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Noun: stockpile  'stók,pI(-u)l
  1. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
    - reserve, backlog
     
  2. A storage pile accumulated for future use
Verb: stockpile  'stók,pI(-u)l
  1. Have on hand
    "Do you stockpile kerosene heaters?";
    - stock, carry

Derived forms: stockpiled, stockpiling, stockpiles

Type of: accumulation, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, have, have got, heap, hold, mound, pile

Encyclopedia: Stockpile

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stocking cap
stocking filler
stocking stuffer
stockinged
stock-in-trade
stockist
stockjobber
stock-keeping unit
stockman
stockout
stockpile
stockpiling
stockpot
stock-purchase warrant
stockroom
stocks
stock-still
stocktake
stock-take
stocktaker
stock-taker