piles

See also:Piles,pilés,pīles,pīlēs,andpiłeś

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/paɪlz/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-aɪlz

Etymology 1

Noun

piles

1. pluralofpile

   Pileswere sunk into the river to support the bridge.

Noun

pilespl(plural only)

1. (informal,piles of)A largeamountof.

   He must earnpilesof money.

Synonyms

• (informal: a large amount of):heaps of,loadsof,mountainsof,shedloadsof,tonsof

Translations

plural of pile—seepile

informal: a large amount

• French:des tas de(fr)mpl
• Italian:un mucchio di(it)msg,un sacco di(it)msg
• Macedonian:купиштаmpl(kupišta)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:haugevis

  Nynorsk:haugevis

Verb

piles

1. third-personsingularsimplepresentindicativeofpile

Etymology 2

FromLatinpila(“ball”).

Noun

pilespl(plural only)

1. (pathology)Haemorrhoids.

   Many women getpileswhen pregnant.

   • 1648,Robert Herrick,“Another”, inHesperides:

     Who with thy leaves shall wipe (at need)
     The place where swellingPilesdo breed...

Derived terms

• blind piles

Translations

haemorrhoids—seehaemorrhoids

Anagrams

• Elpis,Lipes,Peils,Piels,Siple,plies,pliés,slipe,spiel,spile

Catalan

Noun

piles

1. pluralofpila

Danish

Noun

pilesc

1. indefinitegenitivepluralofpil

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pil/

• Audio(Paris):

  (file)

Verb

piles

1. second-personsingularpresentindicative/subjunctiveofpiler

Noun

pilesf

1. pluralofpile

Anagrams

• plies

Ladino

Noun

pilesfpl

1. pluralofpile

Latin

Verb

pilēs

1. second-personsingularpresentactivesubjunctiveofpilō

Latvian

Noun

pilesf

1. inflection ofpile:
   1. genitivesingular
   2. nominative/vocativeplural

Portuguese

Verb

piles

1. second-personsingularpresentsubjunctiveofpilar

Spanish

Verb

piles

1. second-personsingularpresentsubjunctiveofpilar