pile

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"

battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"

a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"

press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"