A traffic accident involving several vehicles crashing into each other
pile+up
Shared component: pile · heap
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pile
heap
Related forms: pile · 5 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA pile of wood, especially one that is stored to be used as fuel.
wood+pile
Shared component: pile · heap
A large supply of goods, materials, or weapons that is kept ready for future use.
stock+pile
Shared component: pile · heap
To accumulate and store a large supply of something for future use.
stock+pile+d
Shared component: pile · heap
piled-upExtended relation
Forming a mass or large quantity by being gathered or accumulated.
pile+up
Extended relation: pile · heap