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# pile

noun (pile, piles); verb (pile, piles, piled, piling)

«pile» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pile is a lot of things put one on top of another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#m1)
2. To pile (up) is to put things in a pile, or to grow into a pile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#m2)
3. «Piles of» or «a pile of» can mean a lot of: piles of homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#m3)
4. A pile is also a big post pushed into the ground to hold up a building or bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths: a group of things; equal piles mean equal groups; sorting into piles; per pile = total ÷ piles. In everyday life: a pile of laundry, a pile of leaves to jump in. In science and building: piles hold up bridges and houses on soft ground. In stories: «a pile of gold».

### Examples

- There are 4 piles of 10 books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x1)
- She made 3 piles of leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x2)
- He put the cards into 5 equal piles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x3)
- How many are in each pile? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x4)
- The kids jumped into the pile of leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x5)
- My clothes are in a pile on the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x6)
- The snow piled up against the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x7)
- I have a pile of homework tonight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x8)
- Sort the coins into piles of ten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x9)
- On a pile of cushions, covered with tapestry, sat the boy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/#x10)

### Note

Equal piles: total = piles × per pile; per pile = total ÷ piles. Trap: if the piles are not equal, add each pile. «Pile up» can mean things are collecting: «the dishes piled up». Safety: piles of heavy boxes can fall over; do not climb them.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Song of the Sea the waters stand up in a heap like a wall as God lets Israel through. Ezekiel also uses it for a pile of wood for a fire, and Isaiah for the fire-pile of Topheth.

**Interpretation.** The tradition treats this as one of God's greatest miracles at the sea. Ezekiel's boiling pot and Isaiah's fire-pile are read as warnings of judgment on Jerusalem and Assyria.

### Examples

- And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up — the floods stood upright as a heap; the deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. (Torah EXO.15.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pile/#x1)
- I also will make the pile great, (Prophets EZK.24.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pile/#x2)
- Take the choice of the flock, and pile also the bones under it; make it boil well, that the bones thereof may also be seethed in the midst of it. (Prophets EZK.24.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pile/#x3)
- For a hearth is ordered of old; yea, for the king it is prepared, deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. (Prophets ISA.30.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pile/#x4)

### Note

Equal piles: total = piles × per pile; per pile = total ÷ piles. Trap: if the piles are not equal, add each pile. «Pile up» can mean things are collecting: «the dishes piled up». Safety: piles of heavy boxes can fall over; do not climb them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pile» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pile» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pile.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pile» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pile/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pile» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pile.html) on Mova free.