STACK

(noun) a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
synonyms : push-down storage , push-down store
(noun) a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
synonyms : smokestack
(noun) a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
synonyms : push-down list , push-down stack
(noun) an orderly pile
(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
"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"
synonyms : 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
A mass of people were gathered in the hall. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
"stack the deck of cards"
(verb) arrange in stacks
"heap firewood around the fireplace", "stack your books up on the shelves"
synonyms : heap , pile
(verb) load or cover with stacks
"stack a truck with boxes"

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