C15: from Latin pilae balls (referring to the appearance of external piles)
piles in American English
(paɪlz)
plural noun
hemorrhoids
Word origin
ME pylys < L pilae, pl. of pila, a ball, orig. prob. a knot of hair: see pile2
Synonyms of 'piles'
haemorrhoids
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In other languages
piles
British English: piles /paɪlz/ NOUN
Piles are painful swellings that can appear in the veins inside a person's anus.
American English: hemorrhoids
Arabic: بَواسِير
Brazilian Portuguese: hemorróidas
Chinese: 痔疮
Croatian: hemoroidi
Czech: hemoroidy
Danish: hæmorider
Dutch: aambeien
European Spanish: almorranas
Finnish: peräpukamat
French: hémorroïdes
German: Hämorrhoiden
Greek: αιμορροΐδες
Italian: emorroidi
Japanese: 痔
Korean: 치질
Norwegian: hemorroider
Polish: hemoroidy
European Portuguese: hemorróidas
Romanian: hemoroizi
Russian: геморрой
Latin American Spanish: almorranas
Swedish: hemorrojder
Thai: ริดสีดวงทวาร
Turkish: basur
Ukrainian: геморой
Vietnamese: bệnh trĩ
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All related terms of 'piles'
pile
A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides.
galvanic pile
an early form of battery consisting of a pile of paired plates of dissimilar metals, such as zinc and copper, each pair being separated from the next by a pad moistened with an electrolyte
voltaic pile
an early form of battery consisting of a pile of paired plates of dissimilar metals, such as zinc and copper , each pair being separated from the next by a pad moistened with an electrolyte
Volta's pile
an early form of battery consisting of a pile of paired plates of dissimilar metals, such as zinc and copper, each pair being separated from the next by a pad moistened with an electrolyte
pile up
If you pile up a quantity of things or if they pile up , they gradually form a pile.
screw pile
a pile with a threaded tip that is screwed into the ground by a winch or capstan
sheet pile
one of a group of piles made of timber , steel , or prestressed concrete set close together to resist lateral pressure , as from earth or water
slush pile
a publisher's collection of unsolicited manuscripts
atomic pile
→ nuclear reactor
bearing pile
a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
fender pile
an upright , usually freestanding , pile driven into the sea bed or a riverbed beside a berth to protect the dock wall or wharf from the impact of vessels
atomic reactor
a device in which a nuclear reaction is maintained and controlled for the production of nuclear energy
nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor is a machine which is used to produce nuclear energy or the place where this machine and other related machinery and equipment is kept .