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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

status epilepticus
noun a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death

status quo
noun the existing state of affairs

statute book
noun a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction

statute mile
stat mi noun a unit of length equal to 1760 yards

statute of limitations
noun a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken

statute title
noun a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; `Title 8 provided federal help for schools`

statutorily
adverb according to statute; `placed statutorily under the council`s supervision`

statutory
adjective prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute; `statutory restrictions`; `a statutory age limit`; `statutory crimes`; `statutory rape`

statutory law
noun the body of laws created by legislative statutes

statutory offense
statutory offence noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law

statutory rape
carnal abuse noun sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)

staunchly
stanchly adverb in a staunch manner; `he staunchly defended his principles`

staunchness
noun loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty

staurikosaur
staurikosaurus noun primitive dinosaur found in Brazil

Stavanger
noun a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry

stave
lag noun one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

stay
noun continuing or remaining in a place or state; `they had a nice stay in Paris`; `a lengthy hospital stay`; `a four-month stay in bankruptcy court`

stay
verb continue in a place, position, or situation; `After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser`; `Stay with me, please`; `despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year`; `She continued as deputy mayor for another year`

stay fresh
verb fail to spoil or rot; `These potatoes keep for a long time`

stay of execution
noun an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time

stay on
verb continue in a place, position, or situation; `After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser`; `Stay with me, please`; `despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year`; `She continued as deputy mayor for another year`

stay-at-home
homebody noun a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel

stay-at-home(a)
adjective not given to travel; `a stay-at-home friend`

stayer
noun a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance; `the horse that won the race is a good stayer`

Stayman
noun apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley

Stayman Winesap
noun crisp tart apple; good for eating raw and suitable for cooking

staysail
noun a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)

stead
position 3 place 1 lieu noun the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; `can you go in my stead?`; `took his place`; `in lieu of`

steadfast
staunch adjective firm and dependable especially in loyalty; `a steadfast ally`; `a staunch defender of free speech`; `unswerving devotion`; `unswerving allegiance`

steadfastness
noun loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty

steadied
adjective made steady or constant; `the noise became a steadied roaring`

steadily
steady adverb in a steady manner; `he could still walk steadily`

steadiness
firmness noun the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place

steady
adjective not easily excited or upset; `steady nerves`

steady
unfluctuating adjective not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; `stocks are still firm`

steady down
settle down verb become settled or established and stable in one`s residence or life style; `He finally settled down`

steadying
adjective causing to become steady; `had a steadying effect on her nerves`

steak
noun a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

steak and kidney pie
noun steak with sauteed kidneys and onions cooked in wine and stock then covered with pastry and baked

steak au poivre
peppered steak noun steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce

steak knife
noun a sharp table knife used in eating steak

steak sauce
noun pungent bottled sauce for steak

steak tartare
tartar steak noun ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw

steakhouse
chophouse noun a restaurant that specializes in steaks

steal
noun a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

steal away
sneak away verb leave furtively and stealthily; `The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard`

stealth
noun avoiding detection by moving carefully

stealth aircraft
noun an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult

stealth bomber
noun a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar

stealth fighter
noun a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs

stealthily
adverb in a stealthy manner; `stealthily they advanced upstream`

steam
noun water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

steam bath
steam room noun a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath` is a British term

steam chest
noun the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder

steam coal
noun coal suitable for use under steam boilers

steam engine
noun external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder

steam fitting
noun care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating

steam heat
steam heating noun a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators

steam iron
noun a pressing iron that can emit steam

steam line
steam pipe noun a pipe conducting steam

steam locomotive
noun a locomotive powered by a steam engine

steam shovel
noun a power shovel that is driven by steam

steam turbine
noun turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn

steam whistle
noun a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler

steam-powered
adjective powered by a steam engine; `a steam-powered locomotive`

steamboat
noun a boat propelled by a steam engine

steamed
adjective cooked in steam; `steamed clams`

steamed pudding
noun a pudding cooked by steaming

steamer
steamship noun a ship powered by one or more steam engines

steamfitter
noun a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating

steaming
adjective filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist; `a steaming kettle`; `steamy towels`

steamroller
road roller noun vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements

steamroller
noun a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

steamship company
steamship line noun a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships

stearic
adjective of or relating to or composed of fat

stearic acid
octadecanoic acid noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats

stearin
noun an ester of glycerol and stearic acid

Steatornis
genus Steatornis noun type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae

Steatornithidae
family Steatornithidae noun oilbirds

steatorrhea
noun the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome

steed
noun (literary) a spirited horse for state or war

steel
noun knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod

steel arch bridge
noun a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch

steel band
noun a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)

steel blue
noun a greyish blue color

steel company
noun a company that makes and sells steel

steel drum
noun a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)

steel engraving
noun the act of engraving on a steel plate

steel grey
steel gray noun slightly purplish or bluish dark grey

steel industry
noun the industry that makes steel and steel products

steel mill
steelworks noun a factory where steel is made

steel plate
noun a plate of steel

steel production
noun making steel from pig iron

steel trap
noun a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey

steel wool
wire wool noun a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive

steel-wool pad
noun abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing

Steele
Sir Richrd Steele noun English writer (1672-1729)

steelmaker
steelworker noun a worker engaged in making steel

steely
adjective resembling steel as in hardness; `steely eyes`; `steely nerves like those of a steeplejack`

steelyard
lever scale noun a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length