sock | (noun) hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee | - |
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(noun) a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind | Synonyms: air-sleeve, air sock, drogue, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock |
spatchcock | (noun) flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) | - |
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spatterdock | (noun) common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water | Synonyms: cow lily, Nuphar advena, yellow pond lily |
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stock | (noun) any animals kept for use or profit | Synonyms: farm animal, livestock |
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(noun) the merchandise that a shop has on hand | Synonyms: inventory |
(noun) the handle end of some implements or tools | - |
(noun) 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 | Synonyms: gunstock |
(noun) an ornamental white cravat | Synonyms: neckcloth |
(noun) lumber used in the construction of something | - |
(noun) liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces | Synonyms: broth |
(noun) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species | Synonyms: breed, strain |
(noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual | Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma |
(noun) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant | Synonyms: caudex |
(noun) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers | Synonyms: gillyflower |
(noun) any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia | Synonyms: Malcolm stock |
(noun) a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants | - |
(noun) the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity) | - |
(noun) a supply of something available for future use | Synonyms: fund, store |
(noun) a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation | Synonyms: stock certificate |
(noun) the reputation and popularity a person has | - |
stopcock | (noun) faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid | Synonyms: cock, turncock |
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sunblock | (noun) a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | Synonyms: sun blocker, sunscreen |
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tailstock | (noun) support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece | - |
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ticktock | (noun) steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock | Synonyms: tictac, tocktact |
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turncock | (noun) faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid | Synonyms: cock, stopcock |
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(noun) one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off | - |
tussock | (noun) a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass | Synonyms: tuft |
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warlock | (noun) a male witch or demon | - |
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weathercock | (noun) weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster | - |
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wedlock | (noun) the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | Synonyms: marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union |
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windsock | (noun) a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind | Synonyms: air-sleeve, air sock, drogue, sock, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock |
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woodcock | (noun) game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe | - |
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