Stack vs. Heap
Stacknoun
(heading) A pile.
Stacknoun
A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
Stacknoun
A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
Stacknoun
(UK) A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
Stacknoun
A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
Stacknoun
An extensive collection
Stacknoun
A smokestack.
Stacknoun
(heading) In digital computing.
Stacknoun
A linear data structure in which the last data item stored is the first retrieved; a LIFO queue.
Stacknoun
A portion of computer memory occupied by a stack data structure, particularly (the stack) that portion of main memory manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
Stacknoun
A standard set of software components commonly used together on a system – for example, the combination of an operating system, web server, database and programming language.
Stacknoun
(math) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
Stacknoun
(geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
Stacknoun
(library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
Stacknoun
(figuratively) A large amount of an object.
Stacknoun
(military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
Stacknoun
(poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
Stacknoun
(heading) In architecture.
Stacknoun
A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
Stacknoun
A vertical drainpipe.
Stacknoun
A fall or crash, a prang.
Stacknoun
(bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
Stackverb
(transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
Stackverb
To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner.
Stackverb
To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
Stackverb
(transitive) To deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
Stackverb
To crash; to fall.
Stacknoun
A large and to some degree orderly pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch.
Stacknoun
An orderly pile of any type of object, indefinite in quantity; - used especially of piles of wood. A stack is usually more orderly than a pile
Stacknoun
A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
Stacknoun
A large quantity; as, a stack of cash.
Stacknoun
A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
Stacknoun
A section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved.
Stacknoun
The section of a library containing shelves which hold books less frequently requested.
Stackverb
To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood.
Stackverb
To place in a vertical arrangement so that each item in a pile is resting on top of another item in the pile, except for the bottom item; as, to stack the papers neatly on the desk; to stack the bricks.
Stackverb
To select or arrange dishonestly so as to achieve an unfair advantage; as, to stack a deck of cards; to stack a jury with persons prejudiced against the defendant.
Stacknoun
an orderly pile
Stacknoun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
Stacknoun
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Stacknoun
a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Stacknoun
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Stackverb
load or cover with stacks;
Stackverb
arrange in stacks;
Stackverb
arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances;
Heapnoun
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
Heapnoun
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
Heapnoun
A great number or large quantity of things.
Heapnoun
(computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
Heapnoun
(computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
Heapnoun
(colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
Heapnoun
(colloquial) A lot, a large amount
Heapverb
(transitive) To pile in a heap.
Heapverb
(transitive) To form or round into a heap, as in measuring.
Heapverb
(transitive) To supply in great quantity.
Heapnoun
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.
Heapnoun
A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile; as, a heap of trouble.
Heapnoun
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones.
Heapverb
To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; - usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.
Heapverb
To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; - often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal.
Heapverb
To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full.
Heapnoun
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Heapnoun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
Heapnoun
a car that is old and unreliable;
Heapverb
bestow in large quantities;
Heapverb
arrange in stacks;
Heapverb
fill to overflow;
