| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| stabbed | imp. & past participle | of Stab |
| stabber | noun | One who, or that which, stabs; a privy murderer., A small marline spike; a pricker. |
| stabled | imp. & past participle | of Stable |
| stabler | noun | A stable keeper. |
| stacked | imp. & past participle | of Stack |
| stacket | noun | A stockade. |
| staddle | verb i. | Anything which serves for support; a staff; a prop; a crutch; a cane., The frame of a stack of hay or grain., A row of dried or drying hay, etc., A small tree of any kind, especially a forest tree., To leave the staddles, or saplings, of, as a wood when it is cut., To form into staddles, as hay. |
| stadium | noun | A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia., Hence, a race course; especially, the Olympic course for foot races., A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends; especially (Surveying), a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope; — also called stadia, and stadia rod. |
| stagely | adjective | Pertaining to a stage; becoming the theater; theatrical. |
| stagery | noun | Exhibition on the stage. |
| stagger | noun | To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter., To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail., To begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate., To cause to reel or totter., To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock., To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets of a boiler seam., An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; — often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man., A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling; as, parasitic staggers; appopletic or sleepy staggers., Bewilderment; perplexity. |
| staging | noun | A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building., The business of running stagecoaches; also, the act of journeying in stagecoaches. |
| staidly | adverb | In a staid manner, sedately. |
| stained | imp. & past participle | of Stain |
| stainer | noun | One who stains or tarnishes., A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood. |
| staking | present participle & vb. noun | of Stake |
| stalder | noun | A wooden frame to set casks on. |
| staling | present participle & vb. noun | of Stale |
| stalely | adverb | In a state stale manner., Of old; long since. |
| stalked | imp. & past participle | of Stalk, Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem. |
| stalker | noun | One who stalks., A kind of fishing net. |
| stalled | imp. & past participle | of Stall, Put or kept in a stall; hence, fatted. |
| staller | noun | A standard bearer. obtaining |
| stallon | noun | A slip from a plant; a scion; a cutting. |
| stamens | plural | of Stamen |
| stamina | plural | of Stamen, See Stamen., The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength., Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State. |
| stammel | noun | A large, clumsy horse., A kind of woolen cloth formerly in use. It seems to have been often of a red color., A red dye, used in England in the 15th and 16th centuries., Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior to scarlet. |
| stammer | verb i. | To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and diffivulty; to stutter., To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; — sometimes with out., Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter. |
| stamped | imp. & past participle | of Stamp |
| stamper | noun | One who stamps., An instrument for pounding or stamping. |
| standel | noun | A young tree, especially one reserved when others are cut. |
| stander | noun | One who stands., Same as Standel. |
| staniel | noun | See Stannel. |
| stannel | noun | The kestrel; — called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall. |
| stannic | adjective | Of or pertaining to tin; derived from or containing tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with stannous compounds. |
| stanno- | A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting relation to, or connection with, tin, or including tin as an ingredient. | |
| stannum | noun | The technical name of tin. See Tin. |
| stanyel | noun | See Stannel. |
| stanzas | plural | of Stanza |
| stapled | imp. & past participle | of Staple |
| stapler | noun | A dealer in staple goods., One employed to assort wool according to its staple. |
| starred | imp. & past participle | of Star, Adorned or studded with stars; bespangled., Influenced in fortune by the stars. |
| starchy | adjective | Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise. |
| staring | present participle & vb. noun | of Stare |
| starkly | adverb | In a stark manner; stiffly; strongly. |
| starlit | adjective | Lighted by the stars; starlight. |
| starost | noun | A nobleman who possessed a starosty. |
| started | imp. & past participle | of Start |
| starter | noun | One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race., A dog that rouses game. |
| startle | verb t. | To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start., To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise., To deter; to cause to deviate., A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. |
| starved | imp. & past participle | of Starve |
| stasmia | plural | of Stasimon |
| statant | adjective | In a standing position; as, a lion statant. |
| statary | adjective | Fixed; settled. |
| stating | present participle & vb. noun | of State, The act of one who states anything; statement; as, the statingof one’s opinions. |
| stately | superl. | Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait., Majestically; loftily. |
| statics | noun | That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them; — distinguished from dynamics. |
| station | noun | The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture., A state of standing or rest; equilibrium., The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel., A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc., The headquarters of the police force of any precinct., The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying., The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat., A place to which ships may resort, and where they may anchor safely., A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty., A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.)., An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc., Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment., Situation; position; location., State; rank; condition of life; social status., The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion., A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers., One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord’s passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; — called also Station of the cross., To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coasts of Africa. |
| statism | noun | The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy. |
| statist | noun | A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government., A statistician. |
| stative | adjective | Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters. |
| statued | imp. & past participle | of Statue, Adorned with statues. |
| stature | noun | The natural height of an animal body; — generally used of the human body. |
| statute | noun | An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; — used in distinction fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a., An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university., An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; — called also statute fair. |
| staunch | Alt. of Staunchness | |
| staving | present participle & vb. noun | of Stave, A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel. |
| staying | present participle & vb. noun | of Stay |
| staynil | noun | The European starling. |