stack

Noun
  1. An orderly pile (synset 107979701)
    is a type of: agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile - a collection of objects laid on top of each other
    subtypes: hayrick, haystack, rick - a stack of hay
  2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (synset 113796604)
    "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"
    is a type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
    subtypes:
    same as: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad
  3. A list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) (synset 106506637)
    is a type of: list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
    same as: push-down list, push-down stack
  4. A large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated (synset 104254303)
    is a type of: chimney - a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
    subtypes: funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
    same as: smokestack
  5. A storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) (synset 104033980)
    is a type of: memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval
    same as: push-down storage, push-down store
Verb
  1. Load or cover with stacks (synset 201506584)
    "stack a truck with boxes"
    is a type of: lade, laden, load, load up - fill or place a load on
  2. Arrange in stacks (synset 201506036)
    "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
    subtypes:
    • rick - pile in ricks
    • cord - stack in cords
    same as: heap, pile
  3. Arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances (synset 201467410)
    "stack the deck of cards"
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order

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