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1. stock - noun

· the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"

Hypernym(s): capital, working_capital




2. stock - noun

· the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

Synonym(s): inventory

Hypernym(s): merchandise, ware, product




3. stock - noun

· 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; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"

Synonym(s): gunstock

Hypernym(s): handle, grip, handgrip, hold, support




4. stock - noun

· a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"

Synonym(s): stock_certificate

Hypernym(s): security, certificate




5. stock - noun

· a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

Synonym(s): store, fund

Hypernym(s): accumulation




6. stock - noun

· the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

Synonym(s): lineage, line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma

Hypernym(s): genealogy, family_tree




7. stock - noun

· a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

Synonym(s): breed, strain

Hypernym(s): variety, animal_group




8. stock - noun

· liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"

Synonym(s): broth

Hypernym(s): soup




9. stock - noun

· the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"

Hypernym(s): repute, reputation




10. stock - noun

· persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

Synonym(s): caudex

Hypernym(s): stalk, stem




11. stock - noun

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

Hypernym(s): plant_part, plant_structure




12. stock - noun

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

Synonym(s): gillyflower

Hypernym(s): flower




13. stock - noun

· any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

Synonym(s): Malcolm_stock

Hypernym(s): flower




14. stock - noun

· lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"

Hypernym(s): lumber, timber




15. stock - noun

· the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"

Hypernym(s): handle, grip, handgrip, hold




16. stock - noun

· an ornamental white cravat

Synonym(s): neckcloth

Hypernym(s): cravat




17. stock - noun

· any animals kept for use or profit

Synonym(s): livestock, farm_animal

Hypernym(s): placental, placental_mammal, eutherian, eutherian_mammal




18. stock - verb

· have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

Synonym(s): carry, stockpile

Hypernym(s): have, have_got, hold




19. stock - verb

· equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"

Hypernym(s): equip, fit, fit_out, outfit




20. stock - verb

· supply with fish; "stock a lake"

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish




21. stock - verb

· supply with livestock; "stock a farm"

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish




22. stock - verb

· amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"

Synonym(s): buy_in, stock_up

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish




23. stock - verb

· provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish




24. stock - verb

· put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"

Synonym(s): sprout

Hypernym(s): grow, develop, produce, get, acquire




25. stock - adjective

· repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

Synonym(s): banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn




26. stock - adjective

· routine; "a stock answer"




27. stock - adjective

· regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

Synonym(s): standard





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