| NOUN | artifact | spile, pile, piling, stilt | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
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| artifact | spile, bung | a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask |
| Meaning | A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure. | |
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| Synonyms | pile, piling, stilt | |
| Narrower | sheet pile, sheath pile, sheet piling | A pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
| Broader | column, pillar | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
| Spanish | pilote | |
| Meaning | A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask. | |
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| Synonym | bung | |
| Part of | barrel, cask | A cylindrical container that holds liquids / liquids |
| Broader | plug, stopper, stopple | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
| Spanish | bitoque, bung, falsete, tapón, tapón roscado | |
| Catalan | bonda, tap de suro | |
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