stacks

Definitions of stacks
  1. noun
    a large number or amount
    “she amassed stacks of newspapers”
    synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, tons, wads
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    type of:
    large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
    an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
  2. noun
    storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored
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    type of:
    storage space
    the area in any structure that provides space for storage
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