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piles

noun as in oodles

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A small outdoor television satellite dish sticks out of tall grass alongside a few piles of firewood.

Michael keeps his cool until he sees piles of Petroleum Coke on the banks of the Athabasca.

Piles and piles of them, suddenly somewhat devalued in my eyes.

“I have three piles of fundraising,” she said, pushing aside a sliced egg and avocado salad to demonstrate.

On busier roads, elderly, scarved women sat by piles of potatoes and onions hoping forlornly for a sale.

In the aperture of the window, amid piles of paper, stood a rickety old table, covered with dust.

From dawn to breakfast time all hands busy slinging shells—modern war sinews—piles of them—aboard.

"Oh, piles of money of course; all the common councilmen have piles of money," said Spunyarn.

The vicar's wife sat before a huge book, in front of her were little piles of copper money.

When bleeding piles are absent, blood-streaks upon such a stool point to carcinoma.

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On this page you'll find 190 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to piles, such as: gobs, heaps, horde, jillion, large numbers, and mass.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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