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pile vs crowd

crowd vs pile

pile and crowd both are nouns.

pile and crowd both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pile Yes No Yes No
crowd Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crowd is a hypernym of pile; that is, crowd is a word with a broader meaning than pile:
  • pile: press tightly together or cram
  • crowd: to gather together in large numbers
Other hypernyms of pile include crowd together.
pile (noun) crowd (noun)
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy a large number of things or people considered together
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta an informal body of friends
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
pile (verb) crowd (verb)
arrange in stacks to gather together in large numbers
place or lay as if in a pile cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
press tightly together or cram approach a certain age or speed
fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
Difference between pile and crowd

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