stack vs flood

stack and flood both are nouns.

stack and flood both are verbs.

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

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

stack: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
flood: an overwhelming number or amount

Other hyponyms of stack include deluge, inundation, torrent, haymow.

stack (noun)	flood (noun)
a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)	a large flow
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
an orderly pile	the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
	an overwhelming number or amount

stack (verb)	flood (verb)
arrange in stacks	cover with liquid, usually water
load or cover with stacks	become filled to overflowing
arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
	supply with an excess of

Difference between stack and flood

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