PILE
PILE, noun [Latin pila.]1. A heap; a mass or collection of things in a roundish or elevated form; as a pile of stones; a pile of bricks; a pile of wood or timber; a pile of ruin...
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PILEATE
PIL'EATEPIL'EATED, adjective [Latin pileus, a cap.] Having the form of a cap or cover for the head.
PILEATED
PIL'EATED, a. [L. pileus, a cap.] Having the form of a cap or cover for the head.
PILEMENT
PI'LEMENT, noun An accumulation. [Not used.]
PILER
PI'LER, noun [from pile, a heap.] One who piles or forms a heap.
PILES
PILES, nounplural The hemorrhoids, a disease.
PILEWORM
PI'LEWORM, noun A worm found in piles in Holland.
PILEWORT
PI'LEWORT, noun A plant of the genus Ranunculus.
PILFER
PIL'FER, verb intransitive To steal in small quantities; to practice petty theft; as a boy accustomed to pilferA pilfering hand.PIL'FER, verb transitive To steal or gain by pett...
PILFERED
PIL'FERED, participle passive Stolen in small parcels.
PILFERER
PIL'FERER, noun One that pilfers or practices petty theft.
PILFERING
PIL'FERING, participle passive Stealing; practicing petty thefts.PIL'FERING, noun Petty theft.Pilfering was so universal in all the South sea islands, that it was hardly recogni...
PILFERINGLY
PIL'FERINGLY, adverb With petty theft; filchingly.
PILGRIM
PIL'GRIM, noun [Latin peregrinus. Gu. Latin peragro, to wander, palor.]1. A wanderer; a traveler; particularly, one that travels to a distance from his own country to visit a ho...
PILGRIMAGE
PIL'GRIMAGE, noun A long journey, particularly a journey to some place deemed sacred and venerable, in order to pay devotion to the relics of some deceased saint. Thus in the mi...
PILGRIMIZE
PIL'GRIMIZE, verb intransitive To wander about as a pilgrim. [Not used.]
PILL
PILL, noun [Latin pila, a ball; pilula, a little ball.]1. In pharmacy, a medicine in the form of a little ball or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.2. Any thing nauseous.P...
PILLAGE
PILL'AGE, noun1. Plunder; spoil; that which is taken from another by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war.2. The act of plundering.3. In architecture, a squa...
PILLAGED
PILL'AGED, participle passive Plundered by open force.
PILLAGER
PILL'AGER, noun One that plunders by open violence; a plunderer.
PILLAGING
PILL'AGING, participle present tense Plundering; stripping.
PILLAR
PIL'LAR, noun [Latin pila, a pile, a pillar a mortar and pestle. The Latin pila denotes a heap, or things thrown, put or driven together.]Literally, a pile or heap; hence,1. A k...
PILLARED
PIL'LARED, adjective Supported by pillars.1. Having the form of a pillar.
PILLED-GARLICK
PILL'ED-G'ARLICK, noun [pilled, peeled, and garlick.] One who has lost his hair by disease; a poor forsaken wretch.
PILLER
PILL'ER, noun One that pills or plunders. [Not used.]
PILLERY
PILL'ERY, noun Plunder; pillage; rapine. [Not in use.]
PILLION
PILLION, noun pil'yun, [Latin pilus, hair, or from stuffing. See Pillow.]1. A cushion for a woman to ride on behind a person on horseback.2. A pad; a pannel; a low saddle.3. The...