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Strange, strānj, adj. foreign: belonging to another country: not formerly known, heard, or seen: not domestic: new: causing surprise or curiosity, marvellous: unusual, odd: estranged, reserved: unacquainted with, unverse
English · e-38700-3292Strangle, strang′gl, v.t. to compress the throat so as to prevent breathing and destroy life: to choke: to hinder from birth or appearance: to suppress.—n. Strang′ler.—n.pl. Strang′les, a contagious eruptive disorder pec
English · e-38700-3293Strangury, strang′gū-ri, n. painful retention of, or difficulty in discharging, urine.—adj. Strangū′rious. [L. stranguria—Gr. strangx, a drop, from stranggein, to squeeze, ouron, urine.]
English · e-38700-3294Strap, strap, n. a narrow strip of cloth or leather: a razor-strop: an iron plate secured by screw-bolts, for connecting two or more timbers: (naut.) a piece of rope formed into a circle, used to retain a block in its po
English · e-38700-3295Strappado, strap-ā′do, n. (Shak.) a punishment which consisted in pulling the victim to the top of a beam and letting him fall so as to break his bones.—v.t. (Milt.) to torture or punish by the strappado. [It. strappata—
English · e-38700-3296Strass, stras, n. paste for making false gems. [J. Strasser.]
English · e-38700-3297 · brief source recordStrata, strā′ta, pl. of stratum.
English · e-38700-3298 · brief source recordStratagem, strat′a-jem, n. an artifice, esp. in war: a plan for deceiving an enemy or gaining an advantage: any artifice generally.—adjs. Strateget′ic, -al, Strateg′ic, -al, pertaining to, or done by, strategy.—adv. Stra
English · e-38700-3299Strath, strath, n. in Scotland, an extensive valley through which a river runs. [Gael. srath, a valley—L. strata, a street.]
English · e-38700-3300Strathspey, strath′spā, n. a Scotch dance, allied to and danced alternately with the reel, differing from it in being slower, and abounding in the jerky motion of dotted notes and semiquavers (when the latter precede the
English · e-38700-3301Stratify, strat′i-fī, v.t. to form or lay in strata or layers:—pr.p. strat′ifying; pa.t. and pa.p. strat′ifīed.—adj. Stratic′ulate, arranged in thin layers.—n. Stratificā′tion, act of stratifying: state of being stratifi
English · e-38700-3302Stratiotes, strat′i-ō-tēz, n. the water-soldier. See under Soldier. [Gr. stratiōtes, a soldier.]
English · e-38700-3303 · brief source recordStratocracy, strā-tok′ra-si, n. military despotism. [Gr. stratos, an army, kratein, to rule.]
English · e-38700-3304 · brief source recordStratography, strā-tog′ra-fi, n. description of an army and whatever pertains to it.—adjs. Stratograph′ic, -al.—adv. Stratograph′ically. [Gr. stratos, an army, graphein, to write.]
English · e-38700-3305Stratum, strā′tum, n. a bed of earth or rock formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers: any bed or layer:—pl. Strā′ta.—adj. Strat′iform, formed like strata.—ns. Stratig′rapher, Stratig′raphis
English · e-38700-3306Stratus, strā′tus, n. the fall or night-cloud, the lowest of clouds, a widely-extended horizontal sheet, of varied thickness.—ns. Strā′to-cir′rus, better Cirro-stratus (see Cirrus); Strā′to-cū′mulus, better Cumulo-stratu
English · e-38700-3307Straught, strawt, obsolete pa.t. and pa.p. of stretch.
English · e-38700-3308 · brief source recordStraunge, strawnj. adj. (Spens.), same as Strange: foreign, borrowed.
English · e-38700-3309 · brief source recordStravaig, stra-vāg′, v.i. (Scot.) to wander about idly.—n. Stravaig′er. [Cf. Extravagant.]
English · e-38700-3310 · brief source recordStraw, straw, n. the stalk on which corn grows, and from which it is thrashed: a quantity of these when thrashed: anything worthless, the least possible thing.—ns. Straw′berry, the delicious and fragrant fruit of any of
English · e-38700-3311Strawed (B.), for strewed, pa.t. and pa.p. of strew.
English · e-38700-3312 · brief source recordStray, strā, v.i. to wander: to go from the enclosure, company, or proper limits: to err: to rove: to deviate from duty or rectitude.—v.t. (Shak.) to cause to stray.—n. a domestic animal that has strayed or is lost: a st
English · e-38700-3313Strayne, strān, v.t. (Spens.) to stretch out, to embody or express in strains. [Strain.]
