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piled

/paɪld/

piledadjective

more piled

Comp.

most piled

Super.

/paɪld/

Derived from the noun pile (meaning "nap on fabric"), used attributively in compounds such as "deep-piled carpet".

Translations

à poils longsSe dit d’un tissu, d’une moquette ou d’un tapis.

The hotel lobby is fitted with deep-piled carpet.

Le hall de l’hôtel est équipé d’une moquette à poils longs.

Definitions

Having a pile or nap of a specified thickness.

The hotel lobby is fitted with deep-piled carpet.

Synonyms

piledpast participle

/paɪld/

More precise tag for participial adjective formed from the past participle of “pile”.

Translations

empilé

The piled cushions blocked the doorway.

Les coussins empilés bloquaient l’embrasure de la porte.

Additional translations

entasséPour des objets ou une quantité accumulée en tas.

Definitions

Arranged or stacked in a heap or pile.

The piled cushions blocked the doorway.

Covered or filled with a large amount of something stacked or accumulated.

The hallway was piled with boxes awaiting shipment.

Synonyms

pileverb

piled

Past Simple

piled

Past Simple

piled

Past Participle

piling

ing-form

/paɪl/

Translations

empiler

She piled the books on the table.

Elle a empilé les livres sur la table.

enfoncer des pieuxSens de construction.

The construction crew piled the riverbank before building the pier.

L'équipe de construction a enfoncé des pieux dans la berge avant de construire la jetée.

Additional translations

amoncelerPour une accumulation progressive.

se ruerSouvent avec une idée de mouvement désordonné.

Definitions

To place or lay things on top of one another in a heap or stack.

She piled the books on the table.

To accumulate or gather a large amount of something.

The snow piled up against the door overnight.

To move or go somewhere in a large group, often in a disorderly manner.

The children piled into the car for the trip.

To drive long, sturdy posts into the ground to form a foundation or support.

The construction crew piled the riverbank before building the pier.

Synonyms

Antonyms

pilenoun

Definitions

A heap or stack of things lying or placed one on top of another.

There was a pile of books on the desk.

A large amount or quantity of something.

She has a pile of work to finish before the deadline.

A column or long cylinder of wood, metal, or concrete driven into the ground to support a structure.

The bridge was supported by a series of concrete piles.

A nuclear reactor, especially one that uses uranium or plutonium as fuel.

The scientists conducted experiments with the atomic pile.

A soft, raised surface or nap, as of a fabric such as velvet or carpet.

The carpet's pile was thick and luxurious underfoot.

An inflamed swelling of anal tissue; a hemorrhoid (usually in the plural "piles").

He sought medical treatment for painful piles.

An imposing or grand building, especially a large residence.

They bought an old country pile dating back to the eighteenth century.

pileadjective

Definitions

Made of or having a soft, raised nap.

The room was fitted with a pile carpet.