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STACK

Definition:

[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"; "it must have cost plenty"
Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
[noun] a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Synonyms: push-down list, push-down
[noun] a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Synonyms: smoke
[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; "stack a truck with boxes"
[verb] arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
Synonyms: pile, heap
[verb] arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances; "stack the deck of cards"