stock

(noun) the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity). Examples: "He owns a controlling share of the company's stock."

(noun) the merchandise that a shop has on hand. Synonyms: inventory. Examples: "They carried a vast inventory of hardware." "They stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory."

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

(noun) a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation. Synonyms: stock certificate. Examples: "The value of his stocks doubled during the past year."

(noun) a supply of something available for future use. Synonyms: store, fund. Examples: "He brought back a large store of cuban cigars."

(noun) the descendants of one individual. Synonyms: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma. Examples: "His entire lineage has been warriors."

(noun) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species. Synonyms: breed, strain. Examples: "He experimented on a particular breed of white rats." "He created a new strain of sheep."

(noun) liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces. Synonyms: broth. Examples: "She made gravy with a base of beef stock."

(noun) the reputation and popularity a person has. Examples: "His stock was so high he could have been elected mayor."

(noun) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant. Synonyms: caudex.

(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) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers. Synonyms: gillyflower.

(noun) any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia. Synonyms: Malcolm stock.

(noun) lumber used in the construction of something. Examples: "They will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter."

(noun) the handle end of some implements or tools. Examples: "He grabbed the cue by the stock."

(noun) an ornamental white cravat. Synonyms: neckcloth.

(noun) any animals kept for use or profit. Synonyms: livestock, farm animal.

(verb) have on hand. Synonyms: carry, stockpile. Examples: "Do you carry kerosene heaters?."

(verb) equip with a stock. Examples: "Stock a rifle."

(verb) supply with fish. Examples: "Stock a lake."

(verb) supply with livestock. Examples: "Stock a farm."

(verb) amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use. Synonyms: buy in, stock up. Examples: "Let's stock coffee as long as prices are low."

(verb) provide or furnish with a stock of something. Examples: "Stock the larder with meat."

(verb) put forth and grow sprouts or shoots. Synonyms: sprout. Examples: "The plant sprouted early this year."

(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(prenominal), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn. Examples: "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'."

(adj) routine. Examples: "A stock answer."

(adj) regularly and widely used or sold. Synonyms: standard. Examples: "A standard size." "A stock item."