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Noun: stocks  stóks
  1. A frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
  2. A frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
  3. A former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
Noun: stock  stók
    "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
  2. The merchandise that a shop has on hand
    "they carried a vast stock of hardware";
    - inventory
    "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock";
    - gunstock
  4. A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
    - stock certificate
  5. A supply of something available for future use
    "he brought back a large stock of Cuban cigars";
    - store, fund, arsenal
  6. The descendants of one individual
    "his entire stock has been warriors";
  7. A special variety of domesticated animals within a species
    "he experimented on a particular stock of white rats";
    - breed, strain
    "she made gravy with a base of beef stock";
    - broth
  9. The reputation and popularity a person has
  10. Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
    - caudex
    - gillyflower
  13. Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    - Malcolm stock
  14. Lumber used in the construction of something
    "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
  15. The handle end of some implements or tools
    "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
  16. An ornamental white cravat
    - neckcloth
  17. Any animals kept for use or profit
    - livestock, farm animal
Verb: stock  stók
  1. Have on hand
    "Do you stock kerosene heaters?";
    - carry, stockpile
  2. Equip with a stock
    "stock a rifle"
  3. (animal husbandry) supply with fish
    "stock a lake"
  4. (animal husbandry) supply with livestock
    "stock a farm"
    "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low";
    - buy in, stock up
  6. Provide or furnish with a stock of something
    "stock the larder with meat"
  7. Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
    - sprout

Type of: accumulation, acquire, animal group, capital, certificate, cravat, develop, equip, eutherian, eutherian mammal, family tree, fit, fit out, flower, framework, furnish, genealogy, get, grip, grow, handgrip, handle, have, have got, hold, instrument of punishment, lumber, merchandise, outfit, placental, placental mammal, plant part, plant structure, produce, product, provide, render, reputation, repute, security, soup, stalk, stem, supply, support, timber, variety, ware, working capital


Encyclopedia: Stocks

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