Pile (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• The reactor core is a graphite pile that surrounds the fuel rods and helps to slow down the neutrons.
• The nuclear pile is the heart of the reactor, where the controlled fission reaction takes place.
• The graphite moderator in the pile helps to regulate the reaction by slowing down the neutrons.
• The fuel rods are arranged in a lattice structure within the pile to maximize the reaction rate.
• The reactor's pile is designed to operate at a high temperature, which is then used to generate steam and drive the turbines.

Synonyms

• Atomic Pile
• Chain Reactor
• Atomic Reactor

Hypernyms

• Reactor
• Nuclear Reactor

Meaning ²

A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house".

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Usages

• Cant
• Vernacular
• Jargon
• Argot
• Patois
• Lingo

Synonyms

• Big Bucks
• Megabucks
• Big Money
• Bundle

Meaning ³

Battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Galvanic Pile
• Voltaic Pile

Hypernyms

• Battery

Meaning ⁴

A collection of objects laid on top of each other.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

• Mound
• Cumulation
• Agglomerate
• Cumulus
• Heap

Hypernyms

• Accumulation
• Aggregation
• Assemblage

Hyponyms

• Compost Pile
• Midden
• Muckheap
• Funeral Pyre
• Muckhill

Related Words

• Pile (verb)

Meaning ⁵

A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Spile
• Piling
• Stilt

Hypernyms

• Pillar

Hyponyms

• Sheath Pile
• Sheet Piling

Meaning ⁶

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money".

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Synonyms

• Mass
• Good Deal
• Lot
• Quite A Little
• Great Deal
• Flock
• Hatful
• Peck
• Tidy Sum
• Slew
• Raft
• Passel
• Wad
• Mountain
• Pot
• Sight
• Mint
• Mickle
• Spate
• Stack
• Deal
• Plenty
• Muckle
• Mess
• Heap
• Batch

Hypernyms

• Large Indefinite Amount
• Large Indefinite Quantity

Hyponyms

• Inundation
• Torrent
• Haymow
• Flood
• Deluge

Related Words

• Pile (verb)

Meaning ⁷

Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs).

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Down

Hypernyms

• Hair

Hyponyms

• Lanugo

Related Words

• Pilary (adjective)
• Pilous (adjective)

Meaning ⁸

The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Nap

Hypernyms

• Yarn