stack

(noun) an orderly pile.

(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent. 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. Examples: "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."

(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) a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated. Synonyms: smokestack.

(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.

(verb) load or cover with stacks. Example: "Stack a truck with boxes."

(verb) arrange in stacks. Synonyms: pile, heap. Examples: "Heap firewood around the fireplace." "Stack your books up on the shelves."

(verb) arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances. Example: "Stack the deck of cards."