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stacks

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(heading) A pile.

Examples :

"The librarian organized the returned books into neat stacks on the counter. "

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Examples :

"The factory's stacks released plumes of smoke into the sky. "

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(heading) In computing.

Examples :

"The computer program uses stacks to manage function calls efficiently. "

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A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.

Examples :

"Sentence: "Modern algebraic geometry uses the concept of stacks to handle situations where objects have symmetries and cannot be described by simpler geometric spaces." "

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

Examples :

"The boat tour showed us impressive stacks rising out of the ocean near the shore. "

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

Examples :

""The library's stacks contained rows and rows of books, reaching all the way to the ceiling." "

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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 :

"After the parade, the soldiers carefully placed their rifles into stacks on the parade ground. "

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The amount of money a player has on the table.

Examples :

"Maria looked nervous because her stacks were much smaller than everyone else's at the poker table. "

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(heading) In architecture.

Examples :

"The old factory had tall brick stacks rising above the roof. "

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A fall or crash, a prang.

Examples :

"The cyclist had a nasty stacks when his tire hit a rock on the trail. "

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

Examples :

"Some athletes believe that carefully chosen "stacks" of supplements can boost their performance more than taking individual supplements alone. "

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

Examples :

"Due to the heavy fog, air traffic control put the arriving planes into stacks over the airport. "

nautical vehicle traffic

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

Examples :

"Maria brought two stacks of paper to help her students with their art project. "

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

Examples :

"Please stack those chairs in the corner."

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

Examples :

"The magician stacks the deck before the show to make sure he draws the right cards. "

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

Examples :

"After a tense round, Maria stacks David, winning all his chips. "

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

Examples :

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

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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.

Examples :

"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."

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To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.

Examples :

"Due to heavy fog at the airport, air traffic control stacks planes awaiting clearance to land. "

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

Examples :

"He diligently stacks silver coins whenever he has extra money. "

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