piles

P3I1L1E1S1
/paɪlz/

noun

A large amount of.

“He must earn piles of money.”

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heaps ofload ofmountain ofshedload ofton ofhemorrhoidhaemorrhoidtons
OriginLatin pila →
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Meanings

piles1

noun
  1. pluralplural of pile

    Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

nounpiles pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlypiles ofA large amount of.

    He must earn piles of money.

    Synonyms: heaps of, load of, mountain of, shedload of, ton of

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pile

piles2

nounpiles pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlymedicineHaemorrhoids.

    Many women get piles when pregnant.

    1 more example

    Who with thy leaves shall wipe (at need) The place where swelling Piles do breed ...

    1648, Robert Herrick, “Another”, in Hesperides

Piles3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Pile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large amount of.

Similar
heaps ofload ofmountain ofshedload ofton of

More synonyms by meaning

nounvenous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

Similar
hemorrhoidhaemorrhoid
Broader
symptom

nouna large number or amount

Similar
tonsdozensheapslotsscoresstacksloadsraftsslewswadsoodlesgobsscadslashings
Broader
large indefinite quantitylarge indefinite amount
Also see
dozenshaemorrhoidsheapshemorrhoidloadslotsoodlesscoresstackstons

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpila“ball”
  2. Englishpiles

From Latin pila (“ball”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

French des tas de
  • des tas deinformal: a large amount
Italian un mucchio di, un sacco di
  • un mucchio diinformal: a large amount
  • un sacco diinformal: a large amount
Norwegian Bokmål haugevis
  • haugevisinformal: a large amount

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with piles

milessmilesGileswileswhilesgylesWest Isles
All rhymes →

Anagrams

spielSiplepsilespileElpisslipe
Cite this entry
APA

piles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piles

MLA

“piles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piles. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piles,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piles.

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