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stack

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(heading) A pile.

Examples :

"The children made a stack of books on the table to read later. "

mass amount item

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Examples :

"The factory's smokestack belched black smoke into the air. "

architecture industry

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(heading) In computing.

Examples :

"The computer program needs a large stack of data to function properly. "

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A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.

Examples :

"The professor's lecture explained how the stack of algebraic objects related to different ways of viewing a geometric shape. "

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A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.

Examples :

"The rocky stack jutted out of the ocean, a dramatic landmark. "

geography geology ocean nature environment

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(library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.

Examples :

"The school library has a large stack of books on world history. "

literature building architecture education

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A large amount of an object.

Examples :

"They paid him a stack of money to keep quiet."

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A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.

Examples :

"The soldier carefully arranged the stack of muskets in a cone shape for the morning drill. "

military weapon

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The amount of money a player has on the table.

Examples :

"My stack of money was small, so I couldn't afford the expensive new game. "

game business finance

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(heading) In architecture.

Examples :

"The architect designed a beautiful stack of buildings for the new city center. "

architecture building

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A fall or crash, a prang.

Examples :

"The cyclist had a nasty stack on the hill, injuring his knee. "

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A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.

Examples :

"The bodybuilder used a stack of protein powder, creatine, and amino acids to help build muscle mass. "

medicine substance body biochemistry

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A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.

Examples :

"The planes formed a stack in the sky, circling while waiting their turn to land. "

vehicle traffic technical action

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The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.

Examples :

"The stack of books on my desk was getting too high. "

item amount business

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To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

Examples :

"Please stack those chairs in the corner."

item business work organization amount action

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To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner.

Examples :

"The student stacked the cards in a neat, descending order of number for the card game. "

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To take all the money another player currently has on the table.

Examples :

"During the card game, Maria stacked all the money her opponent had placed on the table. "

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To deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).

Examples :

"The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee."

politics government organization

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To crash; to fall.

Examples :

"Jim couldn′t make it today as he stacked his car on the weekend."

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To operate cumulatively.

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"A magical widget will double your mojo. And yes, they do stack: if you manage to get two magical widgets, your mojo will be quadrupled. With three, it will be octupled, and so forth."

business economy finance

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To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.

Examples :

"The pilot had to stack the plane because of the heavy traffic in the air. "

nautical vehicle traffic technical military

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To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.

Examples :

"The goldsmith carefully stacked the small gold coins. "

asset economy finance business