stock
adjective
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- a stock answer
Similar word(s): unoriginal, banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite
2. routine
- I got a stock email to my question
Similar word(s): standard
3. regularly and widely used or sold
- a stock item
Similar word(s): regular, standard
Sentences with stock as an adjective:
- stock items
- stock sizes
- That band is quite stock
- He gave me a stock reply
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: possession, capital
2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand
Similar word(s): inventory
Definition categories: man–made, merchandise, product, ware
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
- the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
Similar word(s): gunstock
Definition categories: man–made, grip, handgrip, handle, hold, support
4. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
- the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
Definition categories: possession, certificate, security
5. a supply of something available for future use
Definition categories: possession, accumulation
6. the descendants of one individual
Similar word(s): ancestry, blood, bloodline, descent, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma
Definition categories: group, genealogy
7. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
Similar word(s): breed, strain
Definition categories: group, variety
8. 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
Similar word(s): broth
Definition categories: food, soup
9. the reputation and popularity a person has
- his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor
Definition categories: state, reputation, repute
10. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
Similar word(s): caudex
Definition categories: plant, stalk, stem
11. a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
Definition categories: plant
12. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
Similar word(s): gillyflower
Definition categories: plant, flower
13. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
Definition categories: plant, flower
14. lumber used in the construction of something
- they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter
Definition categories: man–made, lumber, timber
15. the handle end of some implements or tools
- he grabbed the cue by the stock
Definition categories: man–made, grip, handgrip, handle, hold
16. an ornamental white cravat
Similar word(s): neckcloth
Definition categories: man–made, cravat
17. any animals kept for use or profit
Similar word(s): livestock
Definition categories: animal, eutherian, placental
Sentences with stock as a noun:
- We have a stock of televisions on hand.
- Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.
- When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously.
- After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here.
- The books were printed on a heavier stock this year.
verb
1. have on hand
Similar word(s): carry, stockpile
Definition categories: possession, have, hold
2. equip with a stock
- stock a rifle
Definition categories: possession, equip, fit, outfit
3. supply with fish
- stock a lake
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
4. supply with livestock
- stock a farm
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
5. 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
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
6. provide or furnish with a stock of something
- stock the larder with meat
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
7. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
Similar word(s): sprout
Definition categories: body, acquire, develop, get, grow, produce
Sentences with stock as a verb:
- The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.
- to stock a warehouse with goods
- to stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and tools
- to stock land, i.e. to occupy it with a permanent growth, especially of grass