piles

piles (p

lz)

pl.n.

See hemorrhoid.

[Middle English piles, from Medieval Latin pil, from Latin pila, ball.]

piles [paɪlz]

pl n

(Medicine / Pathology) a nontechnical name for haemorrhoids

[from Latin pilae balls (referring to the appearance of external piles)]

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Noun	1.	piles - pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
	2.	piles - a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers" dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

piles

plural noun haemorrhoids More women than men suffer from piles.

Translations

piles [paɪlz] NPL (Med) → almorranas fpl, hemorroides fpl

piles [ˈpaɪlz] npl (= haemorrhoids) → hémorroïdes fpl
to suffer from piles → avoir des hémorroïdes
pile-up pileup [ˈpaɪlʌp] (US) n → carambolage m
a 54-car pile-up → un carambolage impliquant 54 voitures

piles

pl → Hämorr(ho)iden pl

piles [paɪlz] npl (Med) → emorroidi fpl

piles → دعائم hemoroidy hæmorider Hämorrhoiden αιμορροΐδες almorranas peräpukamat hémorroïdes hemoroidi emorroidi 痔 치질 aambeien hemorroider hemoroidy hemorróidas геморрой hemorrojder หลายกอง basur bệnh trĩ 痔疮

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atomic pile
bearing pile
Cross and pile
cumulation
cumulus
galvanic pile
heap
junk pile
mound
pile
pile driver
Pile plank
pile up
pile-up
Piled
piling
scrapheap
sheath pile
sheet pile

That's geometrical progression - you know how that piles up.

Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

Allan, most earnestly, but I didn't shut my eyes to pray, for I knew the only way God could save me was to let the flat float close enough to one of the bridge piles for me to climb up on it.

Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

The eight great polished columns stood up in the dusk like so many huge piles supporting the threatening, crumbling, big-bellied cliffs whose layers were represented by the circular, parallel, waving lines of the balconies of the grand, first and second tiers of boxes.

The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context

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