thread vs pile

thread and pile both are nouns.

thread and pile both are verbs.

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

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

thread: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
pile: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

Other hyponyms of thread include cotton, dental floss, floss, floss, Lastex, ligature, metallic, nap, purl, suture, tinsel, warp, filling, pick, weft, woof, worsted, worsted yarn, melange yarn, spun silk, carded yarn.

thread (noun)	pile (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
the raised helical rib going around a screw	battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together	the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
any long object resembling a thin line	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

thread (verb)	pile (verb)
pass a thread through	arrange in stacks
thread on or as if on a string	place or lay as if in a pile
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string	press tightly together or cram
pass through or into
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

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