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Words with a similar base: stocks

'stocks'

[stocks.n.01] as in: a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

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[stocks.n.02] as in: a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod

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[stocks.n.03] as in: 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

'stocks'

[stock.n.01] as in: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

Examples:
he owns a controlling share of the company's stock

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[stock.n.02] as in: the merchandise that a shop has on hand

Examples:
they carried a vast inventory of hardware
they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory

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[stock.n.03] as in: 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

Examples:
the rifle had been fitted with a special stock

'stocks'

[stock_certificate.n.01] as in: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

Examples:
the value of his stocks doubled during the past year

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[store.n.02] as in: a supply of something available for future use

Examples:
he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars

'stocks'

[lineage.n.01] as in: the descendants of one individual

Examples:
his entire lineage has been warriors

'stocks'

[breed.n.01] as in: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

Examples:
he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
he created a new strain of sheep

'stocks'

[broth.n.01] as in: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g.

soups or sauces

Examples:
she made gravy with a base of beef stock

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[stock.n.09] as in: the reputation and popularity a person has

Examples:
his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor

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[stock.n.10] as in: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

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[stock.n.11] as in: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

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[stock.n.12] as in: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

'stocks'

[malcolm_stock.n.01] as in: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

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[stock.n.14] as in: lumber used in the construction of something

Examples:
they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter

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[stock.n.15] as in: the handle end of some implements or tools

Examples:
he grabbed the cue by the stock

'stocks'

[neckcloth.n.01] as in: an ornamental white cravat

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[livestock.n.01] as in: any animals kept for use or profit

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[stock.v.01] as in: have on hand

Examples:
Do you carry kerosene heaters?

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[stock.v.02] as in: equip with a stock

Examples:
stock a rifle

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[stock.v.03] as in: supply with fish

Examples:
stock a lake

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[stock.v.04] as in: supply with livestock

Examples:
stock a farm

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[stock.v.05] as in: amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

Examples:
let's stock coffee as long as prices are low

'stocks'

[stock.v.06] as in: provide or furnish with a stock of something

Examples:
stock the larder with meat

'stocks'

[sprout.v.02] as in: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

Examples:
the plant sprouted early this year