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down vs pile

pile vs down

down and pile both are nouns.

down is an adjective but pile is not an adjective.

down and pile both are verbs.

down is an adverb but pile is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
pile Yes No Yes No
As nouns, down and pile are synonyms defined as:
  • down and pile: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
down (noun) pile (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
soft fine feathers battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil 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
down (adjective) pile (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
down (verb) pile (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing arrange in stacks
bring down or defeat (an opponent) place or lay as if in a pile
drink down entirely press tightly together or cram
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
down (adverb) pile (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
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