stock
Meanings
- 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"
- the merchandise that a shop has on hand
- 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"
- a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
- "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
- a supply of something available for future use
- the descendants of one individual
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- 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"
- the reputation and popularity a person has
- "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
- persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
- a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
- any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
- any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
- 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"
- an ornamental white cravat
- any animals kept for use or profit
- have on hand
- equip with a stock
- "stock a rifle"
- supply with fish
- "stock a lake"
- supply with livestock
- "stock a farm"
- 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"
- provide or furnish with a stock of something
- "stock the larder with meat"
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- "a stock answer"
- routine
- "a stock answer"
- regularly and widely used or sold
- "a stock item"
Synonyms
ancestry, banal, blood, blood line, bloodline, breed, broth, buy in, carry, caudex, commonplace, descent, farm animal, fund, gillyflower, gunstock, hackneyed, inventory, line, line of descent, lineage, livestock, Malcolm stock, neckcloth, old-hat, origin, parentage, pedigree, shopworn, sprout, standard, stemma, stock certificate, stock up, stockpile, store, strain, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
Scrabble Score: 11
stock is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordstock is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stock is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary