Accretion
Accretion noun - A mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time.
Usage example: a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time
Pileup and accretion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pileup" instead a noun "Accretion".
Pileup
Pileup noun - A mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time.
Usage example: a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with
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