Synonyms for spile

Most common

pile · piling · stilt · tap · pin · plug · bong · spigot

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.

Forms

Plural

spiles → piles, pilings, stilts, taps…

Example sentences

• pile What is this pile of fur doing in the living room?
• piling Ziri noticed the debris piling up by the river.
• stilt The roots grow out, as straight as a stilt.
• tap Tap water is sometimes cleaner than bottled water.
• pin Does someone other than you know what your PIN is?
• plug Algeria needs plug-and-play production facilities.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

tap¹, pin¹

4 letters

pile¹, plug¹, bong¹

5 letters

stilt¹

6 letters

piling², spigot²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (piling² = 2 syllables).