
Word: Stack
How to pronounce: stæk
Noun
Definitions:
1. A pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged.
Example sentences: "A stack of boxes"
2. A chimney, especially one on a factory, or a vertical exhaust pipe on a vehicle.
Example sentences: "In addition, windows surrounding the cab increase visibility, and exhaust stacks are in line with the cab post, lending to a quieter engine."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Arrange (a number of things) in a pile, typically a neat one.
Example sentences: "She stood up, beginning to stack the plates"
2. Shuffle or arrange (a deck of cards) dishonestly so as to gain an unfair advantage.
Example sentences: "I know the cards are stacked"
3. (in snowboarding) fall over.
Example sentences: "The group I ride with all got a shock last year when our friend stacked it, came down on his head and spent the next 6 months in hospital."
Synonyms:
wad
pack
bundle
sheaf
store
pile
heap
bunch
reams
lot
oodles
mound
mass
load
dozen
mountain
riser
accumulate
gather
collect
smokestack
Derivations:
stacked
stacking
stacker
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Stack in Other Languages...
Spanish: Pila
German: Stack
French: Pile
Italian: Stack
Turkish: Yığın