…a heavy stake or post driven vertically into the bed of a river, soft ground, etc., to support the foundations of a superstructure…
…the soft projecting surface of a carpet or a fabric such as velvet or flannel, consisting of many small threads…
…place a number of rifles (usually four) with their butts on the ground and the muzzles together…
…a pile that is pressed or molded from sheet metal or vinyl so as to interlock with other such piles to form a retaining wall or other piling installation…
…a stack of unsolicited manuscripts that have been sent to a publishing company for consideration…
…(in prehistoric times) a dwelling built on piles over a lake…
…increase or cause to increase in quantity…
…(of a group of people) get into or out of (a vehicle) in a disorganized manner…
…add an extra difficulty to something which is already onerous…
…a pile of garden and organic kitchen refuse which decomposes to produce compost…
…a pile of wood on which a corpse is burnt as part of a funeral ceremony…