English · e-38700-3314 · brief source recordStrayt, strāt, n. (Spens.) a street.
English · e-38700-3315 · brief source recordStreak, strēk, n. a line or long mark different in colour from the ground, a band of marked colour of some length, a stripe: a slight characteristic, a trace, a passing mood: (min.) the appearance presented by the surfac
English · e-38700-3316Streak, strēk, v.t. (Scot.) to lay out a corpse for burial.—v.i. to stretch out.
English · e-38700-3317 · brief source recordStreak, strēk, v.i. (U.S.) to run swiftly.
English · e-38700-3318 · brief source recordStream, strēm, n. a current of water, air, or light, &c.: anything flowing out from a source: anything forcible, flowing, and continuous: drift, tendency.—v.i. to flow in a stream: to pour out abundantly: to be overflown
English · e-38700-3319Street, strēt, n. a road in a town lined with houses, broader than a lane: those who live in a street: the part of the street for vehicles: the body of brokers.—ns. Street′age, toll for the use of a street; Street′car, a
English · e-38700-3320Streight, strāt, adj. (Spens.) narrow, strict, close.—adv. strictly, closely.—n. same as Strait.—adv. Streight′ly=Straitly.—n. Streight′ness=Straitness.
English · e-38700-3321Strelitz, strel′its, n. one of the ancient Muscovite guards, a kind of hereditary standing army, abolished by Peter the Great.
English · e-38700-3322Strelitzia, strel-it′si-a, n. a genus of South African plants of the banana family, with large showy flowers—Strelitzia Reginæ, also Queen-plant, Bird-of-Paradise flower—with fine orange and purple flowers. [From Queen C
English · e-38700-3323Strene, strēn, n. (obs.) race, offspring. [Strain.]
English · e-38700-3324 · brief source recordStrength, strength, n. quality of being strong: power of any kind, active or passive: force, vigour, violence: solidity or toughness: power to resist attack: excellence, boldness of conception or treatment: the required
English · e-38700-3325Strenuous, stren′ū-us, adj. active: vigorous: urgent: zealous: bold: necessitating exertion.—n. Strenuos′ity, strenuousness: a straining after effect.—adv. Stren′uously.—n. Stren′uousness. [L. strenuus, akin to Gr. strēn
English · e-38700-3326Strepent, strep′ent, adj. (rare) noisy. [L. strepĕre, to make a noise.]
English · e-38700-3327 · brief source recordStrepera, strep′e-ra, n. an Australian genus of corvine passerine birds, the crow-shrikes.—adj. Strep′erine. [L. strepĕre, to make a noise.]
English · e-38700-3328Strephon, stref′on, n. a love-sick shepherd in Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, hence a love-sick swain generally.—n. Streph′onade, a love-song.
English · e-38700-3329Strepitant, strep′i-tant, adj. loud, noisy.
English · e-38700-3330 · brief source recordStrepitoso, strep-i-tō′zō, adv. (mus.) in a loud, boisterous manner.
English · e-38700-3331 · brief source recordStress, stres, n. force: pressure: urgency: strain: violence, as of the weather: the relative loudness or emphasis with which certain syllables are pronounced, accent: weight, importance: (mech.) force exerted in any dir
English · e-38700-3332Stress, stres, n. distress: legal distraining.
English · e-38700-3333 · brief source recordStretch, strech, v.t. to extend: to draw out: to expand: to reach out: to exaggerate, strain, or carry further than is right: to cause to lie at full length: (slang) to hang.—v.i. to be drawn out: to be extended: to exte
English · e-38700-3334Strew, strōō, v.t. to spread by scattering: to scatter loosely:—pa.p. strewed or strewn.—ns. Strew′ing, act of scattering or spreading over: anything fit to be strewed: (Shak.) litter for cattle; Strew′ment (Shak.), anyt
English · e-38700-3335Stria, strī′a, n. a stripe or streak, a small channel or thread-like line running parallel to another: (archit.) one of the fillets between the flutes of columns, &c.:—pl. Strī′æ (ē).—v.t. Strīāte′, to score, stripe.—adj
English · e-38700-3336Strich, Strick, strik, n. (Spens.) the screech-owl. [L. strix, strigis.]
English · e-38700-3337 · brief source recordStricken, strik′n (B.), pa.p. of strike.—Stricken in years, advanced in years.—A stricken hour, an hour as marked by the clock.
