COMMONPLACES Synonyms

• a trite or obvious remark

• any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs

• a trite or obvious remark

• a trite or obvious remark

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

• not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

• tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• out of fashion

• a trite or obvious remark

• not fanciful or imaginative

• lacking wit or imagination

• not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

• worn or faded from being on display in a store

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

• the merchandise that a shop has on hand

• 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

• a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

• a supply of something available for future use

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

• the reputation and popularity a person has

• persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

• a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

• any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

• any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

• lumber used in the construction of something

• the handle end of some implements or tools

• an ornamental white cravat

• any animals kept for use or profit

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• routine

• regularly and widely used or sold

• have on hand

• equip with a stock

• supply with fish

• supply with livestock

• amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

• provide or furnish with a stock of something

• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• depleted of strength or energy

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

• not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

• showing signs of much wear or use

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse