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ALL meanings of well-stocked

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  • noun well-stocked a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory. 1
  • noun well-stocked a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions. 1
  • noun well-stocked livestock. 1
  • noun well-stocked Theater. a stock company: a job in summer stock. 1
  • noun well-stocked Finance. the outstanding capital of a company or corporation. the shares of a particular company or corporation. the certificate of ownership of such stock; stock certificate. (formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor. 1
  • noun well-stocked Horticulture. Also called understock. in grafting, a stem in which the bud or scion is inserted. a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings; stock plant. 1
  • noun well-stocked the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant, as distinguished from roots and branches. 1
  • noun well-stocked the type from which a group of animals or plants has been derived. 1
  • noun well-stocked a species or other related group of animals or plants. 1
  • noun well-stocked the person from whom a given line of descent is derived; the original progenitor. 1
  • noun well-stocked a line of descent or lineage; a racial or ethnic group. 1
  • noun well-stocked Linguistics. a category consisting of language families that, because of resemblances in grammatical structure and vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin. Compare family (def 14), phylum (def 2). 1
  • noun well-stocked any grouping of related languages. 1
  • noun well-stocked the handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc. 1
  • noun well-stocked Firearms. the wooden or metal piece to which the barrel and mechanism of a rifle are attached. a part of an automatic weapon, as a machine gun, similar in position or function. 1
  • noun well-stocked the trunk or stump of a tree, left standing. 1
  • noun well-stocked a dull or stupid person. 1
  • noun well-stocked something lifeless or senseless. 1
  • noun well-stocked the main upright part of anything, especially a supporting structure. 1
  • noun well-stocked stocks. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a framework with holes for securing the ankles and, sometimes, the wrists, used to expose an offender to public derision. Compare pillory (def 1). a frame in which a horse or other animal is secured in a standing position for shoeing or for a veterinary operation. the frame on which a boat rests while under construction. 1
  • noun well-stocked Nautical. a vertical shaft forming part of a rudder and controlling the rudder's movement. a transverse piece of wood or metal near the ring on some anchors. 1
  • noun well-stocked the metal or wooden body of a carpenter's plane. 1
  • noun well-stocked Metallurgy. material being smelted in a blast furnace. a metal piece to be forged. 1
  • noun well-stocked Printing. a specified quality or kind of paper: glossy stock; card stock; offset stock. the paper for printing a particular job: We don't have enough stock for that large a run. 1
  • noun well-stocked the raw material from which something is made. 1
  • noun well-stocked Papermaking. stuff (def 15). 1
  • noun well-stocked Cookery. the liquor or broth prepared by boiling meat, fish, chicken, etc., with or without vegetables or seasonings, and used especially as a foundation for soups and sauces. 1
  • noun well-stocked any of several plants belonging to the genus Matthiola, of the mustard family, especially M. incana, having fragrant white, blue, purple, reddish, or yellowish flowers. 1
  • noun well-stocked a rhizome or rootstock. 1
  • noun well-stocked Zoology. a compound organism, as a colony of corals. 1
  • noun well-stocked a collar or a neckcloth fitting like a band around the neck. 1
  • noun well-stocked Cards. the portion of a pack of cards that, in certain games, is not dealt out to the players, but is left on the table, to be drawn from as occasion requires. 1
  • noun well-stocked an adjustable wrench for holding dies for cutting screws. 1
  • noun well-stocked Railroads. rolling stock. 1
  • noun well-stocked Dominoes. boneyard (def 3). 1
  • noun well-stocked Informal. stock car (def 1). 1
  • noun well-stocked Roman Catholic Church. one of a set of three metal containers for holy oil. 1
  • noun well-stocked Geology, Mining. an irregular igneous intrusion, usually an offshoot of a batholith, often mineralized. 1
  • noun well-stocked Archaic. a stocking. 1
  • noun well-stocked Obsolete. the frame of a plow to which the share, handles, etc., are attached. 1
  • adjective well-stocked kept regularly on hand, as for use or sale; staple; standard: stock articles. 1
  • adjective well-stocked having as one's job the care of a concern's goods: a stock clerk. 1
  • adjective well-stocked of the common or ordinary type; in common use: a stock argument. 1
  • adjective well-stocked banal; commonplace: a stock remark. 1
  • adjective well-stocked pertaining to or designating the breeding and raising of livestock: stock farming. 1
  • adjective well-stocked Southern U.S. (chiefly Southern Appalachian and South Atlantic States) . (of farm animals) being a fully grown male: a stock hog. 1
  • adjective well-stocked of or relating to the stock of a company or corporation: a stock report. 1
  • adjective well-stocked Theater. pertaining to a stock company. appearing together in a repertoire, as a company. forming part of a repertoire, as a play. being a character type fixed by convention, as in the commedia dell'-arte, a harlequinade, minstrel show, or the like. 1
  • adjective well-stocked Informal. of, relating to, or characteristic of a stock car. 1
  • verb with object well-stocked to furnish with a stock or supply. 1
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