Word Finder - stacks

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(heading) A pile.

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A smokestack.

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(heading) In computing.

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A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.

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

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

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A large amount of an object.

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They paid him a stack of money to keep quiet.

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A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.

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The amount of money a player has on the table.

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(heading) In architecture.

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A fall or crash, a prang.

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

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

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

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I've got 107 Golden Branches, but the stack size is 20 so they're taking up 6 spaces in my inventory.

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

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Please stack those chairs in the corner.

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• build up
• stack up

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

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This is the third hand in a row where you've drawn four of a kind. Someone is stacking the deck!

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

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I won Jill's last $100 this hand; I stacked her!

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

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The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee.

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• gerrymander

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To crash; to fall.

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

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• smash
• wreck

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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.

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To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.

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

She closed the top drawer slowly, so as not to disturb the stacks of boxers.

He picked at his food while the rest of us wolfed down stacks of pancakes and melt in your mouth sausage, the finest breakfast I'd eaten in years.

It is then carefully dried by the free action of the air, and when dry built into long narrow stacks until needed for use.

Most of these games involve various "tableau" stacks that you build on in different ways.

An aerial platform was used to gain access to the top of the bagging plant stacks and the high level extraction ductwork.

Stacks and Stacks has a very good range of desk lamps of all types and sizes.

The key is breaking down the options and beaming how each minivan model stacks up.

In the country districts straw stacks were in many places overturned, Elston and Stoke districts suffered and at Southwell considerable damage was done.

The main tasks are to make repairs to both chimney stacks at the ends of the building.

Granite and slate rubble stone with brick stacks on left end and center right ridge.

For folio books published earlier than 1970 please ask at the Enquiries Desk and they will be fetched for you from the basement stacks.

The 70 year old, man, is climbing hay stacks in 1930s gear.

We did not have the capability to implement the protocol stacks of Fig.

The weight stacks will be made from austenitic stainless steel and titanium, providing torques down to 2 N·m.

Gannets prefer wind blown rocky stacks, as they allow the birds to make vertical takeoffs and landings.

Chloroplasts are made up of stacks of thylakoid disks; a stack of thylakoid disks; a stack of thylakoid disks is called a granum.

A higher payment will be made available when a cereal crop is harvested by binder and stooks gathered into stacks.

Chloroplasts are made up of stacks of thylakoid disks; a stack of thylakoid disks is called a granum.

We found stacks of box flue tiles and voussoir tiles in the hypocaust chamber where we would expect to find stacks of flat tiles.

You've got stacks of diapers, a versatile stroller, a cute-as-a-button crib and anything else that is remotely baby related.

Along the way, you'll fill out stacks of paperwork, amass mountains of documentation, and field questions from professionals about your home, yourself, and other family members' private lives.

You may even decide to buy a space saving clothes dryer that stacks onto a washing machine.

Stacks and Stacks has several different types of laptop desks, from full-size adjustable standalone models to the smaller ones that you put directly in your lap to spare yourself from the heat of the computer.

Clean out the clutter - Go through all of your stacks of paperwork, bills, receipts and whatever else is gathering dust in your home office and throw away what you don't need.

Take out anything that does not belong in your bedroom - Meaning, any kids items like toys, stacks of bills and laundry baskets are out.

Use decorative boxes, basket chests, stacks of vintage suitcases and under bed boxes to store all of the other treasures you own that you can't live without.

Take out anything that does not belong in your bedroom - Remove the kids' toys, stacks of bills, and laundry baskets.

Towers are stacks of boxes or tins arranged in descending order that are filled with the foodstuff of your choice.

Purchasing stacks of cardstock or patterned paper and splitting the package with a friend will save you a bundle when compared to the expense of purchasing these items by the sheet.

If you're feeling overwhelmed by stacks of photos that have yet to make it into your albums, the thought of creating a layout with just one photo may seem counterproductive.

When the cost is figured per sheet, paper stacks such as those sold at Hobby Lobby and Michaels Crafts are usually much cheaper than patterned papers purchased separately.

For larger weddings with stacks of photos, opt for the 12 x 12 size to be sure all of your memories will fit.

You can find everything from foam dice, stacks of chips and fanned cards as centerpieces.

Otherwise you'll find yourself sitting in the middle of gifts, lists, stacks of thank you cards and addresses, and black or blue pens with dwindling ink supplies.

Suffocation is another risk if items like stacks of newspapers collapse.

Otherwise, they're placed in the stacks along with the new books.

Now those stacks of used books have to come from somewhere, so at the end of each semester, bookstores have a "buyback" period where they will purchase your books from you.

If you are considering a bamboo floor, you may wonder how it stacks up to traditional hardwood floors.

Instead of the usual random grid of gems, Puzzle levels are carefully constructed stacks of stones that present brain-twisting challenges.

Sometimes when I get bored, I walk over behind the grocery store next to my house and kick down stacks of empty boxes.

Since before the dawn of time, people have been playing video games that revolve around stacks of multicolored blocks.

An example of this would be if you are building a horizontal word that stacks on top of another horizontal word.

Some gamers know it and are already taking cover in their basement with stacks of old SNES games.

This allows you to make vertical stacks of up to three cubes.

Instead, it's from various vineyards around the Tuscan region and it stacks up well to any true Chianti, perhaps better than some.

Stacks and Stacks S-shaped wine rack - This beautifully designed wine rack will fit perfectly on a table or counter top.

Be prepared to spend some time looking through stacks of bound volumes of newspapers looking for the obituary.

Stacks of dirty laundry and dirty dishes piled in a sink are also considered clutter.

Disorganized drawers that contain various objects and papers or a desk that has stacks of bills and papers are obvious eye-sores and a big cluttered mess.

A tapered bob is generally longer in the front with a graduated back that either stacks in a full weight line or that slightly bevels, creating a soft level of height that easily compresses when smoothed out with a straightening iron.