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stack
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- pronunciation:
- staek
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large conical or rectangular heap of hay, straw, or grain.
- synonyms:
- cock, haystack, mow
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| definition 2: |
an orderly pile, usu. in layers.
a stack of newspapers
- synonyms:
- head, pile
- similar words:
- mountain
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a great amount or number.
a stack of undone work- synonyms:
- gob, heap, load, mass, mountain, pile, ream, ton
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| definition 4: |
(usu. pl.) a large high set of bookshelves, or the section of a library where the books are stored.
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| definition 5: |
a tall chimney or exhaust pipe; smokestack.
- synonyms:
- chimney, flue, funnel, smokestack
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| related words: |
abundance, accumulation, agglomerate, archives, bank, bunch, heap, lot, mass, mound, much |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stacks, stacking, stacked |
| definition 1: |
to put, arrange, or store in a stack or stacks.
She stacked the wood by the stove.
- synonyms:
- bank, cock, heap, mound, pile, rick
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| definition 2: |
to load or cover with stacks of something.
They stacked the table with old magazines.- synonyms:
- pike
- similar words:
- cover, heap, overspread, pack, pile
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| definition 3: |
to secretly arrange (the cards in a deck) in order to cheat.
- similar words:
- fix, load, rig
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| related words: |
cock, collect, mound, shock |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be put or arranged in a stack.
These chairs will stack easily.- similar words:
- bank, heap
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| derivation: |
stacker (n.) |
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