hile

H4I1L1E1

noun

A bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to dry; a stook.

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Meanings

hile1

nounhile (plural hiles)

plural hiles

  1. alternativearchaicbiologyAlternative form of hilum

hile2

nounhile (plural hiles)

plural hiles

  1. West CountryobsoleteA bundle of sheaves of wheat (or similar crop) stacked vertically to dry; a stook.
verbhile (third-person singular simple present hiles, present participle hiling, simple past and past participle hiled)

present singular third person hiles · participle present hiling · participle past hiled · past hiled

  1. West CountryobsoleteTo form sheaves into a hile.

Hile3

proper nounHile (plural Hiles)

plural Hiles

  1. A surname.

Origin

Probably a collateral form of ail (“awn of barley”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hile

MLA

“hile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hile.

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