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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPILE

Probably from Middle Dutch spile peg; related to Icelandic spila skewer, Latin spīna thorn.
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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 SPILE

spile  [spaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spile is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spile in English.

WHAT DOES SPILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spile

A spile is a small wooden or metal peg used to control the flow of air into, and carbon dioxide out of, a cask of ale. It also can be used to obtain water from a tree.

Definition of spile in the English dictionary

The first definition of spile in the dictionary is a heavy timber stake or pile. Other definition of spile is a spout for tapping sap from the sugar maple tree. Spile is also a plug or spigot.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPILE

PRESENT

Present
I spile
you spile
he/she/it spiles
we spile
you spile
they spile
Present continuous
I am spiling
you are spiling
he/she/it is spiling
we are spiling
you are spiling
they are spiling
Present perfect
I have spiled
you have spiled
he/she/it has spiled
we have spiled
you have spiled
they have spiled
Present perfect continuous
I have been spiling
you have been spiling
he/she/it has been spiling
we have been spiling
you have been spiling
they have been spiling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I spiled
you spiled
he/she/it spiled
we spiled
you spiled
they spiled
Past continuous
I was spiling
you were spiling
he/she/it was spiling
we were spiling
you were spiling
they were spiling
Past perfect
I had spiled
you had spiled
he/she/it had spiled
we had spiled
you had spiled
they had spiled
Past perfect continuous
I had been spiling
you had been spiling
he/she/it had been spiling
we had been spiling
you had been spiling
they had been spiling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spile
you will spile
he/she/it will spile
we will spile
you will spile
they will spile
Future continuous
I will be spiling
you will be spiling
he/she/it will be spiling
we will be spiling
you will be spiling
they will be spiling
Future perfect
I will have spiled
you will have spiled
he/she/it will have spiled
we will have spiled
you will have spiled
they will have spiled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spiling
you will have been spiling
he/she/it will have been spiling
we will have been spiling
you will have been spiling
they will have been spiling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would spile
you would spile
he/she/it would spile
we would spile
you would spile
they would spile
Conditional continuous
I would be spiling
you would be spiling
he/she/it would be spiling
we would be spiling
you would be spiling
they would be spiling
Conditional perfect
I would have spile
you would have spile
he/she/it would have spile
we would have spile
you would have spile
they would have spile
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spiling
you would have been spiling
he/she/it would have been spiling
we would have been spiling
you would have been spiling
they would have been spiling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spile
we let´s spile
you spile
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spile
Past participle
spiled
Present Participle
spiling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPILE


aeolipile
iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl
aeolipyle
iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl
compile
kəmˈpaɪl
eolipile
iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl
micropyle
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌpaɪl
pile
paɪl
recompile
ˌriːkəmˈpaɪl
sandpile
ˈsændˌpaɪl
shagpile
ˈʃæɡˌpaɪl
stockpile
ˈstɒkˌpaɪl
thermopile
ˈθɜːməʊˌpaɪl
unpile
ʌnˈpaɪl
uppile
ʌpˈpaɪl
woodpile
ˈwʊdˌpaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPILE

spikily
spikiness
spiky
spilikin
spilite
spilitic
spill
spill over
spill the beans
spillable
spillage
Spillane
spiller
spillikin
spillikins
spillover
spillway
spilosite
spilt
spilth

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPILE

atomic pile
automobile
bearing pile
chile
facile
fender pile
galvanic pile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
nigger in the woodpile
profile
sheet pile
slush pile
smile
textile
voltaic pile
Volta´s pile
while

Synonyms and antonyms of spile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPILE

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

Translator English - Chinese

桩子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spile
570 millions of speakers

English

spile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spile
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Spile
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spile
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠের গোঁজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouche-trou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spile
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SPILE
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cừ đóng xuống đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुदमरणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıkamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Spile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spile
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Spile
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Spile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Spile
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Spile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Spile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spile

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPILE»

The term «spile» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.732 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spile» 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 spile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPILE»

