deluge vs pile

deluge and pile both are nouns.

deluge and pile both are verbs.

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

As nouns, pile is a hypernym of deluge; that is, pile is a word with a broader meaning than deluge:

deluge: an overwhelming number or amount
pile: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other hypernyms of deluge include batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad.

deluge (noun)	pile (noun)
a heavy rain	a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land	battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
an overwhelming number or amount	the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
	a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
	fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
	a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

deluge (verb)	pile (verb)
fill or cover completely, usually with water	arrange in stacks
charge someone with too many tasks	place or lay as if in a pile
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid	press tightly together or cram

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