mound vs stack

mound and stack both are nouns.

mound and stack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mound	Yes	No	Yes	No
stack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stack is a hyponym of mound; that is, stack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mound:

mound: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
stack: an orderly pile

Other hyponyms of mound include compost heap, compost pile, dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill, scrapheap, shock, slagheap, funeral pyre, pyre, woodpile, stockpile, charcoal pile.

mound (noun)	stack (noun)
the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit	a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones	a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands	a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
a collection of objects laid on top of each other	an orderly pile
a small natural hill	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

mound (verb)	stack (verb)
form into a rounded elevation	arrange in stacks
	load or cover with stacks
	arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances

Difference between mound and stack

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