Discover the use of spile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leonardo on the Human Body
A spile (spillo) or sharp- pointed instrument, still used in essentially the same design to draw wine from a cask and to tap maple trees for syrup, was thrust through the thoracic wall into the heart. The point of the instrument moves with the ...
Leonardo da Vinci, 2013
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Fine Woodworking on More Proven Shop Tips: Selections from ...
The trick works for drawing any such curve with a known rise and run. You'll need two nails and a "spile board." Cut the spile board as wide as the curve's rise and taper the board on one end with the length of the taper equal to the curve's run.
Jim Richey, 1990
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North American Tunneling 2010 Proceedings
As the tunnel face was advanced, the spiling was exposed and supported between the last rib set and the face. This was the ground support system used to protect workers in otherwise unsupported ground. Spile Design Spiling was designed ...
Lawrence R. Eckert, Matthew E. Fowler, Michael F. Smithson, Jr., 2010
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MotorBoating
Use of natural knee makes a good job The template is correctly called a spile. However, as boat. builders are not always correct in the use of English words and as persistence in the use of any word soon makes the word common, the spile is  ...
5
American Artisan and Illustrated Journal of Popular Science
The invention shown in the accompanying cuts is intended to do away with this objection, the spile being held in the tap by fins formed thereon in such manner that no part of the internal surface of the tap is closed. Figure 1 of the spile is made ...
‎1868
6
Beer For Dummies
When the cellarman determines that the beer has dropped bright and is about ready for serving, he knocks a soft spile into the shive, which is located on the side of the cask. (I talk about shives in the earlier section “A barrel of fun: Checking ...
Marty Nachel, 2012
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MotorBoating
It is impractical to lay a M4 to l%—inch thick board up and around the sheer to measure with and so a spile, or spiling board, is used instead, as shown in Fig. 1. The spile can be made from any soft wood and should be about %-inch thick, and  ...
8
MotorBoating
It is impractical to lay a g to lM-inch thick board up and around the sheer to measure with and so a spile, or spiling board, is used instead, as shown in Fig. l. The spile can be made from any soft wood and should be about %-inch thick, and  ...
9
The Seamanship Examiner
Question 11. How would you break a Kenter, Luglessjoining shackle? Answer: To break a Kenter joining shackle, 'punch and drift' the 'spile pin'. Movement of the spile pin will push out the 'lead pellet'. Once the spile pin is removed, knock out ...
David House, Farhan Saeed, 2013
10
Handbook of Brewing: Processes, Technology, Markets
The release of pressure takes place by means of a soft spile (porous, gas- permeable 'wooden plug'), which is carefully pressed through the shive and can be seen as a kind of pressure release valve. This soft spile should be frequently ...
Hans Michael Eßlinger, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jailed: Thugs kicked and beat man in Wolverhampton city centre …
Daniel Tonks followed Romanian national Janel Corban into the gents at the Tap and Spile in Princess Street where Lee Guest was waiting, a judge heard. «expressandstar.com, Mar 15»
2
How to tap maple trees, make homemade maple syrup
Maple syrup tapping spile container Maple sap drips into a container from a spile that has been placed in a maple tree. LadyDragonflyCC - >;«Flavor 574, Mar 15»
3
Jeff Korbelik: Ploughshare to present first Cask Ale Festival
Ploughshare owner Matt Stinchfield poses with a mallet and a glass of beer after his brewer drove a spile into a cask of their Pivo Bublina helles bock at the ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Mar 15»
4
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore hosts Maple Sugar Time festival
Volunteer George Mika helped Hunter Kendall, 11, drill a hole in a maple tree, insert a spile, or spout, in the hole, and hang a bucket from the spile. «nwitimes.com, Mar 15»
5
The fine art of making maple syrup
A spile (spout) and bucket will hang from the tree to catch the sap. Ashley's brother Kyle, 7, waits for his turn to drill. Lisa Bolton/The Washington Post. Buy Photo. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
6
Tapping Maple Trees: A Beginner's Guide to Making Your Own …
If the tree is healthy when tapped and proper tapping procedures are followed, the taphole will start healing within a few weeks of the spile's removal and the ... «Mother Earth News, Feb 15»
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Tajne korčulanske Vele spile otkrit će život prije 18 tisuća godina
Svrha ovog projekta je, osim javnog prikazivanja dosadašnjih istraživanja i predmeta pronađenih prvenstveno u Veloj spili, Žukovici i na Kopili, njihovo očuvanje ... «Tportal, Feb 15»
8
Wardens told part of Broad Street could have been hit by explosion …
They included Walkabout, O Bar, Reflex, Brasshouse, Popworld, and the Tap and Spile. Broad Street wardens/Tim. Broad Street warden found manhole cover ... «Birmingham Mail, Dec 14»
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Poetry, Prose & Pints celebrates fifth birthday
This pub-based, monthly gathering of like-minded souls first met at the Tap & Spile in 2009. Its approach was a dual one. Firstly. to welcome all forms of writing ... «Harrogate Advertiser, Sep 14»
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Underdogs Eagle Ecclesshall surprise Tap and Spile
THE first of this season's Stafford Sunday Football League divisional trophy finals produced a shock. Title favourites Tap and Spile took on fourth place AFC ... «Staffordshire Newsletter, Apr 14»

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