battery vs pile

pile vs battery

battery and pile both are nouns.

battery is not a verb while pile is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
battery	Yes	No	No	No
pile	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pile is a hyponym of battery; that is, pile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than battery:

battery: a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
pile: battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta

Other hyponyms of battery include A battery, B battery, C battery, galvanic battery, voltaic battery, galvanic pile, voltaic pile.

battery (noun)	pile (noun)
an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact	a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target	battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series	the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores	a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
a collection of related things intended for use together	fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher	a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

battery (verb)	pile (verb)
	arrange in stacks
	place or lay as if in a pile
	press tightly together or cram

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