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English adjective: stock | |||
| 1. | stock repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||
| Samples | 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'. | ||
| Synonyms | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn | ||
| Similar | unoriginal | ||
| Antonyms | original | ||
| 2. | stock routine | ||
| Samples | A stock answer. | ||
| Similar | standard | ||
| Antonyms | nonstandard | ||
| 3. | stock regularly and widely used or sold | ||
| Samples | A standard size. A stock item. | ||
| Synonyms | standard | ||
| Similar | regular | ||
| Antonyms | irregular | ||
English noun: stock | |||
| 1. | stock (possession) the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity) | ||
| Samples | He owns a controlling share of the company's stock. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capital, working capital | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | authorized shares, authorized stock, capital stock, common shares, common stock, common stock equivalent, control stock, float, growth stock, hot issue, hot stock, no-par stock, no-par-value stock, ordinary shares, preference shares, preferred shares, preferred stock, quarter stock, reacquired stock, treasury shares, treasury stock, voting stock, watered stock | ||
| Part holonym | share | ||
| 2. | stock (artifact) the merchandise that a shop has on hand | ||
| Samples | They carried a vast inventory of hardware. They stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory. | ||
| Synonyms | inventory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, product, ware | ||
| 3. | stock (artifact) 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 | ||
| Samples | The rifle had been fitted with a special stock. | ||
| Synonyms | gunstock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grip, handgrip, handle, hold, support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pistol grip | ||
| Part meronym | artillery, gun, gun, handgun, heavy weapon, machine gun, ordnance, pistol, shooting iron, side arm | ||
| 4. | stock (possession) a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation | ||
| Samples | The value of his stocks doubled during the past year. | ||
| Synonyms | stock certificate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | certificate, security | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | share | ||
| 5. | stock (possession) a supply of something available for future use | ||
| Samples | He brought back a large store of Cuban cigars. | ||
| Synonyms | fund, store | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | base, cache, government issue, hoard, infrastructure, issue, military issue, provision, seed stock, stash | ||
| 6. | stock (group) the descendants of one individual | ||
| Samples | His entire lineage has been warriors. | ||
| Synonyms | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | family tree, genealogy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side | ||
| 7. | stock (group) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species | ||
| Samples | He experimented on a particular breed of white rats. He created a new strain of sheep. | ||
| Synonyms | breed, strain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal group, variety | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bloodstock, pedigree | ||
| Member meronym | species | ||
| 8. | stock (food) liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces | ||
| Samples | She made gravy with a base of beef stock. | ||
| Synonyms | broth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soup | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beef broth, beef stock, chicken broth, chicken stock, liquor, pot likker, pot liquor, stock cube | ||
| 9. | stock (state) the reputation and popularity a person has | ||
| Samples | His stock was so high he could have been elected mayor. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reputation, repute | ||
| 10. | stock (plant) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant | ||
| Synonyms | caudex | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stalk, stem | ||
| 11. | stock (plant) a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant part, plant structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rootstock | ||
| 12. | stock (plant) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers | ||
| Synonyms | gillyflower | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brompton stock, Matthiola incana | ||
| Member meronym | genus Matthiola, Matthiola | ||
| 13. | stock (plant) any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia | ||
| Synonyms | Malcolm stock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
| Member meronym | genus Malcolmia, Malcolmia | ||
| 14. | stock (artifact) lumber used in the construction of something | ||
| Samples | They will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lumber, timber | ||
| 15. | stock (artifact) the handle end of some implements or tools | ||
| Samples | He grabbed the cue by the stock. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grip, handgrip, handle, hold | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bitstock, brace, butt, butt end | ||
| Part meronym | cue, cue stick, fishing pole, fishing rod, pool cue, pool stick, whip | ||
| 16. | stock (artifact) an ornamental white cravat | ||
| Synonyms | neckcloth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cravat | ||
| 17. | stock (animal) any animals kept for use or profit | ||
| Synonyms | farm animal, livestock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal | ||
| Domain category members | carry | ||
English verb: stock | |||
| 1. | stock (possession) have on hand | ||
| Samples | Do you carry kerosene heaters?. | ||
| Synonyms | carry, stockpile | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | have, have got, hold | ||
| 2. | stock (possession) equip with a stock | ||
| Samples | Stock a rifle. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | equip, fit, fit out, outfit | ||
| 3. | stock (possession) supply with fish | ||
| Samples | Stock a lake. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| Verb group | stock | ||
| Domain category | animal husbandry | ||
| 4. | stock (possession) supply with livestock | ||
| Samples | Stock a farm. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| Verb group | stock | ||
| Domain category | animal husbandry | ||
| 5. | stock (possession) amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use | ||
| Samples | Let's stock coffee as long as prices are low. | ||
| Synonyms | buy in, stock up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overstock, understock | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 6. | stock (possession) provide or furnish with a stock of something | ||
| Samples | Stock the larder with meat. | ||
| Examples | They stock the lake with fish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | plant, restock | ||
| 7. | stock (body) put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | ||
| Samples | The plant sprouted early this year. | ||
| Synonyms | sprout | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | ||
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