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

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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