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unstacking

stack
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stak]
    • /stæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stak]
    • /stæk/

Definitions of unstacking word

  • noun unstacking a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers. 1
  • noun unstacking a large, usually conical, circular, or rectangular pile of hay, straw, or the like. 1
  • noun unstacking Often, stacks. a set of shelves for books or other materials ranged compactly one above the other, as in a library. 1
  • noun unstacking stacks, the area or part of a library in which the books and other holdings are stored or kept. 1
  • noun unstacking a number of chimneys or flues grouped together. 1
  • noun unstacking smokestack. 1

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Origin of unstacking

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English stak < Old Norse stakkr haystack; (v.) Middle English stakken, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Unstacking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unstacking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unstacking usage trend in Literature

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