English · e-38700-3338Strickle, strik′l, n. a straight-edge for levelling the top of a measure of grain: a template.—Also Strick′ler.
English · e-38700-3339 · brief source recordStrict, strikt, adj. exact: extremely nice: observing exact rules, regular: severe: restricted, taken strictly: thoroughly accurate: tense, stiff: closely intimate: absolute, unbroken: constricted.—n. Stric′tion.—adv. St
English · e-38700-3340Striddle, strid′l, v.i. (prov.) to straddle.
English · e-38700-3341 · brief source recordStride, strīd, v.i. to walk with long steps: to straddle.—v.t. to pass over at a step: to bestride, ride upon:—pa.t. strōde (obs. strid); pa.p. strid′den.—n. a long step, the space passed over in such. [A.S. strídan, to
English · e-38700-3342Strident, strī′dent, adj. creaking, grating, harsh.—adv. Strī′dently.—n. Strī′dor, a harsh sound.—adj. Strid′ūlant, strident.—n.pl. Stridūlan′tia, a group of hemipterous insects, the cicadas.—v.i. Strid′ūlate, to make a
English · e-38700-3343Strife, strīf, n. contention for superiority: struggle for victory: contest: discord.—adj. Strife′ful (Spens.), full of strife, contentious, discordant—also Strif′ful. [M. E. strif—O. Fr. estrif—Scand., Ice. strith, stri
English · e-38700-3344Strig, strig, n. the footstalk of a flower or leaf.—v.t. to strip this off.
English · e-38700-3345 · brief source recordStriga, strī′ga, n. (bot.) a sharp bristle or hair-like scale: a stripe, stria: the flute of a column:—pl. Strī′gæ.—adjs. Strī′gate, Strī′gose, having strigæ: streaked; Strig′ilose, minutely strigose. [L. striga, a furro
English · e-38700-3346Striges, strī′jez, n.pl. the owls or Strigidæ, a sub-order of Raptores.—adj. Strig′ine, owl-like. [L. strix, strigis, an owl.]
English · e-38700-3347Strigil, strij′il, n. a flesh-scraper. [L. strigilis, a scraper—stringĕre, to contract.]
English · e-38700-3348 · brief source recordStrigilis, strij′i-lis, n. an organ for cleaning the antennæ on the first tarsal-joint of a bee's foreleg.
English · e-38700-3349 · brief source recordStrigops, strī′gops, n. a genus containing the kakapo or nocturnal New Zealand parrot, the owl-parrots. [L. strix, strigis, owl, Gr. ōps, face.]
English · e-38700-3350Strike, strīk, v.t. to give a blow to: to hit with force, to smite: to pierce: to dash: to stamp: to coin: to thrust in: to cause to sound: to let down, as a sail: to ground upon, as a ship: to punish: to affect strongly
English · e-38700-3351String, string, n. a small cord or slip of anything for tying, small cord, twine: a ribbon: nerve, tendon, a vegetable fibre: the chord (slender piece of wire or catgut stretched) of a musical instrument: (pl.) stringed
English · e-38700-3352Stringent, strin′jent, adj. binding strongly: urgent.—n. Strin′gency, state or quality of being stringent: severe pressure.—advs. Stringen′do (mus.) hastening the time; Strin′gently, in a stringent manner.—n. Strin′gentn
English · e-38700-3353Stringhalt, string′hawlt, n. a peculiar catching up of a horse's limbs, usually of one or both hind-limbs, a variety of chorea or St Vitus's dance.
English · e-38700-3354Strinkle, string′kl, v.t. and v.i. (Scot.) to sprinkle sparingly.—n. Strink′ling. [Sprinkle.]
English · e-38700-3355 · brief source recordStrip, strip, v.t to pull off in strips or stripes: to tear off: to deprive of a covering: to skin, to peel, to husk: to make bare: to expose: to remove the overlying earth from a deposit: to deprive: to impoverish or ma
English · e-38700-3356Stripe, strīp, n. a blow, esp. one made with a lash, rod, &c.: a wale or discoloured mark made by a lash or rod: a line, or long narrow division of a different colour from the ground: kind, particular sort: striped cloth
English · e-38700-3357Stripling, strip′ling, n. a youth: one yet growing. [Dim. of strip.]
