· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
Hypernym(s): accumulation
· 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
· 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"
Hypernym(s): variety, animal_group
· 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
· the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
Hypernym(s): repute, reputation
· persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
Synonym(s): caudex
· 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
· any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
Synonym(s): gillyflower
Hypernym(s): flower
· any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
Synonym(s): Malcolm_stock
Hypernym(s): flower
· lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
· the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
Hypernym(s): handle, grip, handgrip, hold
· an ornamental white cravat
Synonym(s): neckcloth
Hypernym(s): cravat
· any animals kept for use or profit
Synonym(s): livestock, farm_animal
Hypernym(s): placental, placental_mammal, eutherian, eutherian_mammal
· have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
Hypernym(s): have, have_got, hold
· equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
Hypernym(s): equip, fit, fit_out, outfit
· supply with fish; "stock a lake"
Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish
· supply with livestock; "stock a farm"
Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish
· 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"
Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish
· provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"
Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish
· put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
Synonym(s): sprout
Hypernym(s): grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
· 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
· routine; "a stock answer"
· regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"
Synonym(s): standard