Stack (Noun)
Meaning 1
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Synonyms
- Mass
- Good Deal
- Lot
- Quite A Little
- Great Deal
- Flock
- Hatful
- Peck
- Tidy Sum
- Slew
- Raft
- Passel
- Wad
- Mountain
- Pot
- Sight
- Mint
- Pile
- Mickle
- Spate
- Deal
- Plenty
- Muckle
- Mess
- Heap
- Batch
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Meaning 2
A storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
An orderly pile.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- She carefully placed the book on the stack of papers on her desk.
- The lumberyard had a massive stack of plywood sheets waiting to be shipped out.
- A stack of dirty dishes towered above the kitchen counter.
- The fireplace had a neat stack of wood beside it, ready for the next chilly evening.
- The game store had a tall stack of discounted video games on a shelf near the entrance.