Stack
Stack noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: earned a stack of money for writing the screenplay
Strain
Strain noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: detected a strain of panic in her voice when she asked if the substance was poisonous
How words are described
| single | single stack | single strain |
| massive | massive stack | massive strain |
| great | great stack | great strain |
| enormous | enormous stack | enormous strain |
| Other adjectives: huge, new, apparent, extra, resulting, eponymous, bacterial. | ||
Common collocations
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