Definition for Piling:

• A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the piling of a bridge.

Synonyms for Piling:

• n.

  •artifact (noun)
  • stilt,
  • piling,
  • spile.
  •beam (noun)
  • lintels,
  • rafter,
  • scantlings,
  • sills,
  • stringers,
  • crosspieces,
  • pilings,
  • cantilevers,
  • crossbar,
  • Laths,
  • scantling,
  • two-by-four,
  • plank,
  • crossbars,
  • lintel,
  • lath,
  • sill,
  • cantilever,
  • cross bar,
  • stringer,
  • crosspiece,
  • cross-piece.
  •pier (noun)
  • quay,
  • Moles,
  • jetty,
  • pilaster,
  • pilasters,
  • uprights,
  • Pierage.
  •pillar (noun)
  • obelisk.
  •retaining wall (noun)
  • breast walls,
  • retaining-wall.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • beam,
  • bulkhead,
  • column,
  • pier,
  • pile,
  • pillar,
  • retaining wall,
  • revetment,
  • revetments,
  • breast wall,
  • bulkheads.

Paraphrases for Piling:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pile.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    pillars.

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    pickets, structures, incidents.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    pillar.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    accumulate, Accumulating, increasing, overlapping, Stacking, heightening, Lifting, Accruing, compounding, raising, Earning, Boosting, bringing, stoking, Adding, Extending.

Piling Sentence Examples:

• That elephant is too smart to be piling lumber.

• Mother kept piling on her one errand after another.

Hypernym for Piling:

• n.

  • artifact
    sheet piling, sheath pile, sheet pile.

Hyponym for Piling:

• n.

  • artifact
    column, pillar.