STOCK

• (noun) any animals kept for use or profit

  synonyms : farm animal , livestock

• (noun) an ornamental white cravat

  synonyms : neckcloth

• (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"

  synonyms : inventory

• (noun) the handle end of some implements or tools

  "he grabbed the cue by the 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"

  synonyms : gunstock

• (noun) lumber used in the construction of something

  "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"

• (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"

  synonyms : broth

• (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"

  synonyms : breed , strain

• (noun) the descendants of one individual

  "his entire lineage has been warriors"

  synonyms : ancestry , blood , blood line , bloodline , descent , line , line of descent , lineage , origin , parentage , pedigree , stemma

  The Charles' household boasts a pedigree of great distinction. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

  synonyms : malcolm stock

• (noun) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

  synonyms : gillyflower

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

• (noun) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

  synonyms : caudex

• (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"

• (noun) a supply of something available for future use

  "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

  synonyms : fund , store

• (noun) a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

  "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"

  synonyms : stock certificate

• (noun) the reputation and popularity a person has

  "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"

• (verb) put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

  "the plant sprouted early this year"

  synonyms : sprout

• (verb) have on hand

  "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

  synonyms : carry , stockpile

• (verb) provide or furnish with a stock of something

  "stock the larder with meat"

• (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"

  synonyms : buy in , stock up

• (verb) supply with livestock

  "stock a farm"

• (verb) supply with fish

  "stock a lake"

• (verb) equip with a stock

  "stock a rifle"

• (adj.) 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'"

  synonyms : banal , commonplace , hackneyed , old-hat , shopworn , threadbare , timeworn , tired , trite , well-worn

  the article she came up with had no matter to it- just banal stuff. -added by diviya_inlas

• (adj.) regularly and widely used or sold

  "a standard size", "a stock item"

  synonyms : standard

• (adj.) routine

  "a stock answer"

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