pile
part of speech
noun (pile, piles); verb (pile, piles, piled, piling)
meaning for a pupil
1) A pile is a lot of things put one on top of another. tree →
2) To pile (up) is to put things in a pile, or to grow into a pile. tree →
3) «Piles of» or «a pile of» can mean a lot of: piles of homework. tree →
4) A pile is also a big post pushed into the ground to hold up a building or bridge. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Song of the Sea the waters stand up in a heap like a wall as God lets Israel through. Ezekiel also uses it for a pile of wood for a fire, and Isaiah for the fire-pile of Topheth. Interpretation: The tradition treats this as one of God's greatest miracles at the sea. Ezekiel's boiling pot and Isaiah's fire-pile are read as warnings of judgment on Jerusalem and Assyria. In the primary lessons: In maths: a group of things; equal piles mean equal groups; sorting into piles; per pile = total ÷ piles. In everyday life: a pile of laundry, a pile of leaves to jump in. In science and building: piles hold up bridges and houses on soft ground. In stories: «a pile of gold».
examples
- And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up — the floods stood upright as a heap; the deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. (Torah EXO.15.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- I also will make the pile great, (Prophets EZK.24.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Take the choice of the flock, and pile also the bones under it; make it boil well, that the bones thereof may also be seethed in the midst of it. (Prophets EZK.24.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- For a hearth is ordered of old; yea, for the king it is prepared, deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. (Prophets ISA.30.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- There are 4 piles of 10 books. tree →
- She made 3 piles of leaves. tree →
- He put the cards into 5 equal piles. tree →
- How many are in each pile? tree →
- The kids jumped into the pile of leaves. tree →
- My clothes are in a pile on the floor. tree →
- The snow piled up against the door. tree →
- I have a pile of homework tonight. tree →
- Sort the coins into piles of ten. tree →
- On a pile of cushions, covered with tapestry, sat the boy. tree →
note
Equal piles: total = piles × per pile; per pile = total ÷ piles. Trap: if the piles are not equal, add each pile. «Pile up» can mean things are collecting: «the dishes piled up». Safety: piles of heavy boxes can fall over; do not climb them.
In the corpora
- I also will make the pile great,
- AI can sort emails at work and save time, but it sometimes puts important ones in the wrong pile.
- Meerkats live in big burrows with many tunnels and sleep piled together, because deserts get cold at night.
- It has left its mother, brothers and sisters and the warm pile where it slept.
- Picture the first night: the puppy cries in the dark kitchen because it misses that warm pile.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pile» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.