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pile vs down

down vs pile

pile and down both are nouns.

pile is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

pile and down both are verbs.

pile is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pile Yes No Yes No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, pile and down are synonyms defined as:
  • pile and down: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
pile (noun) down (noun)
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy (American football) a complete play to advance the football
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta soft fine feathers
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave 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 column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
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 (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
pile (verb) down (verb)
arrange in stacks improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
place or lay as if in a pile bring down or defeat (an opponent)
press tightly together or cram drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
pile (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
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