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piled

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈpaɪɫd// UK //pˈaɪld// piled

adj. placed one on top of another to form a tall stack. You use this to describe a large amount of things that are messy or unorganized.

adj. arranged in a stack or heap; accumulated in a large quantity. Often used predicatively after 'be' or 'seem', or as a participial adjective modifying a noun.


SIMPLE

The dirty dishes are piled high in the sink.

CONTEXTUAL

The children left their coats piled in the corner of the hallway after coming inside from the snow.

COMPLEX

The desk was covered in piled documents and old newspapers, suggesting that the professor had not organized his research materials in several months.

Synonyms
Usage

Often followed by the adverb 'high' or the preposition 'with' to indicate the contents of the stack.

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