Stack

Quick meaning: Stack is a noun meaning (heading) A pile.

Meaning

(heading) A pile.

More Meanings

1. A smokestack.
2. (heading) In computing.
3. (mathematics) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
4. (geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
5. (library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
6. (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
7. (military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.

Example Sentences

They paid him a stack of money to keep quiet.

You took me to your library and kissed me in the stacks.

A boat's-crew landed one time upon one of the stacks with the intention of attacking the seals.

"You've got to go all out in a race or you don't get a good time," he said. "But going all out means that you have a few stacks."

Word Forms

• stacks
• stacking
• stacked

Synonyms for stack

Depending on context, synonyms include build up, accumulate, agglomerate, amass, cumulate, heap.

Antonyms for stack

Common opposites include skip.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pot, hatful, batch, smokestack, spate, raft.

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