Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.

    Spundwand

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

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of heaping up.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc.

Examples

32 sentences
  1. The bills keep piling up.

    Рахунки продовжують накопичуватися. — deniko

    deDie Rechnungen stapeln sich immer mehr. — raggione

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  2. His debts were piling up.

    Його борги накопичувалися. — deniko

    ruЕго долги накапливались. — sismic

    deSeine Schulden häuften sich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. The work is piling up.

    Робота накопичується. — deniko

    deDie Arbeit stapelt sich. — tarsier

  4. Sami's unpaid bills were piling up.

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  5. Tom's missing assignments are piling up.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A structural support:

Forms

plural: pilings
Singularpiling
Pluralpilings

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure:pilespilestilt

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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