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  1. 1. n. pl. The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and lower part of the rectum which are technically called hemorrhoids. See Hemorrhoids. [The singular pile is sometimes used.] Source: opted
  2. 2. n. venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a large number or amount Source: wordnet
  4. 4. The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and lower part of the rectum which are technically called hemorrhoids. See Hemorrhoids. Note: [The singular pile is sometimes used.] Blind piles, hemorrhoids which do not bleed. Source: webster
  5. 5. The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus andlower part of the rectum which are technically called hemorrhoids.See Hemorrhoids. Source: adambom
  6. 6. 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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