stocking

stocking is on the Basic English 850 List.

stitch - stocking - stomach

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈstɒkɪŋ/

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Noun

Singular stocking

Plural stockings

1. A piece of clothing made of thin cloth to cover the legs.

   One of my stockings has a hole in it.

• 
  Black stockings
• 
  Fishnet stockings
• 
  Nude stockings
• 
  Nylon stockings

Related words

• hose
• pantyhose
• tights

Verb

Plain form stock

Third-person singular stocks

Past tense stocked

Past participle stocked

Present participle stocking

1. The present participle of stock.