English > cumulation: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A collection of objects laid on top of each other. |
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Synonyms | pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulus |
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Narrower | compost heap, compost pile | A heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost |
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dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill | A heap of dung or refuse |
pyre, funeral pyre | wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite |
scrapheap | pile of discarded metal |
shock | A pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry |
slagheap | pile of waste matter from coal mining etc |
stack | An orderly pile |
stockpile | A storage pile accumulated for future use |
woodpile | A pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel |
Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
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Spanish | acumulación, aglomerado, cúmulo, montaña, montículo, montón, pila |
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Catalan | apilament, muntanya, munt, pila, pilot |
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Verbs | cumulate | collect or gather |
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