stock

Pronunciation: US [stɒk] UK [stɒk]

n.Stock inventory, stocking livestock
v.Inventory, stocking, (Lakes, rivers), fish (on farm) to buy livestock
adj.Same old; the Standing
WebStock; violet; stock

Synonyms

Antonyms

blood clan folks house kin kindred kinfolk kinfolks kinsfolk line lineage people race family tribe

Definitions in English

n.	1. an amount of sth. that you keep so that you can use when you need it 2. the goods that are available to buy in a store 3. one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided 4. a liquid made by boiling meat, bones, or vegetables and used for making soups and sauces 5. animals such as cows and pigs that are kept on a farm 6. the type of people that your family comes from 7. a garden plant with a strong sweet smell and pink, white, or purple flowers 8. <<> the degree to which sb. is respected by other people 9. the lower part of a tree trunk 10. the base, handle of an instrument, a tool
adj.	1. a stock answer is one that sb. always gives when they are asked a particular question 2. usually available
v.	1. if a store stocks goods, it has them available for sale 2. to fill a place with things that you will need 3. to put fish in a lake or river 4. to supply a farm with livestock

Other Forms

Idioms

Example Sentences

In the case of strongly marked races..there is..strong evidence that all are descended from a single wild stock.
Source: C. Darwin
One of Swegen's..sons might well become the stock of a new dynasty.
Source: E. A. Freeman
When a stock or tribe..took possession of a district.
Source: W. W. Fowler
American Jews of East European immigrant stock.
Source: N. Podhoretz
He..began methodically stocking his cigar-case from a bundle.
Source: J. Galsworthy
Its..reading room is well stocked with the latest newspapers.
Source: N. Chomsky
Ornamental fishponds..stocked with..carp.
Source: W. Boyd
Stocking her mind with an unorthodox jumble of ideas.
Source: fig.

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More Words

English word stock can not be rearranged.
Based on stock, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
e - ckost
r - socket
s - trocks
y - stocky
All shorter English words within stock :
cos cost cot cots kos os scot so sock sot to tsk
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : s st stock t to oc k
Based on stock, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: st to oc ck
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English words starting with stock :
stockade stockage stockcar stockers stockier stockily stocking stockish stockist stockman stockmen stockpot stocks stocky stock stocked stocker
English words that contain stock :
bitstock diestock fatstock gunstock linstock penstock restocks restock stockade stockage stockcar stockers stockier stockily stocking stockish stockist stockman stockmen stockpot stocks stocky stock stocked stocker tipstock
English words ending with stock :
bitstock diestock fatstock gunstock linstock penstock restock stock tipstock