a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc
transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia"
to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"
cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
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; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
routine; "a stock answer"
have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"
stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission"
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
be mathematically distributive
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
adjust in size relative to other things
give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"
pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den"
give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
give back; "render money"
make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"