Explore Spile through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like pile or piling. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Spile in a sentence
Spile meaning
- A splinter.
- A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
- A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
Using Spile
- The main meaning on this page is: A splinter. | A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask. | A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
- Useful related words include: pile, piling, stilt, column.
Context around Spile
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spile
- In this selection, "spile" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, metal and hole stand out and add context to how "spile" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a spile hole on and the metal spile and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spile" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spile
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A tap hole near the edge of the top, and a spile hole on the side used for conditioning the unfiltered and unpasteurised beer. (24 words)
Then the next teammate would use bleach water to disinfect and mark the hole and insert a Popsicle stick, the third person hammered in the metal spile and the fourth team member hung the sap pale. (36 words)
Then the next teammate would use bleach water to disinfect and mark the hole and insert a Popsicle stick, the third person hammered in the metal spile and the fourth team member hung the sap pale. (36 words)
A tap hole near the edge of the top, and a spile hole on the side used for conditioning the unfiltered and unpasteurised beer. (24 words)
Example sentences (2)
Then the next teammate would use bleach water to disinfect and mark the hole and insert a Popsicle stick, the third person hammered in the metal spile and the fourth team member hung the sap pale.
A tap hole near the edge of the top, and a spile hole on the side used for conditioning the unfiltered and unpasteurised beer.