English · e-38700-3358 · brief source recordStrive, strīv, v.i. to make efforts (with with, against, for): to endeavour earnestly: to labour hard: to struggle, to fight: to contend: to aim:—pa.t. strōve; pa.p. striv′en.—ns. Strīv′er; Strīv′ing.—adv. Strīv′ingly, w
English · e-38700-3359Strix, striks, n. a genus typical of Strigidæ. [L. strix—Gr. strix, a screech-owl.]
English · e-38700-3360 · brief source recordStroam, strōm, v.i. (prov.) to wander idly about.
English · e-38700-3361 · brief source recordStrob, strob, n. the angular velocity of one radian per second.—adj. Strob′ic, seeming to spin. [Gr. strobos—strephein, to twist.]
English · e-38700-3362Strobila, stro-bī′la, n. a discomedusan at the stage succeeding the scyphistoma: a segmented tapeworm.—adj. Strobilā′ceous.—v.i. Strob′ilate.—n. Strobilā′tion. [Gr. strobilē, a twisted plug of lint.]
English · e-38700-3363Strobile, strob′il, n. (bot.) a cone—also Strob′ilus.—adjs. Strobilif′erous; Strobil′iform; Strob′iline; Strob′iloid.
English · e-38700-3364 · brief source recordStroboscope, strob′ō-skōp, n. an apparatus for observing periodic motion by throwing light at intervals on the rotating body.—adj. Stroboscop′ic. [Gr. strobos, a turning, skopein, to see.]
English · e-38700-3365Strode, strōd, pa.t. of stride.
English · e-38700-3366 · brief source recordStroke, strōk, n. a blow: a sudden attack: calamity: the sound of a clock: a dash in writing: the sweep of an oar in rowing, the aftmost oar of a boat: the movement of the piston of a steam-engine: the touch of a pen or
English · e-38700-3367Stroke, strōk, v.t. to rub gently in one direction: to rub gently in kindness.—ns. Strōk′er; Strōk′ing. [A.S. strácian, a causal of strícan, as above; cf. Ger. streicheln, to stroke, from streichen, to rub.]
English · e-38700-3368Stroke, strōk, obsolete pa.p. of strike.
English · e-38700-3369 · brief source recordStroken, strōk′n (Spens.), struck. [Strike.]
English · e-38700-3370 · brief source recordStroll, strōl, v.i. to ramble idly or leisurely: to wander on foot.—n. a leisurely walk: a wandering on foot.—n. Stroll′er. [Skeat explains as formerly stroule, stroyle, a contracted form, as if for strugle. Freq. of Dan
English · e-38700-3371Stroma, strō′ma, n. the subtentacular tissue or substance of an organ or cell: in fungi, the substance in which the perithecia are immersed: the solid mass left after all liquid is expressed from protoplasm.—adjs. Stroma
English · e-38700-3372Stromatology, strōm-a-tol′ō-ji, n. the history of the formation of the stratified rocks. [Gr. strōma, a covering, logos, discourse.]
English · e-38700-3373Strombus, strom′bus, n. a genus of marine gasteropods, typical of the family Strombidæ, their shells, often called conch-shells, frequently used as decorative objects and in the manufacture of cameos. [Gr. strombos, a pi
English · e-38700-3374Strond, strond, n. (Shak.) the strand, beach.
English · e-38700-3375 · brief source recordStrong, strong, adj. firm: having physical power: hale, healthy: able to endure: solid: well fortified: having wealth or resources: moving with rapidity: impetuous: earnest: having great vigour, as the mind: forcible: en
English · e-38700-3376Strongyle, stron′jil, n. a strongyloid nematode worm.—adj. Stron′gyloid. [Gr. strongylos, round.]
English · e-38700-3377 · brief source recordStrontium, stron′shi-um, n. a yellowish, ductile, malleable metal somewhat harder than lead, existing as a carbonate in the mineral Strontianite (first found in 1790 near Strontian in Argyllshire), and as a sulphate in t
English · e-38700-3378Strook, strōōk (Milt.) obsolete pa.t. and pa.p. of strike.
English · e-38700-3379 · brief source recordStrop, strop, n. a strip of leather, or of wood covered with leather, &c., for sharpening razors.—v.t. to sharpen on a strop:—pr.p. strop′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. stropped. [Older form of strap.]
English · e-38700-3380Strophanthus, strō-fan′thus, n. a genus of tropical African and Asiatic plants of order Apocynaceæ, often climbers, the seeds of several species in Africa yielding arrow-poison, those of S. hispidus yielding an extremely
English · e-38700-3381Strophe, strōf′e, n. in the ancient drama, the song sung by the chorus while dancing towards one side of the orchestra, to which its reverse, the antistrophe, answers.—adj. Stroph′ic. [Gr.]
