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stock
- pronunciation:
- stak
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- in stock, out of stock, take stock in, put stock in
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a supply available for use; store.
- synonyms:
- store, supply
- similar words:
- arsenal, reserve
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| definition 2: |
the total of goods available for sale by a merchant or business.
- synonyms:
- inventory
- similar words:
- good, goods
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| definition 3: |
farm animals; livestock.
- synonyms:
- livestock
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| definition 4: |
the capital of a company or corporation, divided into shares and sold to stockholders.
- synonyms:
- share
- similar words:
- stake
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| definition 5: |
the main stem of a plant or trunk of a tree.
- synonyms:
- stalk, stem, trunk
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| definition 6: |
ancestral background; lineage.
They come from good stock.- synonyms:
- lineage
- similar words:
- blood
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| definition 7: |
a small theatrical company, or the repertoire of such a company.
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| definition 8: |
a broth used as a base for soups and sauces.
- synonyms:
- bouillon, broth, consommé
- similar words:
- liquor
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| definition 9: |
any plant that provides cuttings.
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| definition 10: |
a base, handle, or frame for certain implements.
the stock of a shotguna stock of a whip- synonyms:
- haft, handle
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| related words: |
accumulation, ancestry, backlog, bank, birth, capital, crop, hoard, interest, merchandise, mine, origin, pile, tank, ware |
| phrase: |
in stock |
| phrase: |
out of stock |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
regularly in supply.
- similar words:
- basic, customary, essential, important, indispensable, necessary, normal, regular, staple, vital
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| definition 2: |
often used; commonplace.
stock jokes- synonyms:
- hackneyed, pedestrian, routine, standard
- similar words:
- cliché, commonplace, normal, overused, overworked, stale, tired, trite, usual
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| definition 3: |
employed in handling merchandise and inventory.
a stock boy |
| definition 4: |
of, relating to, or involved in the production of livestock.
- similar words:
- animal
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| related words: |
accustomed, banal, familiar, hack, standard, threadbare, typical, well-known, worn |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stocked, stocking, stocks |
| definition 1: |
to supply with goods or livestock.
They stocked the shelves with books.- synonyms:
- provision, supply
- similar words:
- accouter, appoint, equip, fill, furnish, outfit, provide
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| definition 2: |
to keep available for future use or sale.
We don't stock shoes.- synonyms:
- keep, offer
- similar words:
- carry, handle, market, sell, trade in, treasure
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| related words: |
backlog, cellar, supply |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to keep or accumulate something for future use (often fol. by up).
- synonyms:
- hoard
- similar words:
- accumulate, collect, pile up, save, stockpile
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| phrase: |
take stock in |
| phrase: |
put stock in |
| derivations: |
stocklike (adj.), stocker (n.) |
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