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pi'lë I§ nf 1 pile of three walnuts or round stones forming a target in a children's game 2 pile used in foundation or support of a bridge 3 (Constr) timber used in masonry structures to fasten or strengthen adjoining parts 4 (Electr) battery 5 (Phys) energy source: pile 6 stone or wood block used as a fulcrum for a lever 7 hillock, knoll 8 [Colloq] (in tossing a coin) tails II§ adv in a pile, one on top of the other • pilë më pilë in a disorderly heap • pilë e thatë [Electr] dry cell, battery • pila e Voltës [Electr] voltaic pile pili|he'rdhe adj fem [Colloq] (of a female) behaving coquettishly; flirtatious * piliko'r nm = peliko'r