English · e-38700-3382Strophiole, strof′i-ōl, n. (bot.) an aril-like appendage growing from the raphe in the fruits of Viola, &c.—adjs. Stroph′iolate, -d. [Gr. strophion, dim. of strophos, a twisted band.]
English · e-38700-3383Strossers, stros′ėrz, n. (Shak.) trousers. [A form of trossers=trousers.]
English · e-38700-3384 · brief source recordStrouding, strowd′ing, n. a coarse, warm cloth or blanketing.
English · e-38700-3385 · brief source recordStroup, strōōp, n. (Scot.) a spout, nozzle.
English · e-38700-3386 · brief source recordStrout, strowt, v.t. (Bacon) to strut, to cause to project or swell out.
English · e-38700-3387 · brief source recordStrove, strōv, pa.t. of strive.
English · e-38700-3388 · brief source recordStrow, strō, same as Strew:—pa.p. strōwed or strōwn.
English · e-38700-3389 · brief source recordStroy, stroi, v.t. (Shak.) to destroy.
English · e-38700-3390 · brief source recordStrub, strub, v.t. and v.i. (prov.) to rob.
English · e-38700-3391 · brief source recordStruck, Strucken, pa.t. and pa.p. of strike.
English · e-38700-3392 · brief source recordStructure, struk′tūr, n. manner of building: construction: a building, esp. one of large size: arrangement of parts or of particles in a substance: manner of organisation: an organic form.—adj. Struc′tūral, morphological
English · e-38700-3393Struggle, strug′l, v.i. to make great efforts with contortions of the body: to make great exertions: to contend: to labour in pain: to be in agony or distress.—n. a violent effort with contortions of the body: great labo
English · e-38700-3394Struldbrug, struld′brug, n. one of a class of immortals in Gulliver's Travels, born with a special mark in the forehead, kept by the public after eighty.
English · e-38700-3395Strum, strum, v.t. to play on (as a musical instrument) in a coarse, noisy manner:—pr.p. strum′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. strummed. [A variant of thrum.]
English · e-38700-3396Struma, strōō′ma, n. scrofula:—pl. Stru′mæ.—adjs. Strumat′ic, Stru′mous, having scrofula: scrofulous—also Strumōse′; Strumif′erous, bearing strumæ or swellings; Stru′miform, having the form of a struma.—ns. Strumī′tis, i
English · e-38700-3397Strumpet, strum′pet, n. a whore.—adj. like a strumpet: inconstant: false.—v.t. to make a strumpet of: to call a strumpet. [O. Fr. strupe, stupre—L. stuprum, dishonour, struprāre, to debauch.]
English · e-38700-3398Strung, strung, pa.t. and pa.p. of string.
English · e-38700-3399 · brief source recordStrunt, strunt, v.i. (Scot.) to strut.
English · e-38700-3400 · brief source recordStrunt, strunt, n. (Scot.) spirits, a dram of such: a sulky fit.
English · e-38700-3401 · brief source recordStrut, strut, v.i. to walk in a pompous manner: to walk with affected dignity:—pr.p. strut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. strut′ted.—n. a proud step or walk: affectation of dignity in walking.—n. Strut′ter, one who struts.—adv. S
English · e-38700-3402Strut, strut, n. a support for a rafter: an instrument for adjusting the plaits of a ruff.—v.t. to brace.
English · e-38700-3403 · brief source recordStruthio, strōō′thi-ō, n. the sole genus of Struthionidæ, the African ostriches.—adjs. Stru′thionine, Stru′thious. [L.,—Gr. strouthiōn, an ostrich.]
English · e-38700-3404Strychnine, strik′nin, n. a poisonous alkaloid occurring in crystals, intensely bitter, colourless and inodorous, obtained from the seeds of nux vomica—also Strych′nia.—adj. Strych′nic.—ns. Strych′ninism, the condition p
English · e-38700-3405Stryde, strīd, n. (Spens.) stride.
