What is another word for a pile?

Pronunciation: [ɐ pˈa͡ɪl] (IPA)

The word "a pile" refers to a collection of items that are stacked or heaped together. Synonyms for this word include "heap," "stack," "mountain," "mound," "heapup," "pileup," "collection," "accumulation," and "bundle." Each of these words can be used to describe a specific type of pile or grouping. For example, "heap" suggests a loosely arranged pile, while "stack" implies a more organized arrangement of items. "Mountain" and "mound" both connote piles that are larger or more prominent, while "pileup" suggests a collection that has grown in size over time. Overall, there are many synonyms for "a pile" that can be used to vary one's writing or speech.

Synonyms for A pile:

  • Other relevant words:

  • lump

What are the hypernyms for A pile?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with A pile

  • It was like there was a pile of kindling that was in the back of my imagination just waiting there. Once I lit it, it just flared up and I kept getting ideas and ideas.
    Kevin J. Anderson
  • If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
    Winston Churchill
  • To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
    Thomas A. Edison
  • And, in a funny way, each death is different and you mourn each death differently and each death brings back the death you mourned earlier and you get into a bit of a pile-up.
    Nigella Lawson
  • Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers.
    Aldo Leopold

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