Noun
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a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
- atomic pile - atomic reactor - chain reactor -
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"
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a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
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battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series
the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
- voltaic pile - galvanic pile -
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
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a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
"she made a bundle selling real estate"
"they sank megabucks into their new house"
- big bucks - big money -
(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"
- good deal - great deal - quite a little - tidy sum -
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Verb
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place or lay as if in a pile
"The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
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press tightly together or cram
"The crowd packed the auditorium"
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arrange in stacks
"heap firewood around the fireplace"
"stack your books up on the shelves"