piles

/ paɪlz /

plural noun

1. a nontechnical name for haemorrhoids

Word History and Origins

Origin of piles¹

C15: from Latin pilae balls (referring to the appearance of external piles)

Example Sentences

On Santa Clara Street, city crews swept in Nov. 1 to clear out tents, belongings and piles of trash.

From Los Angeles Times

Items include his glasses, the piano he practised on, a painting of the star by royal portrait artist Richard Stone, annotated joke books and piles of sketch ideas.

From BBC

Mr Singh Gold said on some occasions thieves had gone into shops during the day and looked at staff "dead in the eye" while picking up piles of cashmere and other expensive items.

From BBC

In Paiporta, piles of mangled cars have been created on roundabouts and at other places out of the way of traffic.

From BBC

“It’s honestly really heartbreaking when you see these piles of ballots in elections offices,” Alexander said.

From Los Angeles Times

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