English dictionary
stack
nounPronunciation
stæk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
noun
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
noun
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
noun
- an orderly pile
noun
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
verb
- arrange in stacks
verb
- load or cover with stacks
Example sentences
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
stack the deck of cards
heap firewood around the fireplace
stack your books up on the shelves
stack a truck with boxes