flock vs pile

flock and pile both are nouns.

flock and pile both are verbs.

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

As nouns, flock and pile are synonyms defined as:

flock and pile: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other synonyms of flock include batch, deal, 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.

flock (noun)	pile (noun)
a group of birds	a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
a group of sheep or goats	battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
a church congregation guided by a pastor	the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
an orderly crowd	a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	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

flock (verb)	pile (verb)
come together as in a cluster or flock	arrange in stacks
move as a crowd or in a group	place or lay as if in a pile
	press tightly together or cram

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