STOCKPILE

stockpile

(noun) a storage pile accumulated for future use

reserve, backlog, stockpile

(noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

stock, carry, stockpile

(verb) have on hand; “Do you carry kerosene heaters?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stockpile (plural stockpiles)

A supply, especially a large one, of something kept for future use.

Verb

stockpile (third-person singular simple present stockpiles, present participle stockpiling, simple past and past participle stockpiled)

To accumulate a stockpile.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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