# piles

Pronunciation: say "PYLZ" /paɪlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of pile. — plural of pile
   - Simple: Plural of pile. Use this when you mean more than one pile.
   - _Workers cleared the piles of rubble after the demolition._
   - _He sorted the documents into neat piles across the desk._
2. A large quantity or number of something. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A very large amount or number of something.
   - _They made piles of money during the boom years._
   - _There are piles of paperwork waiting on my desk._
3. Swollen veins in and around the anus and lower rectum, often causing pain, itching, or bleeding.
   - Simple: Swollen, sore veins around the bottom that can itch or bleed.
   - _Pregnancy often brings on piles because of the added pressure on the veins._
   - _He finally saw a doctor about the piles that had been bleeding for weeks._

## Verb

4. Third-person singular simple present of pile. — third-person singular simple present indicative of pile
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of pile. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The wind piles snow against the fence each winter._
   - _He piles pressure on his team before every match._

## Origin

From Latin pila, meaning "ball".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/piles (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).