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pile vs funeral pyre

funeral pyre vs pile

pile and funeral pyre both are nouns.

pile is a verb but funeral pyre is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pile Yes No Yes No
funeral pyre Yes No No No
As nouns, funeral pyre is a hyponym of pile; that is, funeral pyre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pile:
  • pile: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  • funeral pyre: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
Other hyponyms of pile include compost heap, compost pile, dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill, scrapheap, shock, slagheap, stack, pyre, woodpile, stockpile, charcoal pile.
pile (noun) funeral pyre (noun)
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
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
pile (verb) funeral pyre (verb)
arrange in stacks
place or lay as if in a pile
press tightly together or cram
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