| neuropile | (noun) the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded | Synonyms: neuropil |
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| pile | (noun) a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy | Synonyms: atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor |
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| (noun) battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta | Synonyms: galvanic pile, voltaic pile |
| (noun) the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave | Synonyms: nap |
| (noun) a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | Synonyms: piling, spile, stilt |
| (noun) fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) | Synonyms: down |
| (noun) a collection of objects laid on top of each other | Synonyms: agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound |
| (noun) a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) | Synonyms: big bucks, big money, bundle, megabucks |
| (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| sandpile | (noun) a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in | Synonyms: sandbox, sandpit |
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| spile | (noun) a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | Synonyms: bung |
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| (noun) a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | Synonyms: pile, piling, stilt |
| stockpile | (noun) a storage pile accumulated for future use | - |
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| (noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | Synonyms: backlog, reserve |
| thermopile | (noun) a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series | - |
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| woodpile | (noun) a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel | - |
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