n. any animals kept for use or profit

n. the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

n. an ornamental white cravat

n. 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; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"

n. the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"

n. lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"

n. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"

n. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

n. lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"

n. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

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

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

n. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

n. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"

n. a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

n. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"

n. [a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use or sale]

v. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"

v. provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"

adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "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'"

adj. regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

adj. routine; "a stock answer"