piles

1. n. venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter Source: wordnet

2. n. a large number or amount Source: wordnet

3. The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus andlower part of the rectum which are technically called hemorrhoids.See Hemorrhoids. Source: adambom

4. n pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter n a large number or amount n a collection of objects laid on top of each other n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent n a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) n fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) n battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta n a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure n the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave n a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy v arrange in stacks v press tightly together or cram v place or lay as if in a pile Source: ecdict

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