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STOCKS

• STOCK, to keep for future sale or use [v]
• The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution
• A supply or quantity of something accumulated or available for future use
• Farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and sheep, bred and kept for their meat or milk; livestock
• Photographic film that has not been exposed or processed
• (in some card games) The cards that have not yet been dealt, left on the table to be drawn
• A portion of this as held by an individual or group as an investment
• The shares of a particular company, type of company, or industry
• Securities issued by the government in fixed units with a fixed rate of interest
• A person's reputation or popularity
• Liquid made by cooking bones, meat, fish, or vegetables slowly in water, used as a basis for the preparation of soup, gravy, or sauces
• The raw material from which a specified commodity can be manufactured
• The capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares
• A person's ancestry or line of descent
• A breed, variety, or population of an animal or plant
• The trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, esp. one into which a graft (scion) is inserted
• The perennial part of a herbaceous plant, esp. a rhizome
• A herbaceous European plant that is widely cultivated for its fragrant flowers, which are typically lilac, pink, or white
• The part of a rifle or other firearm to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, held against one's shoulder when firing the gun
• An instrument of punishment consisting of an adjustable wooden structure with holes for securing a person's feet and hands, in which criminals were locked and exposed to public ridicule or assault
• The crosspiece of an anchor
• The handle of something such as a whip or fishing rod
• A band of white material tied like a cravat and worn as a part of formal horse-riding dress
• A piece of black material worn under a clerical collar
• A frame used to support a ship or boat out of water, esp. when under construction

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