English · e-38700-3406 · brief source recordStub, stub, n. the stump left after a tree is cut down: anything short and thick, a stump or truncated end of anything, a worn horse-shoe nail, esp. in pl.: the counterfoil in a cheque-book, &c.—v.t. to take the stubs or
English · e-38700-3407Stubble, stub′l, n. the stumps or root-ends of the stalks of corn left in the ground by the reaper or mower: anything like this, as a bristly beard, &c.: the sugar-cane in the field after the first year.—adjs. Stubb′led,
English · e-38700-3408Stubborn, stub′orn, adj. immovably fixed in opinion: obstinate: persevering: steady: stiff: inflexible: hardy: not easily melted or worked.—v.t. (Keats) to make stubborn.—adv. Stubb′ornly.—n. Stubb′ornness.—adj. Stubb′or
English · e-38700-3409Stucco, stuk′ō, n. a plaster of lime and fine sand, &c., used as a coating for walls, for decorations, &c.: work done in stucco.—v.t. to face or overlay with stucco: to form in stucco.—n. Stucc′ōer, one who works or deal
English · e-38700-3410Stuck, stuk, pa.t. and pa.p. of stick.—adj. Stuck′-up, affectedly vain, self-important.
English · e-38700-3411 · brief source recordStuck, stuk, n. (Shak.) a thrust. [Stoccado.]
English · e-38700-3412 · brief source recordStuckle, stuk′l, n. (prov.) several sheaves set together.
English · e-38700-3413 · brief source recordStud, stud, n. a collection of breeding horses and mares, also the place where they are kept: a collection of horses for racing or hunting, also of other animals, even of dogs in America.—ns. Stud′-book, a record of the
English · e-38700-3414Stud, stud, n. a nail with a large head: an ornamental double-headed button worn in a cuff or shirt-front: one of the intermediate posts in a partition to which laths are nailed: a cross-piece in the links of a chain-cab
English · e-38700-3415Student, stū′dent, n. one who studies, a scholar at a higher school, college, or university: one devoted to the study of any subject: a man devoted to books.—ns. Stū′dentry, students collectively; Stū′dentship, an endowm
English · e-38700-3416Studio, stū′di-o, n. the workshop of an artist or photographer:—pl. Stū′dios. [It.]
English · e-38700-3417 · brief source recordStudious, stū′di-us, adj. given to study: thoughtful: diligent: careful (with of): studied: deliberately planned: favourable for study or meditation.—adv. Stū′diously.—n. Stū′diousness.
English · e-38700-3418Study, stud′i, v.t. to bestow pains upon: to apply the mind to: to examine closely, in order to learn thoroughly: to form and arrange by thought: to con over.—v.i. to apply the mind closely to a subject: to try hard: to
English · e-38700-3419Stufa, stōōf′a, n. a jet of steam issuing from a fissure in the earth. [It.]
English · e-38700-3420 · brief source recordStuff, stuf, n. materials of which anything is made: that which fills anything: essence, elemental part: textile fabrics, cloth, esp. when woollen: something trifling, worthless, or contemptible: a melted mass of turpent
English · e-38700-3421Stuffy, stuf′i, adj. badly ventilated, musty: causing difficulty in breathing: (Scot.) stout: sturdy: (slang) sulky.—n. Stuff′iness. [O. Fr. estouffer, to choke—estoffe, stuff.]
English · e-38700-3422Stug, stug, n. (Scot.) a thorn.
English · e-38700-3423 · brief source recordStuggy, stug′i, adj. (prov.) thick-set, stout.
English · e-38700-3424 · brief source recordStull, stul, n. (prov.) in mining, a cross-timber in an excavation.
English · e-38700-3425 · brief source recordStulm, stulm, n. a small shaft used to drain a mine.
English · e-38700-3426 · brief source recordStulp, stulp, n. (prov.) a post.
English · e-38700-3427 · brief source recordStultify, stul′ti-fī, v.t. to make a fool of: to cause to appear foolish: to destroy the force of one's argument by self-contradiction: (law) to allege or prove to be of unsound mind:—pa.t. and pa.p. stul′tified.—ns. Stu
English · e-38700-3428Stum, stum, n. must, grape-juice unfermented: new wine used to revive dead or vapid wine: a mixture used to impart artificial strength, &c., to weak beer or wine: wine revived by the addition of stum or by a second ferme
English · e-38700-3429Stumble, stum′bl, v.i. to strike the feet against something, to trip in walking: to light on by chance (with upon): to slide into crime or error.—v.t. to cause to trip or stop: to puzzle.—n. a trip in walking or running:
English · e-38700-3430Stummel, stum′el, n. the bowl and stem of a pipe.
