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

stepping stone
noun any means of advancement; `the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches`

steprelationship
noun a family relationship by virtue of remarriage

steps
noun the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; `I followed in his steps`; `he retraced his steps`; `his steps turned toward home`

stepson
noun the son your spouse by a former marriage

stepwise
adverb proceeding in steps; `the voltage was increased stepwise`

steradian
sr noun the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d`Unites

Stercorariidae
family Stercorariidae noun jaegers and skuas:

Stercorarius
genus Stercorarius noun type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers

sterculia
noun any tree of the genus Sterculia

sterculia gum
karaya gum noun exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics

Sterculiaceae
family Sterculiaceae noun a large family of plants of order Malvales

stereo
stereophony noun reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound

stereo
stereoscopic photograph noun two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

stereophonic
stereo adjective designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels

stereoscope
noun an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs

stereoscopic
adjective of or relating to stereoscopy; `stereoscopic vision`

stereoscopic picture
stereoscopic photograph noun two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

stereoscopic vision
stereoscopy noun three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina

Stereospondyli
order Stereospondyli noun formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; `most vertebrates are stereospondylous`

stereotype
noun a conventional or formulaic conception or image; `regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding`

stereotyped
stereotypic adjective lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; `stereotyped phrases of condolence`; `even his profanity was unimaginative`

stereotypically
adverb in a stereotypical manner

sterile
unfertile adjective incapable of reproducing; `an infertile couple`

sterile
uninspired adjective deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; `a sterile ideology lacking in originality`; `unimaginative development of a musical theme`; `uninspired writing`

sterility
infertility noun the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate

sterilization
sterilisation noun the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

sterilized
sterilised adjective made infertile

sterling
noun British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

sterling area
sterling bloc noun the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling

sterling silver
noun a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper

stern
strict adjective severe and unremitting in making demands; `an exacting instructor`; `a stern disciplinarian`; `strict standards`

stern chaser
noun a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase

Sterna
genus Sterna noun a genus of Sterninae

sternal
adjective of or relating to or near the sternum

Sterninae
subfamily Sterninae noun terns

sternly
adverb with sternness; in a severe manner; ``No,` she said sternly`; `peered severely over her glasses`

sternness
noun uncompromising resolution

sternocleidomastoid
sternocleidomastoid muscle noun one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head

sternocleidomastoid vein
vena sternocleidomastoidea noun drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein

Sternotherus
genus Sternotherus noun musk turtles

sternpost
noun (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel

sternum
breastbone noun the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs

sternutator
sternutatory noun a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying; `police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob`

sternutatory
sternutative adjective causing sneezing; `pepper is a sternutatory substance`

sternwheeler
noun a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern

steroid
noun any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects

steroid hormone
steroid 2 sex hormone noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

steroidal
adjective of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects

sterol
steroid alcohol noun any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

Sterope
Asterope noun one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades

stertorous
adjective of breathing having a heavy snoring sound

stertorously
adverb in a noisy and stertorous manner; `he was breathing stertorously`

stethoscope
noun a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body

stevedore
loader noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

Stevens
George Stevens noun United States filmmaker (1905-1975)

Stevens
noun United States poet (1879-1955)

Stevens` law
power law noun (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity

Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson noun United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)

Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson noun Scottish author (1850-1894)

stew
noun food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

stew meat
noun tough meat that needs stewing to be edible

steward
noun someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

steward
noun an attendant on an airplane

stewardess
air hostess noun a woman steward on an airplane

stewardship
noun the position of steward

Stewart
Dugald Stewart noun Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828)

stewing
noun an extreme state of worry and agitation; `his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night`

stewing pan
stewpan noun a saucepan used for stewing

sthene
noun a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons

Stheno
noun (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons

stibnite
noun a soft grey mineral; the chief ore of antimony

Stichaeidae
family Stichaeidae noun pricklebacks

Sticherus
genus Sticherus noun umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand

stick
noun threat of a penalty; `the policy so far is all stick and no carrot`

stick
joystick noun a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

stick around
stick about verb be available or ready for a certain function or service

stick by
stick verb be loyal to; `She stood by her husband in times of trouble`; `The friends stuck together through the war`

stick cinnamon
noun dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark

stick figure
noun drawing of a human of animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines

stick horse
noun a child`s plaything consisting on an imitation horse`s head on one end of a stick

stick lac
noun lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried

stick out
jut out verb extend out or project in space; `His sharp nose jutted out`; `A single rock sticks out from the cliff`

stick-on
adjective of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance; `stick-on labels`

stickball
stickball game noun a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle

stickily
viscidly adverb in a sticky viscid manner; `he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead`

stickiness
noun the property of sticking to a surface

sticking point
noun a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal

stickleback
noun small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research

stickler
noun someone who insists on something; `a stickler for promptness`

stickpin
noun a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie

sticks and stone
noun a general term for building materials

sticktight
sticktight flea noun parasitic on especially the heads of chickens

stickweed
noun any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing

sticky aster
Machaeranthera bigelovii noun wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona

sticky end
noun an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other

sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum noun geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters

Stictomys
genus Stictomys noun mountain pacas

Stictopelia
genus Stictopelia noun a genus of Columbidae

Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz noun United States photographer (1864-1946)

stiff
adjective powerful; `a stiff current`; `a stiff breeze`