Phonetic Breakdown of "stocks"
Learn how to break down "stocks" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/stɒks/
/stɑks/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
S T AA1 K S
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "stocks"
Pronunciation: /stɒks/
Noun
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A store or supply.
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The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
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The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
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Stock theater, summer stock theater.
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The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.
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Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
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A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.
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Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
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A bar, stick or rod.
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A type of (now formal or official) neckwear.
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A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle
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A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.
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A cover for the legs; a stocking.
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A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
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(by extension) A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.
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The longest part of a split tally stick formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness.
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(in the plural) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.
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(in the plural) Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.
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In tectology, an aggregate or colony of individuals, such as as trees, chains of salpae, etc.
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The beater of a fulling mill.
Verb
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To have on hand for sale.Example: "The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables."
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To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.Example: "to stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and tools"
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To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
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To put in the stocks as punishment.
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To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.
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To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.
Noun
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A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.
Noun
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A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
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The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.