Definitions

piling

[pahy-ling] / ˈpaɪ lɪŋ /

NOUN

beam

Synonyms

STRONGEST

girder joist pillar plank pole shaft sill timber

STRONG

axle balk bolster boom brace cantilever column crossbar crosspiece jamb lintel pile post prop rafter scantling spar stanchion stay stringer strip strut stud two-by-four

NOUN

pier

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dam dock jetty promenade wharf

STRONG

berth buttress column landing levee mole pilaster pile pillar post quay slip upright

WEAK

pierage

NOUN

pillar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pedestal

STRONG

colonnade mast obelisk pier pilaster post prop shaft stanchion support tower upright

NOUN

rafter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam

STRONG

axle balk bolster boom brace cantilever column crossbar crosspiece girder jamb joist lintel pile pillar plank pole post prop scantling shaft sill spar stanchion stay stringer strip strut stud timber two-by-four

NOUN

retaining wall

Synonyms

WEAK

abutment breast wall bulkhead bulwark embankment revetment

Example Sentences

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Piling actual music on top of it is redundant, if not a desecration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Piling more students into smaller spaces brings down the cost, but how small is too small?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Piling pressure on, and forcing penalties, they put Wales where they didn't want to be.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2023

Piling on was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the popular Sherlock Holmes stories.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022

These are signs, and the Dog with mismatched eyes, The turtle in the Middle of the road, And the newspapers Piling up on a roof.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto

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