Difference between reverse and pile

Definitions

noun

1. the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
2. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
3. turning in the opposite direction
4. a relation of direct opposition
5. (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

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verb

1. cancel officially
2. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
3. change to the contrary
4. rule against
5. turn inside out or upside down

adjective

1. of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
2. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
3. directed or moving toward the rear

Examples

You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.

Would reverse flow undergravel filtration be better?

An Ohio appellate court last week reversed a lower court ruling that the city's pernicious treatment of marijuana users was unconstitutional under state law.

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Definitions

noun

1. a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
2. a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
3. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
4. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
5. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

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verb

1. press tightly together or cram
2. arrange in stacks
3. place or lay as if in a pile

Examples

Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.

The clothes lay huddled up in a pile in the corner.

The soldier fired the rifle through a narrow aperture in a pile of sandbags.

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