PILINGS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word pilings. (close relations)
Definition of PILINGS
pile
Best Alternative Words for PILINGS
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| pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
| spile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | ||||||||
| stilt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground • long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
