piles vs rafts

piles and rafts both are nouns.

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

As nouns, piles and rafts are synonyms defined as:

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

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