noun
One can select something suitable from the stock at the local wine shop
Her mother was concerned that she should marry someone of good stock
He might well provide the stock for a new line of kings
Don't forget to water the stock before driving to the village
He owned ten shares of stock in the corporation. The company's stock is worth next to nothing today
We must take stock of the situation and decide what to do
adjective
Ask him how he is and you always get his stock reply, 'Fair to meddling'
The shop does not carry 'extra tall' or 'extra short', only stock sizes
verb
The shop stocked a wide range of hardware
Everyone stocked up on food in case the village was blocked by snow
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