Definition of stack

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • stack is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • stack is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • stack is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of stack


  • a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. smokestack
  • a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. push-down list
    2. push-down stack
  • arrange in stacks (verb)

    Examples

    1. stack your books up on the shelves

    Synonyms

    1. heap
    2. pile
  • a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. push-down storage
    2. push-down store
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. batch
    2. deal
    3. flock
    4. good deal
    5. great deal
    6. hatful
    7. heap
    8. lot
    9. mass
    10. mess
    11. mickle
    12. mint
    13. mountain
    14. muckle
    15. passel
    16. peck
    17. pile
    18. plenty
    19. pot
    20. quite a little
    21. raft
    22. sight
    23. slew
    24. spate
    25. tidy sum
    26. wad
  • an orderly pile (noun)
  • arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances (verb)

    Examples

    1. stack the deck of cards
  • load or cover with stacks (verb)

    Examples

    1. stack a truck with boxes

See definition of stack in Merriam Webster