| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| stabbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Stab |
| stabling | present participle & vb. noun | of Stable, The act or practice of keeping horses and cattle in a stable., A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle. |
| stablish | verb t. | To settle permanently in a state; to make firm; to establish; to fix. |
| staccato | adjective | Disconnected; separated; distinct; — a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic., Expressed in a brief, pointed manner. |
| stacking | present participle & vb. noun | of Stack, a. & n. from Stack. |
| stackage | noun | Hay, gray, or the like, in stacks; things stacked., A tax on things stacked. |
| stafette | noun | An estafet. |
| staffier | noun | An attendant bearing a staff. |
| staffish | adjective | Stiff; harsh. |
| staffmen | plural | of Staffman |
| staffman | noun | A workman employed in silk throwing. |
| staggard | noun | The male red deer when four years old. |
| stagnant | adjective | That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins., Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant. |
| stagnate | verb t. | To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room., To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates., Stagnant. |
| stagworm | noun | The larve of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, as /strus, or Hypoderma, actaeon, which burrows beneath the skin, and Cephalomyia auribarbis, which lives in the nostrils. |
| stahlian | adjective | Pertaining to, or taught by, Stahl, a German physician and chemist of the 17th century; as, the Stahlian theory of phlogiston., A believer in, or advocate of, Stahlism. |
| stahlism | noun | Alt. of Stahlianism |
| staining | present participle & vb. noun | of Stain |
| stairway | noun | A flight of stairs or steps; a staircase. |
| stalking | present participle & vb. noun | of Stalk |
| stalling | present participle & vb. noun | of Stall, Stabling. |
| stallage | noun | The right of erecting a stalls in fairs; rent paid for a stall., Dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw. |
| stallion | noun | A male horse not castrated; a male horse kept for breeding. |
| stallmen | plural | of Stallman |
| stallman | noun | One who keeps a stall for the sale of merchandise, especially books. |
| stalwart | adjective | Alt. of Stalworth |
| stamened | adjective | Furnished with stamens. |
| staminal | adjective | Of or pertaining to stamens or stamina; consisting in stamens. |
| stamping | present participle & vb. noun | of Stamp, a. & n. from Stamp, v. |
| stampede | verb t. | A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic., To run away in a panic; — said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies., To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. |
| stanched | imp. & past participle | of Stanch |
| stanchel | noun | A stanchion. |
| stancher | noun | One who, or that which, stanches, or stops, the flowing, as of blood. |
| stanchly | adverb | In a stanch manner. |
| standing | present participle & vb. noun | of Stand, Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn., Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water., Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color., Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees., Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed)., The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand., Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing., Place to stand in; station; stand., Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing. |
| standage | noun | A reservior in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine. |
| standard | noun | A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign., That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard., That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test., The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority., A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis., The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla., An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing., An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally., The sheth of a plow., A large drinking cup., Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver., Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors., Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees., Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree. |
| stand-by | noun | One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant use or in an emergency. |
| standish | noun | A stand, or case, for pen and ink. |
| stanhope | noun | A light two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top; — so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived. |
| stannary | adjective | Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works., A tin mine; tin works. |
| stannate | noun | A salt of stannic acid. |
| stannine | noun | Alt. of Stannite |
| stannite | noun | A mineral of a steel-gray or iron-black color; tin pyrites. It is a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron. |
| stannous | adjective | Pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with stannic compounds. |
| stannyel | noun | Alt. of Stanyel |
| stanzaic | adjective | Pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas; as, a couplet in stanzaic form. |
| stapelia | noun | An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion. |
| stapling | present participle & vb. noun | of Staple |
| starring | present participle & vb. noun | of Star |
| starched | imp. & past participle | of Starch, Stiffened with starch., Stiff; precise; formal. |
| starcher | noun | One who starches. |
| starchly | adverb | In a starched or starch manner. |
| starfish | noun | Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid., The dollar fish, or butterfish. |
| starless | adjective | Being without stars; having no stars visible; as, a starless night. |
| starlike | adjective | Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as, starlike flowers., Shining; bright; illustrious. |
| starling | noun | Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra., A California fish; the rock trout., A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; — called also sterling. |
| starnose | noun | A curious American mole (Condylura cristata) having the nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; — called also star-nosed mole. |
| starosty | noun | A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life. |
| starting | present participle & vb. noun | of Start, a. & n. from Start, v. |
| startful | adjective | Apt to start; skittish. |
| startish | adjective | Apt to start; skittish; shy; — said especially of a horse. |
| startled | imp. & past participle | of Startle |
| start-up | noun | One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart., A kind of high rustic shoe., Upstart. |
| starving | present participle & vb. noun | of Starve |
| starwort | noun | Any plant of the genus Aster. See Aster., A small plant of the genus Stellaria, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. |
| stasimon | noun | In the Greek tragedy, a song of the chorus, continued without the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics. |
| statable | adjective | That can be stated; as, a statablegrievance; the question at issue is statable. |
| statedly | adverb | At stated times; regularly. |
| stateful | adjective | Full of state; stately. |
| statical | adjective | Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects., Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium. |
| statuary | noun | One who practices the art of making statues., The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture., A collection of statues; statues, collectively. |
| statuing | present participle & vb. noun | of Statue |
| statured | adjective | Arrived at full stature. |
| stayedly | adverb | Staidly. See Staidly. |
| staylace | noun | A lace for fastening stays. |
| stayless | adjective | Without stop or delay. |
| staysail | noun | Any sail extended on a stay. |
| stayship | noun | A remora, — fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them. |