pile vs rick

pile and rick both are nouns.

pile and rick both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pile	Yes	No	Yes	No
rick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rick is a hyponym of pile; that is, rick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pile:

pile: arrange in stacks
rick: pile in ricks

Other hyponyms of pile include cord.

pile (noun)	rick (noun)
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy	a stack of hay
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
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)	rick (verb)
arrange in stacks	twist suddenly so as to sprain
place or lay as if in a pile	pile in ricks
press tightly together or cram

Difference between pile and rick

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