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- [pahyld]
- /paɪld/
- /paɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyld]
- /paɪld/
Definitions of piled word
- adjective piled having a pile, as velvet and other fabrics. 1
- noun piled a cylindrical or flat member of wood, steel, concrete, etc., often tapered or pointed at the lower end, hammered vertically into soil to form part of a foundation or retaining wall. 1
- noun piled Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of a wedge or triangle coming from one edge of the escutcheon, from the chief unless otherwise specified. 1
- noun piled Archery. the sharp head or striking end of an arrow, usually of metal and of the form of a wedge or conical nub. 1
- verb with object piled to furnish, strengthen, or support with piles. 1
- verb with object piled to drive piles into. 1
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Origin of piled
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English: covered with hair; see pile3, -ed3
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Parts of speech for Piled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
piled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piled
adj piled
- close-knit — A close-knit group of people are closely linked, do things together, and take an interest in each other.
- cluttered — filled with things or people in an untidy way
- collective — Collective actions, situations, or feelings involve or are shared by every member of a group of people.
- dense — Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
- massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
noun piled
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- drifted — Simple past tense and past participle of drift.
- flossed — Simple past tense and past participle of floss.
- fuzzed — loose, light, fibrous, or fluffy matter.
adjective piled
- aggregate — An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
- forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.
verb piled
- banked — A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other.
- chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- containerized — Simple past tense and past participle of containerize.
- focalized — Simple past tense and past participle of focalize.
- hilled — Simple past tense and past participle of hill.
Antonyms for piled
noun piled
- ditched — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.