wordstock

or word-stock

[ wurd-stok ]

/ ˈwɜrdˌstɒk /

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noun

all the words that make up a language or dialect, or the set of words that are known or used by a particular person or group; vocabulary: The wordstock of English consists of native and borrowed words.To communicate in any language, you need a word-stock of at least 3,500 words.

Words nearby wordstock

words of one syllable, in, words stick in one's throat, words to that effect, wordsearch, wordsmith, wordstock, wordsworth, wordsworth, william, wordy, wore, wore-out

Origin of wordstock

First recorded in 1855–60; word + stock