa on Pelion, the dogs of Tomieh arrived to pay a visit.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Heap it all over the pile of cake, so as entirely to cover it.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

But the wall builders were afraid to pile too great a weight upon it.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

Synonyms for pile

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