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stock

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: 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"

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"

noun: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"

noun: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

noun: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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"

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"

noun: the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"

noun: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

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

noun: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

noun: lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"

noun: the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"

noun: an ornamental white cravat

noun: any animals kept for use or profit

verb: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

verb: equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"

verb: supply with fish; "stock a lake"

verb: supply with livestock; "stock a farm"

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"

verb: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"

verb: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"

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'"

adj: routine; "a stock answer"

adj: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"