[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"stock"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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'" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/banal]banal[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/commonplace]commonplace[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/hackneyed]hackneyed[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/old-hat]old-hat[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/shopworn]shopworn[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/stock(a)]stock(a)[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/threadbare]threadbare[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/timeworn]timeworn[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/tired]tired[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/trite]trite[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/well-worn]well-worn[/URL]] [*]routine; "a stock answer" [*]regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/standard]standard[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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" [*]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" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/broth]broth[/URL]] [*]the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/inventory]inventory[/URL]] [*]a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/store]store[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/fund]fund[/URL]] [*]not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/livestock]livestock[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/farm animal]farm animal[/URL]] [*]the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/lineage]lineage[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/line]line[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/line of descent]line of descent[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/descent]descent[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/bloodline]bloodline[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/blood line]blood line[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/blood]blood[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/pedigree]pedigree[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ancestry]ancestry[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/origin]origin[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/parentage]parentage[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/stemma]stemma[/URL]] [*]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" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/gunstock]gunstock[/URL]] [*]the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor" [*]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" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/breed]breed[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/strain]strain[/URL]] [*]lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" [*]a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/stock certificate]stock certificate[/URL]] [*]any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/Malcolm stock]Malcolm stock[/URL]] [*]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 [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/gillyflower]gillyflower[/URL]] [*]the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" [*]persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/caudex]caudex[/URL]] [*]an ornamental white cravat [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/neckcloth]neckcloth[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/carry]carry[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/stockpile]stockpile[/URL]] [*]equip with a stock; "stock a rifle" [*]supply with fish; "stock a lake" [*]supply with livestock; "stock a farm" [*]stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/buy in]buy in[/URL]] [*]provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat" [*]put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/sprout]sprout[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/stock]http://www.word.sc/stock[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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