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- pronunciation:
- stak
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- in stock, out of stock, put stock in, take stock
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a supply available for use; store.
The grocer keeps a large stock of the most popular items sold in the store.My parents kept a stock of canned goods in the basement for emergencies.- 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.
The store owner checks his stock on a monthly basis.- synonyms:
- inventory
- similar words:
- good, goods
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| definition 3: |
farm animals; livestock.
Farmers devote a lot of effort to caring for their stock.- synonyms:
- livestock
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| definition 4: |
the capital of a company or corporation, divided into shares and sold to stockholders.
Ten years ago I bought several shares of stock in a software company.- 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.
His parents were satisfied that his bride-to-be was 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 |
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| phrase: |
in stock, 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: |
stocks, stocking, stocked |
| 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").
We should stock up on soup while it's still on sale.We're out of emergency candles and batteries, so we'd better stock up before the storm comes.- synonyms:
- hoard
- similar words:
- accumulate, collect, pile up, save, stockpile
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| phrase: |
put stock in, take stock |
| derivations: |
stocklike (adj.), stocker (n.) |
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