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(adj) trite, timeworn, tired, threadbare, old-hat, hackneyed, commonplace, banal, shopworn, well-worn
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
bromidic sermons; his remarks were trite and commonplace; hackneyed phrases; a stock answer; repeating threadbare jokes; parroting some timeworn axiom; the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
(adj) standard
regularly and widely used or sold
a standard size; a stock item
(noun) livestock, farm animal
any animals kept for use or profit
(noun) neckcloth
an ornamental white cravat
(noun) inventory
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
(noun) gunstock
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
(noun) broth
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
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
(noun) pedigree, parentage, origin, blood, blood line, bloodline, ancestry, line, line of descent, lineage, descent, stemma
the descendants of one individual
his entire lineage has been warriors
(noun) Malcolm stock
any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
(noun) gillyflower
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
(noun) caudex
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
a supply of something available for future use
he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
(noun) stock certificate
a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
(verb) sprout
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
the plant sprouted early this year
have on hand
Do you carry kerosene heaters?
amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
let's stock coffee as long as prices are low