"piles" meaning in English

See piles in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /paɪlz/ Forms: pile [singular], piles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|pile}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of pile; more than one (kind of) pile.
    Sense id: simple-piles-en-noun-CoHzwPZl Categories (other): Plurals
  2. Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids.
    Sense id: simple-piles-en-noun-2LA1MSn6

Verb

IPA: /paɪlz/ Forms: pile [canonical], piles [third-person, singular], piled [past], piled [past, participle], piling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pil|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of pile.
    Sense id: simple-piles-en-verb-GHw2DkFj
     
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      "form": "pile",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piles",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "pile"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of pile; more than one (kind of) pile."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪlz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piles"
}

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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piles",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piled",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piling",
      "tags": [
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        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
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        "The third-person singular form of pile."
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/paɪlz/"
    }
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}

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    {
      "form": "pile",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "pile"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Plurals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of pile; more than one (kind of) pile."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids."
      ],
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        "plural only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪlz/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piling",
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        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Third-person singular forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The third-person singular form of pile."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪlz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piles"
}

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