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pillar vs pile

pile vs pillar

pillar and pile both are nouns.

pillar is not a verb while pile is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pillar Yes No No No
pile Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pile is a hyponym of pillar; that is, pile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pillar:
  • pillar: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
  • pile: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Other hyponyms of pillar include atlas, telamon, caryatid, newel, pilaster, piling, spile, stilt, support column.
pillar (noun) pile (noun)
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
a fundamental principle or practice the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
a prominent supporter a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower 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
pillar (verb) pile (verb)
arrange in stacks
place or lay as if in a pile
press tightly together or cram
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