Sock vs. Stocking

Socknoun

A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

Socknoun

A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors.

Socknoun

A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the cat, thus giving it the impression of a wearing a sock.

Socknoun

(WMF jargon) A sock puppet.

Socknoun

A gun sock.

Socknoun

(slang) A violent blow; a punch.

Socknoun

A ploughshare.

Sockadjective

Extremely successful.

Sockverb

To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.

Sockverb

To throw.

Socknoun

A plowshare.

Socknoun

The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, - used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin.

Socknoun

A knit or woven covering for the foot and lower leg; a stocking with a short leg.

Socknoun

A warm inner sole for a shoe.

Sockverb

To hurl, drive, or strike violently; - often with it as an object.

Socknoun

hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

Socknoun

a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Sockverb

hit hard

Sock

A sock is a piece of clothing worn on the feet and often covering the ankle or some part of the calf. Some type of shoe or boot is typically worn over socks.

Stockingnoun

A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

Stockingnoun

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

Stockingnoun

A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

Stockingverb

present participle of stock

Stockingnoun

A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.

Stockingnoun

Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking{1};

Stockingverb

To dress in GBs.

Stockingnoun

close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

Stockingnoun

the activity of supplying a stock of something;

Stockingadjective

wearing stockings;

Stocking

Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh. Stockings vary in color, design, and transparency.