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stapla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nest noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.
  • pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
  • stack noun A pile of things placed neatly one on top of another.

Senses

stapla is used for these senses in English:

  • nest (transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
  • pile (transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
  • pile up (transitive) To form a pile, stack, or heap.
  • stack (transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

nest — full definition

  1. noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.
  2. noun A cozy or secure home, or a hidden base for something (often negative), such as a gang's hideout.
  3. verb To build or settle into a nest, or to fit smaller things inside larger ones.

pile — full definition

  1. noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
  2. noun Informally, a large amount, especially of money.
  3. noun A long beam or post driven deep into the ground to support a structure such as a building or pier.
  4. verb To heap things up, or to move as a group in a disorganised way.

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