English · e-38700-3431 · brief source recordStump, stump, n. the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut down: the part of a body remaining after a part is cut off or destroyed: (cricket) one of the three sticks forming a wicket.—v.t. to reduce to
English · e-38700-3432Stun, stun, v.t. to stupefy or astonish with a loud noise, or with a blow: to surprise completely: to amaze:—pr.p. stun′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. stunned.—n. a stroke, shock, stupefying blow.—ns. Stun′ner, a person or an act
English · e-38700-3433Stundist, stun′dist, n. one of a body of Russian dissenters who reject forms and ceremonies, and base their faith and practice on the Bible alone.—n. Stun′dism, the doctrines of the Stundists. [Ger. stunde, an hour, from
English · e-38700-3434Stung, stung, pa.t. and pa.p. of sting.
English · e-38700-3435 · brief source recordStunk, stungk, pa.p. of stink.
English · e-38700-3436 · brief source recordStunt, stunt, v.t. to hinder from growth, to dwarf, check.—n. a check in growth: an animal whose growth is stunted.—adj. Stunt′ed, dwarfed.—n. Stunt′edness, state of being stunted. [A.S. stunt, blunt; Ice. stuttr, short.
English · e-38700-3437Stupa, stū′pa, n. a Buddhist monument: a dagoba or shrine of Buddha. [Sans.]
English · e-38700-3438 · brief source recordStupe, stūp, n. a fomentation, or rather the tow or cloth dipped in it, and used in its application.—v.t. to treat with a stupe.—adjs. Stū′pēous, covered with long loose filaments or scales—also Stū′pōse; Stū′pulōse, fin
English · e-38700-3439Stupefy, stū′pe-fī, v.t. to make stupid or senseless: to deaden the perception: to deprive of sensibility:—pa.t. and pa.p. stū′pefied.—adj. Stūpefā′cient, stupefying.—n. anything that stupefies, a narcotic drug.—n. Stūpe
English · e-38700-3440Stupendous, stū-pen′dus, adj. wonderful, amazing, astonishing for its magnitude, force, enormity.—adv. Stūpen′dously.—n. Stūpen′dousness. [L. stupendus.]
English · e-38700-3441Stupid, stū′pid, adj. struck senseless: insensible: deficient or dull in understanding: formed or done without reason or judgment: foolish: unskilful.—ns. Stupe (coll.), a stupid person; Stūpid′ity, Stū′pidness.—adv. Stū
English · e-38700-3442Stupor, stū′por, n. the state of being struck senseless: suspension of sense either complete or partial: insensibility, intellectual or moral: excessive amazement or astonishment.—adj. Stū′porous.
English · e-38700-3443Stuprum, stū′prum, n. forcible violation of chastity: rape.—v.t. Stū′prāte, to ravish.—n. Stūprā′tion. [L.,—stuprāre, -ātum, to debauch.]
English · e-38700-3444Sturdy, stur′di, adj. (comp. Stur′dier, superl. Stur′diest) resolute: firm: forcible: strong: robust: stout: (obs.) stubborn or obstinate.—adv. Stur′dily.—n. Stur′diness. [O. Fr. estourdi, pa.p. of estourdir (Fr. étourdi
English · e-38700-3445Sturdy, stur′di, n. the gid, a disease affecting young sheep with staggering and stupor, caused by a species of tapeworm in the brain.—adj. Stur′died.
English · e-38700-3446Sturgeon, stur′jun, n. a genus of large Ganoid fishes, yielding palatable flesh, caviare from their roe, isinglass from their air-bladders. [O. Fr. esturgeon, from Old High Ger. sturjo—stōren, to spread.]
English · e-38700-3447Sturnidæ, stur′ni-dē, n.pl. a family of oscine passerine birds, its representative genus, Stur′nus, the starlings.—adjs. Stur′niform; Stur′noid.
English · e-38700-3448Sturt, sturt, n. strife, wrath, vexation.—v.t. and v.i. to vex, annoy: start with fear.
English · e-38700-3449 · brief source recordStutter, stut′ėr, v.i. to hesitate in speaking: to stammer.—n. the act of stuttering: a hesitation in speaking.—n. Stutt′erer, one who stutters.—adj. Stutt′ering, hesitating in speaking: stammering.—adv. Stutt′eringly. [
English · e-38700-3450Sty, stī, n. a small inflamed tumour on the eyelid. [A.S. stígend, from stígan, to step up.]
English · e-38700-3451 · brief source recordSty, stī, n. an enclosure for swine: any place extremely filthy, any place of gross debauchery. [A.S. stígo; Ger. steige.]
