stock - noun

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

the merchandise that a shop has on hand

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

a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

a supply of something available for future use

the descendants of one individual

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

the reputation and popularity a person has

persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

lumber used in the construction of something

the handle end of some implements or tools

an ornamental white cravat

any animals kept for use or profit

stock - verb

• have on hand
• equip with a stock
• supply with fish
• supply with livestock
• amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
• provide or furnish with a stock of something
• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

stock - adjective

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
• routine
• regularly and widely used or sold

stock - thesaurus

ancestry   banal   blood   bloodline   breed   broth   carry   caudex   commonplace   descent   fund   gillyflower   gunstock   hackneyed   inventory   line   lineage   livestock   neckcloth   origin   parentage   pedigree   shopworn   sprout   standard   stemma   stockpile   store   strain   threadbare   timeworn   tired   trite