| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | staa'k |
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| Rhymes | aftershock, antiknock, Antioch, and 82 more rhymes in aak at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Repeated too often. Overfamiliar through overuse. |
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| Examples | "a stock answer" |
| Synonyms | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
| Similar to | unoriginal |
| Meaning | Routine. |
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| Examples | "a stock answer" |
| Similar to | standard |
| Meaning | Regularly and widely used or sold. |
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| Examples | "a stock item" |
| Synonyms | standard |
| Similar to | regular |
| Meaning | The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity). |
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| Examples | "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" |
| Parts | share |
| Narrower | common stock, common shares, ordinary shares; no-par-value stock, no-par stock; preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares; float; common stock equivalent; control stock; growth stock; hot stock, hot issue; authorized shares, authorized stock, capital stock; quarter stock; treasury stock, treasury shares, reacquired stock; voting stock; watered stock |
| Broader | capital, working capital |
| Meaning | Liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered. Used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces. |
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| Examples | "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" |
| Synonyms | broth |
| Narrower | liquor, pot liquor, pot likker; beef broth, beef stock; chicken broth, chicken stock; stock cube |
| Broader | soup |
| Meaning | The merchandise that a shop has on hand. |
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| Synonyms | inventory |
| Broader | merchandise, wares, product |
| Verbs | stock; stock |
| Meaning | A supply of something available for future use. |
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| Synonyms | store, fund |
| Narrower | infrastructure, base; hoard, cache, stash; provision; issue, military issue, government issue; seed stock |
| Broader | accumulation |
| Verbs | stock; stock; stock; stock |
| Meaning | Not used technically. Any animals kept for use or profit. |
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| Synonyms | livestock, farm animal |
| Category of | carry |
| Broader | placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal |
| Meaning | The descendants of one individual. |
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| Synonyms | lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma |
| Narrower | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry; breed; side |
| Broader | genealogy, family tree |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Examples | "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" |
| Synonyms | gunstock |
| Part of | artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance; gun; machine gun; pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron |
| Narrower | pistol grip |
| Broader | handle, grip, handgrip, hold; support |
| Verbs | stock |
| Meaning | The reputation and popularity a person has. |
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| Examples | "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor" |
| Broader | repute, reputation |
| Meaning | A special variety of domesticated animals within a species. |
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| Synonyms | breed, strain |
| Member of | species |
| Narrower | bloodstock; pedigree |
| Broader | animal group; variety |
| Verbs | stock |
| Meaning | Lumber used in the construction of something. |
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| Examples | "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" |
| Broader | lumber, timber |
| Meaning | A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation. |
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| Examples | "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" |
| Synonyms | stock certificate |
| Narrower | share |
| Broader | security, certificate |
| Meaning | Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia. |
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| Synonyms | Malcolm stock |
| Member of | Malcolmia, genus Malcolmia |
| Broader | flower |
| Meaning | A plant or stem onto which a graft is made. Especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants. |
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| Narrower | rootstock |
| Broader | plant part, plant structure |
| Verbs | stock |
| Meaning | Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers. |
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| Synonyms | gillyflower |
| Member of | Matthiola, genus Matthiola |
| Narrower | brompton stock, Matthiola incana |
| Broader | flower |
| Meaning | The handle end of some implements or tools. |
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| Examples | "he grabbed the cue by the stock" |
| Part of | cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick; fishing rod, fishing pole; whip |
| Narrower | brace, bitstock; butt, butt end |
| Broader | handle, grip, handgrip, hold |
| Meaning | Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant. |
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| Synonyms | caudex |
| Broader | stalk, stem |
| Meaning | An ornamental white cravat. |
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| Synonyms | neckcloth |
| Broader | cravat |
| Meaning | Have on hand. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | carry, stockpile |
| Broader | have, have got, hold |
| Nouns | stock; stock; stockist |
| Meaning | Equip with a stock. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "stock a rifle" |
| Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
| Nouns | stock |
| Meaning | Supply with fish. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "stock a lake" |
| Category | animal husbandry |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Similar to | stock |
| Nouns | stock |
| Meaning | Supply with livestock. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "stock a farm" |
| Category | animal husbandry |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Similar to | stock |
| Nouns | stock |
| Meaning | Stock up on to keep for future use or sale. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" |
| Synonyms | buy in |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism |
| Narrower | overstock; understock |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Nouns | stock; stock; stockist |
| Meaning | Provide or furnish with a stock of something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | They stock the lake with fish |
| Examples | "stock the larder with meat" |
| Narrower | plant; restock |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Nouns | stock; stockist; stocking |
| Meaning | Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Synonyms | sprout |
| Broader | grow, develop, produce, get, acquire |
| Nouns | stock |