piles
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of piles
C15: from Latin pilae balls (referring to the appearance of external piles)
Example Sentences
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These include patches of wildflowers, native plants, leaf litter and log piles, and holes in fences so hedgehogs can roam over large areas.
From BBC
Next to the video games, he carefully arranged dozens of stuffed Hello Kitty dolls on a rack above rows of grinning Lafufus — an off-brand version of Labubus — and piles of incense sticks and tennis shoes.
From Los Angeles Times
She said when staff returned after Christmas "piles of stuff was blocking the entrance".
From BBC
Parts of the walls were blown away, leaving piles of bricks, large concrete slabs and furniture strewn across the floor.
From BBC
Dead trees, charred black, some standing, some leaning like sticks, some in piles on the black ground.
From Literature
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