stock
1. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity) (Freq. 28)
- he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
• Hypernyms:
capital, working capital
• Hyponyms:
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
• Part Meronyms:
share
2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand (Freq. 3)
- they carried a vast inventory of hardware
- they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory
• Syn:
inventory
• Derivationally related forms:
stockist
• Hypernyms:
merchandise, ware, product
3. 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 (Freq. 2)
- the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
• Syn:
gunstock
• Hypernyms:
handle, grip, handgrip, hold, support
• Hyponyms:
pistol grip
• Part Holonyms:
pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron, gun,
artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance, machine gun
4. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation (Freq. 1)
- the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
• Syn:
stock certificate
• Hypernyms:
security, certificate
• Hyponyms:
share
5. the descendants of one individual (Freq. 1)
- his entire lineage has been warriors
• Syn:
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline,
bloodline, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin,
parentage, stemma
• Derivationally related forms:
parent (for: parentage), descend (for: descent), lineal (for: line)
• Hypernyms:
genealogy, family tree
• Hyponyms:
family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk,
sept, phratry, side
6. a supply of something available for future use (Freq. 1)
- he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
• Syn:
store, fund
• Derivationally related forms:
stockist, stocker, store (for: store)
• Hypernyms:
accumulation
• Hyponyms:
infrastructure, base, hoard, cache, stash,
provision, issue, military issue, government issue, seed stock
7. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species (Freq. 1)
- he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
- he created a new strain of sheep
• Syn:
breed, strain
• Derivationally related forms:
breed (for: breed)
• Hypernyms:
variety, animal group
• Hyponyms:
bloodstock, pedigree
• Member Holonyms:
species
8. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered;
used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces (Freq. 1)
- she made gravy with a base of beef stock
• Syn:
broth
• Hypernyms:
soup
• Hyponyms:
liquor, pot liquor, pot likker, beef broth, beef stock,
chicken broth, chicken stock, stock cube
9. the reputation and popularity a person has
- his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor
• Hypernyms:
repute, reputation
10. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
• Syn:
caudex
• Hypernyms:
stalk, stem
11. a plant or stem onto which a graft is made;
especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
• Hypernyms:
plant part, plant structure
• Hyponyms:
rootstock
12. an ornamental white cravat
• Syn:
neckcloth
• Hypernyms:
cravat
13. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
• Syn:
Malcolm stock
• Hypernyms:
flower
• Member Holonyms:
Malcolmia, genus Malcolmia
14. any animals kept for use or profit
• Syn:
livestock, farm animal
• Derivationally related forms:
stocker
• Members of this Topic:
carry
• Hypernyms:
placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
15. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
• Syn:
gillyflower
• Hypernyms:
flower
• Hyponyms:
brompton stock, Matthiola incana
• Member Holonyms:
Matthiola, genus Matthiola
16. lumber used in the construction of something
- they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter
• Hypernyms:
lumber, timber
17. the handle end of some implements or tools
- he grabbed the cue by the stock
• Hypernyms:
handle, grip, handgrip, hold
• Hyponyms:
brace, bitstock, butt, butt end
• Part Holonyms:
fishing rod, fishing pole, whip, cue, cue stick,
pool cue, pool stick
1. have on hand (Freq. 2)
- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
• Syn:
carry, stockpile
• Derivationally related forms:
stockpile (for: stockpile), stockpiling (for: stockpile), stockist
• Hypernyms:
have, have got, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. equip with a stock
- stock a rifle
• Hypernyms:
equip, fit, fit out, outfit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. supply with fish
- stock a lake
• Topics:
animal husbandry
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. supply with livestock
- stock a farm
• Topics:
animal husbandry
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
- let's stock coffee as long as prices are low
• Syn:
buy in, stock up
• Derivationally related forms:
stockist
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
overstock, understock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
- the plant sprouted early this year
• Syn:
sprout
• Derivationally related forms:
sprout (for: sprout), sprouting (for: sprout)
• Hypernyms:
grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
7. provide or furnish with a stock of something
- stock the larder with meat
• Derivationally related forms:
stockist, stocking
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
plant, restock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They stock the lake with fish
1. repeated too often;
overfamiliar through overuse (Freq. 1)
- 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:
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn,
threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
• Similar to:
unoriginal
• Derivationally related forms:
triteness (for: trite), commonplace (for: commonplace), banality (for: banal)
2. routine
- a stock answer
• Similar to:
standard
3. regularly and widely used or sold
- a standard size
- a stock item
• Syn:
standard
• Similar to:
regular
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