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I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.
Carol Ann Duffy

Meaning of "piles" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PILES

From Latin pilae balls (referring to the appearance of external piles).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PILES

piles  [paɪlz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piles is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILES


after-sales
ˈɑːftəˌseɪlz
betweenwhiles
bɪˈtwiːnˌwaɪlz
Dales
deɪlz
erewhiles
eəˈwaɪlz
Giles
dʒaɪlz
hills
hɪlz
ills
ɪlz
Mills
mɪlz
pills
pɪlz
sales
seɪlz
Scales
skeɪlz
Sills
sɪlz
Smiles
smaɪlz
spoils
spɔɪlz
tails
teɪlz
telesales
ˈtɛlɪˌseɪlz
textiles
ˈtɛkstaɪlz
Wales
weɪlz
whiles
waɪlz
Wills
wɪlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILES

pile cap
pile dwelling
pile it on
pile on the agony
pile shoe
pile up
pile-driver
pile-up
pilea
pileate
pileated
pilei
pileless
pileorhiza
pileous
piler
pileum
pileus
pilework
pilewort

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILES

Air Miles
anni mirabiles
Antilles
articles
at right angles
carpet tiles
Charles
de los Angeles
home sales
Knowles
los Angeles
miles
Netherlands Antilles
on the tiles
principles
Rules
Seychelles
singles
tales
titles

Synonyms and antonyms of piles in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PILES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «piles» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of piles

Translation of «piles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILES

Find out the translation of piles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

痔疮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

almorranas
570 millions of speakers

English

piles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَواسِير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

геморрой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hemorróidas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাইলস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hémorroïdes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hämorrhoiden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumpukan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bệnh trĩ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவியல்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूळव्याध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

basur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emorroidi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hemoroidy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

геморой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hemoroizi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιμορροΐδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hemorrojder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hemorroider
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piles

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILES»

The term «piles» is very widely used and occupies the 18.606 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piles» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piles» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piles

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10 QUOTES WITH «PILES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word piles.
1
Freema Agyeman
I know it's really square but I'm one of those people who piles on the factor 50 as soon as I'm outside.
2
Isabel Allende
I confess that I am a messy, disorganized and impatient reader: if the book doesn't grab me in the first 40 pages, I abandon it. I have piles of half-read books waiting for me to get acute hepatitis or some other serious condition that would force me to rest so that I could read more.
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Alan Bradley
I grew up in a very British family who had been transplanted to Canada, and my grandmother's house was filled with English books. I was a very early reader, so I was really brought up being surrounded with piles of British books and British newspapers, British magazines. I developed a really great love of England.
4
Carol Ann Duffy
I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.
5
Ellen Glasgow
No matter how vital experience might be while you lived it, no sooner was it ended and dead than it became as lifeless as the piles of dry dust in a school history book.
6
Nick Goepper
Most places in the Midwest, you ski on piles of trash, like retired landfills.
7
Linda Grant
I am not by any stretch of the imagination a tidy person, and the piles of unread books on the coffee table and by my bed have a plaintive, pleading quality to me - 'Read me, please!'
8
Paul von Hindenburg
All we know is that, at times, fighting the Russians, we had to remove the piles of enemy bodies from before our trenches, so as to get a clear field of fire against new waves of assault.
9
John Kasich
Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.
10
Stephen Kinzer
Successive American presidents have turned a blind eye to piles of evidence that Saudi money is being used to foment holy war against America.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILES»

