stock

A store or supply.

The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.

The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.

Stock theater, summer stock theater.

The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.

Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.

A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.

Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.

A bar, stick or rod.

A type of (now formal or official) neckwear.

A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle

A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.

A cover for the legs; a stocking.

A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.

(by extension) A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.

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.

(in the plural) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.

(in the plural) Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.

In tectology, an aggregate or colony of individuals, such as as trees, chains of salpae, etc.

The beater of a fulling mill.