large indefinite quantity vs pile

pile vs large indefinite quantity

large indefinite quantity and pile both are nouns.

large indefinite quantity is not a verb while pile is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
large indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No
pile	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

large indefinite quantity: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
pile: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other hyponyms of large indefinite quantity include chunk, busload, barrels, 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, battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality, all get out, billy-ho, billyo, billyoh, boatload, carload, shipload, infinitude, maximum, upper limit, mile, bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion, much, myriad, ocean, sea, ream, small fortune, dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads.

large indefinite quantity (noun)	pile (noun)
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude	a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
	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

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

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