Stocky

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Solidly built; sturdy.
  • adj. Chubby; plump.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.
  • adj. Headstrong.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Short and stout; stumpy; stock-like.
  • In zoology, of stout or thick-set form; stout-bodied.
  • In botany, having a strong, stout stem, not spindling.
  • Headstrong; stubborn.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having a short and solid form or stature
  • Equivalent
    short    little   
    Antonym
    lanky   
    Cross Reference
    fat    squat   
    Variant
    stockiest    stockier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    headstrong    thickset    stumpy    stubby    stout    portly    closet    bunting   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Araki    Hamasaki    Ibaraki    Iwaki    Jockey    Kawasaki    Miyazaki    Nagasaki    Okazaki    Rocky   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    burly    broad-shouldered    wiry    lanky    middle-aged    balding    dark-haired    bearded    skinny    portly