inundation vs pile

pile vs inundation

inundation and pile both are nouns.

inundation is not a verb while pile is a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of inundation 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.

inundation (noun)	pile (noun)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land	a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
an overwhelming number or amount	battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
	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

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

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