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stack

noun verb

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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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
K
Contains
TA
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

stæk

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)

noun

  1. a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated

noun

  1. a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)

noun

  1. an orderly pile

noun

  1. (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent

    “a batch of letters”

verb

  1. arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances

    “stack the deck of cards”

verb

  1. arrange in stacks

    “heap firewood around the fireplace”

verb

  1. load or cover with stacks

    “stack a truck with boxes”

In context

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

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