Pile
Structure
Structure noun - Something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity.
Usage example: the only structure on the island is an old Spanish fort—or what's left of it
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Synonyms for Structure
Pile is a synonym for structure in building topic. Sometimes you can use "Pile" instead a noun "Structure", if it concerns topics such as make.
How words are described
| normal | normal pile | normal structure |
| complete | complete pile | complete structure |
| certain | certain pile | certain structure |
| single | single pile | single structure |
| Other adjectives: small, entire, massive, large, enormous, huge, new, tall, larger, skeletal, giant, existing, atomic. | ||
Common collocations
| plot | pile plot | structure plot |
Both words in one sentence
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In building, a pile is a post or column driven deep into the ground as part of a structure's foundation; however, "piles" is also a slang term for hemorrhoids.
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Janek again, when Fifield and Milburn come upon the pile of Engineer corpses in the structure.
Source: Film / Prometheus -
The only artifact he's able to find and retrieve (without going near the giant radioactive pile that is the main structure) is a sapphire ring on a corpse.
Source: Robbing the Dead
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