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1 stock-still
adjective, adverb (motionless: He stood absolutely stock-still.) grafkyrr -
2 stock
[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) birgðir2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) vörubirgðir, lager3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) búpeningur4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) (ríkis)skuldabréf5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) kraftur6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) skaft, skefti2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) venjulegur3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) hafa til sölu2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) koma upp bústofni•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) koma sér upp varabirgðum- stock-taking
- stock up
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3 pool
[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) pollur2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) pollur3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) hylur4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) sundlaugII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) púkk, sameiginlegur sjóður2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) leggja í púkk- football pools- pools
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Stock-still — a. [CF. G. stock still.] Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still. [1913 Webster] His whole work stands stock still. Sterne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stock-still — adv not moving at all ▪ Oscar stood stock still and listened … Dictionary of contemporary English
stock-still — [stäk′stil′] adj. as still as a stock, or log; perfectly motionless … English World dictionary
stock-still — stock′ still′ adj. completely still; motionless • Etymology: 1425–75 … From formal English to slang
stock-still — ► ADVERB ▪ without any movement; completely still … English terms dictionary
stock-still — adverb OLD FASHIONED not making any movements … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stock-still — I adjective absolutely still frozen with horror they stood rooted in astonishment • Syn: ↑frozen, ↑rooted • Similar to: ↑nonmoving, ↑unmoving … Useful english dictionary
stock-still — ADJ: ADJ after v If someone stands or sits stock still, they do not move at all. The lieutenant stopped and stood stock still … English dictionary
stock-still — adjective Date: 15th century very still ; motionless < stood stock still > … New Collegiate Dictionary
stock-still — adjective two stock still deer were not more than twenty feet away from us Syn: motionless, completely still, unmoving, not moving a muscle, immobile, like a statue/stone, rooted to the spot, transfixed, paralyzed, petrified, static, stationary… … Thesaurus of popular words
stock-still — adverb not moving at all: Oscar stood stock still and listened … Longman dictionary of contemporary English