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Amass vs Pileup - What's the difference?

amass | pileup |

As nouns the difference between amass and pileup

is that amass is (obsolete) a mass; a heap while pileup is .

As a verb amass

is to collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.

amass

English

Verb

(es)
  • To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
    • to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases
  • * 1887 , , A Study in Scarlet , Part II, Chapter V, page 123:
    • he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to amass money enough to allow him to pursue his object without privation.

    Synonyms

    * accumulate, heap up, pile

    Noun

    (es)
  • (obsolete) A mass; a heap.
  • * Thomas Pownall
    • a general idea of an amass of arms
    (Webster 1913)

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    pileup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

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