lashings vs piles

lashings and piles both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lashings	Yes	No	No	No
piles	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lashings and piles are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lashings include dozens, gobs, heaps, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads.

lashings (noun)	piles (noun)
a large number or amount	a large number or amount
	venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter