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• Pile weave — is a form of textile created by weaving. Pile fabrics used to be made on traditional hand weaving machines. The warp ends that are used for the formation of the pile are woven over metal rods or wires that are inserted in the shed (gap caused by… …   Wikipedia

• Pile — Pile, n. [F. pile, L. pila a pillar, a pier or mole of stone. Cf. {Pillar}.] 1. A mass of things heaped together; a heap; as, a pile of stones; a pile of wood. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass formed in layers; as, a pile of shot. [1913 Webster] 3. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pile up — {v. phr.} 1. To grow into a big heap. * /He didn t go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up./ 2. To run aground. * /Boats often pile up on the rocks in the shallow water./ 3. To crash. * /One car made a sudden stop and the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pile up — {v. phr.} 1. To grow into a big heap. * /He didn t go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up./ 2. To run aground. * /Boats often pile up on the rocks in the shallow water./ 3. To crash. * /One car made a sudden stop and the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Pile driver — A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures. The term is also used in reference to members of the construction crew that work with pile driving rigs.One… …   Wikipedia

• pile — pile1 /puyl/, n., v., piled, piling. n. 1. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers; a pile of bricks. 2. Informal. a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of work. 3. a heap of wood on which a… …   Universalium

• pile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, large, massive ▪ little, small ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• pile — pile1 [ paıl ] noun ** ▸ 1 things put on things ▸ 2 large amount of something ▸ 3 surface of cloth/carpet ▸ 4 piling ▸ 5 hemorrhoids ▸ 6 very large old building ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a number of things put on top of each other: She sorted her… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Pile Baronets — There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Pile, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.The Pile Baronetcy, of Compton in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage… …   Wikipedia

• pile — pile1 noun 1》 a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.     ↘informal a large amount: the growing pile of work. 2》 a large imposing building: a Gothic pile. 3》 a series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to …   English new terms dictionary