Military. 1  a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer. 2  the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
Piles or hemorrhoids is a painful condition of inflammation and swelling that affects the veins around the anus or rectum. Although the pain can often be unbearable, in most cases the condition itself is not threatening.
n. 1  1. A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment. 2  2. A natural elevation, such as a small hill. 3  3. A group of things collected in a mass or heap: found his keys in a mound of laundry.  4. often mounds A great deal; a lot: has mounds of homework to finish.