piled

[pahyld]

adjective

1. having a pile, as velvet and other fabrics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piled¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English: “covered with hair”; pile ³, -ed ³

Example Sentences

The 50-year-old's mask of respectability was ripped away in 2021 as an avalanche of testimonies piled up from women describing harrowing abuse he inflicted upon them.

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The dollar sold off at the same time as the stock market as people tried to hedge themselves against the dollar risk they had piled up.

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To save money for his quest, he spent three years waiting tables at a Morton’s Steakhouse in Tokyo and piled up extra shifts.

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The sled was piled high with burlap mail bags, all stuffed to bursting.

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Plans had changed, unexpected houseguests had arrived, hosts had suddenly contracted malaria, dangerous tornadoes were expected—the excuses piled on.

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