piles

Etymology 1

noun

  1. plural of pile
    Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

noun

  1. (informal, piles of) A large amount of.
    He must earn piles of money.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pile

Etymology 2

From Latin pila (“ball”).

noun

  1. (pathology) Haemorrhoids.
    Many women get piles when pregnant.
    Who with thy leaves shall wipe (at need) The place where swelling Piles do breed ... 1648, Robert Herrick, “Another”, in Hesperides

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