piles

Thân thiện

She sorted the piles of books on the library table.

Definition

Noun 1. A large number or amount; a great quantity. This sense is informal and often used in plural form to emphasize abundance. 2. (Medical) Hemorrhoids; pain and swelling caused by enlarged veins at or inside the anal sphincter. This is the primary medical meaning, almost always used in plural form.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Large Amount):
  • I have piles of work to finish before the deadline.
  • She sorted through piles of old photographs.
• Noun (Medical Condition):
  • The doctor diagnosed him with piles and recommended a change in diet.
  • Pregnancy can sometimes lead to piles.

Advanced Usage

• The informal sense ("a large amount") is often used with the preposition "of" (piles of something).
• The medical term is typically used with verbs like , , , or .

Variants and Related Words

• Pile (noun): A single heap or stack of things placed one on top of another. (e.g., ).
• Pile (verb): To place things one on top of another in a stack. (e.g., ).
• Hemorrhoids (noun): The formal medical synonym for the condition.

Synonyms

• For "a large amount": heaps, stacks, loads, tons, masses, lots.
• For the medical condition: hemorrhoids.

Related Phrases

• Piles of [something]: An informal phrase indicating a very large quantity.
  • He has piles of money.
• To suffer from piles: A common collocation for the medical condition.
  • My grandfather suffers from piles.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large number or amount
   • made lots of new friends
   • she amassed stacks of newspapers
2. pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hemorrhoid
• haemorrhoid