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pile

noun [C] (AMOUNT)
 
 
/paɪl/

Definition

B1 objects positioned one on top of another: a large pile of sand a pile of books a pile of dirty clothesMasses and large amounts of things a pile of sth/piles of sth informal a lot: I've got piles/a pile of things to do today.
(Definition of pile noun (AMOUNT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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