Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
stuck |
imp. & past participle |
of Stick, imp. & p. p. of Stick., A thrust. |
stung |
imp. & past participle |
of Sting, imp. & p. p. of Sting. |
stunk |
imp. & past participle |
of Stink, imp. & p. p. of Stink. |
study |
verb i. |
A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge., Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation., Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration., A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work., A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture., A piece for special practice. See Etude., To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder., To apply the mind to books or learning., To endeavor diligently; to be zealous., To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages., To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature., To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech., To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one’s thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition. |
stufa |
noun |
A jet of steam issuing from a fissure in the earth. |
stuff |
verb t. |
Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture., The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence., Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber., Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils., A medicine or mixture; a potion., Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash., A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication., Paper stock ground ready for use., To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick., To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack., To fill by being pressed or packed into., To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey., To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration., To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a specimen; — said of birds or other animals., To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material., To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies., To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box)., To feed gluttonously; to cram. |
stuke |
noun |
Stucco. |
stull |
noun |
A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish; also, a framework of boards to protect miners from falling stones. |
stulm |
noun |
A shaft or gallery to drain a mine. |
stulp |
noun |
A short, stout post used for any purpose, a to mark a boundary. |
stump |
noun |
The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub., The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom., The legs; as, to stir one’s stumps., One of the three pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the bails., A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in powder., A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece., To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop., To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub., To challenge; also, to nonplus., To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n., To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; — sometimes with out., To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket., To walk clumsily, as if on stumps. |
stunt |
verb t. |
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant., A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing., Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber. |
stupa |
noun |
A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha., See 1st Stupe. |
stupe |
verb t. |
Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore., To foment with a stupe., A stupid person. |
sturb |
verb t. |
To disturb. |
sturk |
noun |
See Stirk. |
sturt |
verb i. |
To vex; to annoy; to startle., Disturbance; annoyance; care., A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits. |