stack¹ /stak/

1. A large built-up pile (eg, of hay, corn, wood, etc or of goods or equipment)
2. A group or cluster of chimneys or flues, or a single tall chimney
3. The chimney or funnel of a steamer, steam-engine, etc
4. A vertical exhaust pipe on a lorry, etc
5. An isolated pillar of rock, often rising from the sea
6. A set of compactly arranged bookcases for storing books not on the open shelves of a library
7. A temporary storage area for data in a computer memory
8. A pyramid of three rifles, etc
9. An ordered, built-up pile
10. A standard quantity of gambler's chips bought at one time
11. Aircraft waiting to land and circling at definite heights according to instructions
12. A large amount (informal)

1. To pile into a stack
2. To fill
3. To shuffle or arrange the order of (cards) for cheating
4. To arrange (aircraft waiting to land) in a stack (see above)

stackˈable adjective

stacked adjective

1. Piled in a stack
2. Filled
3. (of shoe-heels) made of horizontal layers of leather
4. (of a woman) having a large bust (also well-stackedˈ; slang)

stackˈer noun

1. A person who stacks
2. A machine for stacking (eg products in a factory)

stackˈing noun

stackˈroom noun

In a library, a room where books are stored in stacks

stack system or stacking system noun

A modular hi-fi system which stacks one component on top of the other

stackˈyard noun

A yard for stacks

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