stock

noun

1. 1

   any animals kept for use or profit

2. 2

   an ornamental white cravat

3. 3

   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

4. 4

   the handle end of some implements or tools

   he grabbed the cue by the stock

5. 5

   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

6. 6

   lumber used in the construction of something

   they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter

7. 7

   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

8. 8

   a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

   he experimented on a particular breed of white rats

   he created a new strain of sheep

9. 9

   the descendants of one individual

   his entire lineage has been warriors

10. 10

    any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

11. 11

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

12. 12

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