English dictionary
stock
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
adjective
- regularly and widely used or sold
adjective
- routine
noun
- any animals kept for use or profit
noun
- an ornamental white cravat
noun
- the merchandise that a shop has on hand
noun
- the handle end of some implements or tools
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
noun
- lumber used in the construction of something
noun
- liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
noun
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
noun
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
noun
- any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
noun
- any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
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
noun
- the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
noun
- a supply of something available for future use
noun
- a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
noun
- the reputation and popularity a person has
verb
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
verb
- have on hand
verb
- provide or furnish with a stock of something
verb
- amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
verb
- supply with livestock
verb
- supply with fish
verb
- equip with a stock
Example sentences
his remarks were trite and commonplace
hackneyed phrases
a stock answer
repeating threadbare jokes
parroting some timeworn axiom
a standard size
a stock item
they carried a vast inventory of hardware
they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory
he grabbed the cue by the stock
the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter
she made gravy with a base of beef stock
he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
he created a new strain of sheep
his entire lineage has been warriors
he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor
the plant sprouted early this year
Do you carry kerosene heaters?
stock the larder with meat
let's stock coffee as long as prices are low
stock a farm
stock a lake
stock a rifle