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

stiff aster
Aster linarifolius noun wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers

stiff upper lip
noun self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); `the British like to keep a stiff upper lip`

stiff-backed
adjective having a stiff back; `the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling`

stiff-branched
adjective having stiff branches

stiff-haired
adjective having stiff hair

stiff-necked
adjective haughtily stubborn; `a stiff-necked old Boston Brahmin`

stiff-tailed
adjective having a stiff tail

stiffen
constrain verb restrict; `Tighten the rules`; `stiffen the regulations`

stiffener
noun material used for stiffening something

stiffening
noun the act of becoming stiff; `stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance`

stiffly
stiff adverb in a stiff manner; `his hands lay stiffly`

stiffness
noun the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

stifle
noun joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

stifle
strangle 1 muffle verb conceal or hide; `smother a yawn`; `muffle one`s anger`; `strangle a yawn`

stifler
smotherer noun a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses; `he is a real conversation stifler`; `I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop`

stigma
noun a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

stigma
brand 1 stain noun a symbol of disgrace or infamy; `And the Lord set a mark upon Cain`--Genesis

stigmata
noun marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

stigmatic
stigmatist noun a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ)

stigmatism
noun normal eyesight

stigmatization
stigmatisation noun the act of stigmatizing

stile
noun an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

stiletto
noun a small dagger with a tapered blade

still
adjective not sparkling; `a still wine`; `still mineral water`

still
adverb without moving or making a sound; `he sat still as a statue`; `time stood still`; `they waited stock-still outside the door`; `he couldn`t hold still any longer`

still hunt
noun a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

still life
noun a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

Still`s disease
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis noun a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded

stillborn
adjective (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; `a stillborn baby`

stillborn infant
noun infant who shows no signs of life after birth

stillness
windlessness noun calmness without winds

stillroom
still room noun a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc

Stillson wrench
noun a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased

stilly
adjective (poetic) still or calm; `in the stilly night`

stilt
noun one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; `he was so tall I thought he was on stilts`

stilt
long-legs noun long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

stiltbird
long-legs noun long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

stiltedly
adverb in a stilted manner; `she answered him stiltedly`

Stilton
noun English blue cheese

Stilwell
Joseph Warren Stilwell noun United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)

stimulant
stimulating adjective that stimulates; `stimulant phenomena`

stimulate
rush verb cause to occur rapidly; `the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions`

stimulated
stirred adjective emotionally aroused

stimulating
adjective rousing or quickening activity or the senses; `a stimulating discussion`

stimulation
stimulus noun any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

stimulative
adjective capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

stimulus generalization
stimulus generalisation noun (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

sting
stinging noun a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; `the sting of death`; `he felt the stinging of nettles`

sting
noun a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect`s stinger into skin

sting operation
noun a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)

stinger
noun a sharp stinging blow

stingily
cheaply 2 chintzily adverb in a stingy manner; `their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily`

stinginess
noun a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money

stinging hair
noun a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid

stingless
adjective without a sting

stingray
noun large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds

stingy
adjective unwilling to spend; `she practices economy without being stingy`; `an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds`

stink bell
Fritillaria agrestis noun a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields

stink bomb
stench bomb noun a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes

stinkhorn
carrion fungus noun any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; `the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet`

stinking cedar
stinking yew noun rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed

stinking goosefoot
Chenopodium vulvaria noun European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America

stinking hellebore
bear`s foot noun digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally

stinking iris
gladdon noun iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa

stinky squid
Pseudocolus fusiformis noun a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point

stint
noun an individuals prescribed share of work; `her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her`

stint
verb supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; `sting with the allowance`

stinter
noun an economizer who stints someone with something

stipe
noun supporting stalk or stemlike structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

stipend
noun a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

stipendiary
adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance; `stipendiary funds`

stippler
noun a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)

stipulation
noun a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

stipulation
noun (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; `a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay`

stipulative definition
noun a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage

stipule
noun a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed

stir
noun emotional agitation and excitement

stir
noun a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; `he made a great splash and then disappeared`

stirk
noun yearling heifer or bullock

stirred
adjective set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend

stirrer
noun an implement used for stirring

stirring
soul-stirring adjective exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; `a stirring speech`

stirringly
adverb in a stirring manner; `he talked stirringly about his days during the war`

stirrup
stirrup iron noun support consisting of metal loops into which rider`s feet go

stirrup cup
noun a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic

stirrup pump
noun a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires

stirrup-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of a stirrup

stitch
noun sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric

stitcher
noun a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps

stitchwort
greater stitchwort noun low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side

Stizidae
family Stizidae noun cicada killers

Stizostedion
genus Stizostedion noun pike-perches

stoat
noun the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

stob
noun a short straight stick of wood

stochastic
adjective being or having a random variable; `a stochastic variable`; `stochastic processes`

stochastic process
noun a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)

stochastically
adverb by stochastic means; `we estimated the answer stochastically`

stock
adjective routine; `a stock answer`

stock
noun the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; `the rifle had been fitted with a special stock`

stock buyback
noun a corporation`s purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)