piles

/ paɪlz /

plural noun

1. a nontechnical name for haemorrhoids

Word History and Origins

Origin of piles¹

C15: from Latin pilae balls (referring to the appearance of external piles)

Example Sentences

The show’s minimalism extends to its set by Soutra Gilmour: two oversize piles of luggage on a turntable—conceptually clever even if it may trigger unpleasant memories of long, foot-tapping waits at airport carousels.

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Most of this extra time came from having to climb up and over the seaweed piles.

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Masonry, metal girders and piles of sand are everywhere along the pavements.

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Markets have been choppy this month after big tech companies projected massive capital expenditures that are increasingly reliant on issuing huge piles of debt.

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“The answer,” Mr. Cooper and Ms. Johnson promise, “is in here somewhere”—hidden among piles of arch testimony and macabre illustrations in the style of Charles Addams.

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