English dictionary
stack
/st/&/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch.
Source: webster1913
noun
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an orderly pile
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(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
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a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
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a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Synonyms smokestackSource: WordNet 3.0
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a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
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verb
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load or cover with stacks
ExamplesStack a truck with boxes.
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arrange in stacks
ExamplesStack your books up on the shelves.
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arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
ExamplesStack the deck of cards.
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To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to <i>stack</i> hay, cornstalks, or grain; to <i>stack</i> or place wood.
Source: webster1913