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stock

/st/A/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a <i>stock</i> actor; a <i>stock</i> play; a <i>stock</i> sermon.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

    noun.possession

    Examples
    He owns a controlling share of the company's stock.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms inventory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    The rifle had been fitted with a special stock.
    Synonyms gunstock

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

    noun.possession

    Examples
    The value of his stocks doubled during the past year.
    Synonyms stock certificate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. a supply of something available for future use

    noun.possession

    Synonyms fund store

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. the descendants of one individual

    noun.group

    Synonyms ancestry blood blood line bloodline descent line line of descent lineage origin parentage pedigree stemma

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

    noun.group

    Synonyms breed strain

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

    noun.food

    Examples
    She made gravy with a base of beef stock.
    Synonyms broth

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. the reputation and popularity a person has

    noun.state

    Examples
    His stock was so high he could have been elected mayor.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

    noun.plant

    Synonyms caudex

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

    noun.plant

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

    noun.plant

    Synonyms gillyflower

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  13. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

    noun.plant

    Synonyms malcolm stock

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  14. lumber used in the construction of something

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    They will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  15. the handle end of some implements or tools

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    He grabbed the cue by the stock.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  16. an ornamental white cravat

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms neckcloth

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  17. any animals kept for use or profit

    noun.animal

    Synonyms farm animal livestock

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  18. The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  19. Raw material; that out of which something is manufactured; as, paper <i>stock</i>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

    adj.all

    Examples
    A stock answer.
    Synonyms banal commonplace hackneyed old-hat shopworn threadbare timeworn tired trite well-worn

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. routine

    adj.all

    Examples
    A stock answer.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. regularly and widely used or sold

    adj.all

    Examples
    A stock item.
    Synonyms standard

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. have on hand

    verb.possession

    Synonyms carry stockpile

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. equip with a stock

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Stock a rifle.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. supply with fish

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Stock a lake.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. supply with livestock

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Stock a farm.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Let's stock coffee as long as prices are low.
    Synonyms buy in stock up

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. provide or furnish with a stock of something

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Stock the larder with meat.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

    verb.body

    Synonyms sprout

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. To lay up; to put aside for future use; to store, as merchandise, and the like.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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