| stochastic | (adjective) being or having a random variable | - |
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| stochastically | (adverb) by stochastic means | - |
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| stochasticity | (noun) the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan | Synonyms: haphazardness, noise, randomness |
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| stock | (adjective) regularly and widely used or sold | Synonyms: standard |
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| (adjective) routine | - |
| (adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
| (noun) any animals kept for use or profit | Synonyms: farm animal, livestock |
| (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 | - |
| (verb) put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | Synonyms: sprout |
| (verb) have on hand | Synonyms: carry, stockpile |
| (verb) amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use | Synonyms: buy in, stock up |
| (verb) provide or furnish with a stock of something | - |
| (verb) supply with livestock | - |
| (verb) supply with fish | - |
| (verb) equip with a stock | - |
| stockade | (noun) a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) | Synonyms: concentration camp |
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| (noun) fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense | - |
| (verb) surround with a stockade in order to fortify | - |
| stockbroker | (noun) an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds | - |
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| stockcar | (noun) boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock | - |
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| stocked | (adjective) furnished with more than enough | Synonyms: stocked with |
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| stocker | (noun) a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment | - |
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| stockfish | (noun) fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt | - |
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| stockholder | (noun) someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | Synonyms: shareholder, shareowner |
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| stockholding | (noun) ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock | - |
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| (noun) a specific number of stocks or shares owned | Synonyms: stockholdings |
| stockholdings | (noun) a specific number of stocks or shares owned | Synonyms: stockholding |
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| stockhorn | (noun) an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone | Synonyms: hornpipe, pibgorn |
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| stockily | (adverb) so as to be stocky | - |
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| stockiness | (noun) The quality of being compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build. | - |
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| stockinet | (noun) knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments | Synonyms: stockinette |
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| stockinette | (noun) knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments | Synonyms: stockinet |
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| stocking | (noun) the activity of supplying a stock of something | - |
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| (noun) close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) | - |
| stockinged | (adjective) wearing stockings | - |
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| stockist | (noun) one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods | - |
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| stockjobber | (noun) one who deals only with brokers or other jobbers | - |
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| stockman | (noun) farmer who breed or raises livestock | Synonyms: stock farmer, stock raiser |
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| stockpile | (noun) a storage pile accumulated for future use | - |
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| (noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | Synonyms: backlog, reserve |
| (verb) have on hand | Synonyms: carry, stock |
| stockpiling | (noun) accumulating and storing a reserve supply | - |
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| stockpot | (noun) a pot used for preparing soup stock | - |
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| stockroom | (noun) storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business | Synonyms: stock room |
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| stocks | (noun) a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked | - |
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| (noun) a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod | - |
| (noun) a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction | - |
| stocktake | (noun) an instance of stocktaking | Synonyms: stock-take |
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| stocktaker | (noun) an employee whose job is to take inventory | Synonyms: stock-taker |
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| stocktaking | (noun) making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand | Synonyms: inventory, inventorying, stock-taking |
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| (noun) reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook | Synonyms: stock-taking |
| stocky | (adjective) having a short and solid form or stature | Synonyms: compact, heavyset, thick, thickset |
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| stockyard | (noun) enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily | - |
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