stacksofpaperwork

noun

UK /stæks əv ˈpeɪpəwɜːk/

US /stæks əv ˈpeɪpərwɜːrk/

Many tall piles of papers sitting on top of each other.

The desk was covered in stacks of paperwork after the long holiday.

SYNONYMS

piles of documents heaps of forms mountains of paper bundles of files

RELATED WORDS

desk office filing bureaucracy forms

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A large amount of boring tasks to finish.

I have stacks of paperwork to do before Friday.

3. Official forms and records that need to be handled.

The new hire spent the morning sorting through stacks of paperwork.

4. A messy collection of loose papers.

Stacks of paperwork filled every corner of the small room.