Discover the use of piles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Rows and Piles of Coins
I emptied my secret money box, arranged the coins in piles and the piles in rows.... The market is full of wonderful things -- roasted peanuts, rice cakes, toy trucks, kites -- but Saruni doesn't buy any of them.
‎1999
2
Care and Treatment of Piles
The Title Of This Book Indicates Its Scope And Usefulness. The Practical Way Of Dealing With The Constriction Of Anus Or Rectum Before, During Or After Stool, Obstruction Of Piles To Complete Avaculation Of Bowels.
H. C. Malhotra, 1998
3
Helical Piles: A Practical Guide to Design and Installation
, Acceptance Criteria for Helical Foundation Systems and Devices (AC358), this comprehensive reference guides construction professionals to manufactured helical pile systems and technology, providing objective insights into the benefits of ...
Howard A. Perko, 2009
4
Deep Foundations on Bored and Auger Piles - BAP V: 5th ...
A striking example of this is of such developments linked ideas on energy piles; one of the key topics in this book. This book presents the current status of screw or bore pile-soil interaction findings and developments.
William F. Van Impe, Peter van Impe, 2008
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Single Piles and Pile Groups Under Lateral Loading
Guiding the professional through the complexities of lateral-load design, this book and CD-ROM combination introduces the procedures involved in piles and pile group design.
Lymon C. Reese, Willem van Impe, 2000
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Screw Piles - Installation and Design in Stiff Clay
This volume provides a snapshot of the current thinking and development perspectives on the installation and design of screw piles within the framework of Eurocode 7.
A.E. Holeyman, 2001
7
Pile Design and Construction Practice, Fifth Edition
This international handbook is essential for geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists responsible for designing and constructing piled foundations.
Michael Tomlinson, John Woodward, 2007
8
The Application of Stress-wave Theory to Piles: Science, ...
This volume aims to contribute to a better and more efficient professional interaction between specialized contractors, designers and academicians.
J. A. Santos, 2008
9
Behavior of Pipe Piles in Sand: Plugging & Pore-Water ...
This book presents a detailed blueprint for developing experimental facilities necessary to control the behavior of piles during installation and loading.
Magued Iskander, 2011
10
Rapid Load Testing on Piles
In order to judge this, the influence of rate effects in clay and pore water pressures in sand should first be understood. This book presents the latest developments in the research that is carried out to unravel these effects.
Paul Holscher, Frits A. van Tol, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piles is used in the context of the following news items.
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US Piles Pressure On Spain, UK Over Arrested General Karake
A high-level review of allegations against Rwanda's spy chief Gen Karenzi Karake arrested last month in London, by an interagency panel ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Trash piles up on the streets of Beirut
Trash piles up on the streets of Beirut. 24 July 2015 by char abumansoor Google+ · char abumansoor. Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East. + More stories from char ... «Demotix.com, Jul 15»
3
Wall St raider piles into £1bn battle for Bwin
THE owner of Sportingbet has teamed up with an aggressive American hedge fund to roar back into contention for Bwin.Party Digital ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
4
Lebanon's reputation hits an all-time low as garbage piles on its …
A waste management worker covers a pile of garbage using white pesticide in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra in Beirut, Lebanon, ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
5
Garbage Piles Up in Beirut After Landfill Closes
For the past week, the city's streets have been clogged with piles of rubbish as politicians and the company officials responsible for waste ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
6
'Knee-high' piles of mayflies force Iowa bridge to close temporarily
A pair of motorcycles lost traction trying to move through the piles of mayflies. No injuries were reported. “The biggest thing I noticed was… «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
7
Man caught casing Shawnee Mission West High allegedly had piles
A mentally troubled former Shawnee Mission West High School student was caught casing the school and piles of shotguns and rifles were ... «KPTV.com, Jul 15»
8
Not a scary movie! Knee-high piles of bugs close bridge, cleared …
SABULA, Iowa — A swarm of mayflies covered a bridge, shutting it completely down Saturday night in Sabula, Iowa. WQAD reports that Teena ... «fox8.com, Jul 15»
9
Fox News Piles On The Criticism Of Synetic's Silent Shakespeare
The drama surrounding the Synetic Theater's series of wordless Shakespeare productions continues, with Fox News (who else were you ... «DCist.com, Jul 15»
10
Streets vanish under piles of trash
Health Ministry shuts Lebanon slaughterhouses · image1 · Streets vanish under piles of trash · image1 · Egypt begins first trial run of 'new Suez ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»

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