English to English
stock
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adjective (a)
- Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock sermon.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)(noun.possession)Example:
He owns a controlling share of the company's stock.
source: wordnet30 - 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.artifact)Example:
The rifle had been fitted with a special stock.
source: wordnet30 - a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation(noun.possession)Example:
The value of his stocks doubled during the past year.
source: wordnet30 - liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces(noun.food)Example:
She made gravy with a base of beef stock.
source: wordnet30 - the reputation and popularity a person has(noun.state)Example:
His stock was so high he could have been elected mayor.
source: wordnet30 - persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- lumber used in the construction of something(noun.artifact)Example:
They will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter.
source: wordnet30 - the handle end of some implements or tools(noun.artifact)Example:
He grabbed the cue by the stock.
source: wordnet30 - The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.(noun)source: webster1913
- Raw material; that out of which something is manufactured; as, paper stock.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse(adj.all)Example:
A stock answer.
Synonym:
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornsource: wordnet30 - routine(adj.all)Example:
A stock answer.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- equip with a stock(verb.possession)Example:
Stock a rifle.
source: wordnet30 - supply with fish(verb.possession)Example:
Stock a lake.
source: wordnet30 - supply with livestock(verb.possession)Example:
Stock a farm.
source: wordnet30 - provide or furnish with a stock of something(verb.possession)Example:
Stock the larder with meat.
source: wordnet30 - To lay up; to put aside for future use; to store, as merchandise, and the like.(verb)source: webster1913