English · e-38700-3452Stygian, stij′i-an, adj. relating to Styx, one of the rivers of Hades, across which Charon ferries the shades of the departed: hellish, infernal, deadly, impenetrable. [L.,—Gr. stygein, to hate.]
English · e-38700-3453Style, stīl, n. anything long and pointed, esp. a pointed tool for engraving or writing: manner of writing, mode of expressing thought in language: the distinctive manner peculiar to an author: characteristic or peculiar
English · e-38700-3454Stylite, stī′līt, n. one of an early class of anchorets who lived unsheltered on the tops of pillars—Simeon Stylites (c. 390-459) is said to have lived thirty years on such. [Gr. stylitēs—stylos, a pillar.]
English · e-38700-3455Stylobate, stī′lō-bāt, n. the substructure of a temple beneath the columns. [Gr. stylobatēs—stylos, a column, bainein, to go.]
English · e-38700-3456Stylography, stī-log′ra-fi, n. a mode of writing or tracing lines with a style or pointed instrument on prepared paper, cards, or tablets.—n. Styl′ograph, a stylographic pen, a pencil-like pen from which ink is fed to a
English · e-38700-3457Stymie, stī′mi, n. in golf, a position on the putting-green when the ball of one player lies between that of his opponent and the hole.
English · e-38700-3458Styptic, stip′tik, adj. drawing together: astringent: that stops bleeding.—n. an agent employed in surgery for the purpose of checking the flow of blood by application to the bleeding surface: an astringent medicine.—n.
English · e-38700-3459Styrax, stī′raks, n. a genus of plants abounding in resinous and aromatic substances, one species of which produces storax, another benzoin. [L.—Gr.]
English · e-38700-3460Stythe, stīth, n. (prov.) choke-damp.
English · e-38700-3461 · brief source recordStyx, stiks. See Stygian.
English · e-38700-3462 · brief source recordSuable, sū′a-bl, adj. that may be sued.—n. Suabil′ity.
English · e-38700-3463 · brief source recordSuage, swāj, v.t. (Milt.) to assuage.
English · e-38700-3464 · brief source recordSuasion, swā′zhun, n. the act of persuading or advising: advice.—adj. Suā′sive, tending to persuade: persuasive.—adv. Suā′sively.—n. Suā′siveness. [Fr.,—L. suasio—suadēre, to advise.]
English · e-38700-3465Suave, swāv, or swäv, adj. pleasant: agreeable.—adv. Suāve′ly.—n. Suav′ity. [Fr.,—L. suavis, sweet.]
English · e-38700-3466 · brief source recordSub, sub, n. (coll.) a subordinate, a subaltern: subsist money, being a part of a man's wages paid to him while the work is going on.
English · e-38700-3467Subabdominal, sub-ab-dom′i-nal, adj. situated below the abdominal region, in the lower part of the abdomen.
English · e-38700-3468 · brief source recordSubacid, sub-as′id, adj. moderately acid, not unpleasantly sour: somewhat sharp or biting.—n. Subacid′ity.—adj. Subacid′ulous, moderately acidulous.
English · e-38700-3469Subacrid, sub-ak′rid, adj. moderately acrid.
English · e-38700-3470 · brief source recordSubacute, sub-a-kūt′, adj. slightly or moderately acute.
English · e-38700-3471 · brief source recordSubaerial, sub-ā-ē′ri-al, adj. beneath the sky: in the open air.—n. Subāē′rialist, one who ascribes the greater inequalities in the earth's surface to atmospheric influences.—adv. Subāē′rially.
English · e-38700-3472Subagent, sub-āj′ent, n. one employed by an agent to transact business in his stead.
English · e-38700-3473 · brief source recordSubahdar, sōō′ba-där, n. under the Mogul government, the title of the governor of a province (Su′bah): now a native officer ranking as a captain under European officers.—n. Su′bahdary, the office or jurisdiction of such.
English · e-38700-3474Subalpine, sub-al′pīn, adj. belonging to a mountainous region next below alpine—i.e. near but not below the timber-line, alpestrine.
English · e-38700-3475Subaltern, sub′al-tėrn, or sub-al′tėrn, adj. inferior: subordinate.—n. a subordinate: an officer in the army under the rank of captain: (logic) a specific class as included under a general one, or a particular statement
English · e-38700-3476Subapostolic, sub-ap-os-tol′ik, adj. pertaining to the period just after that of the apostles—that of Barnabas, Clement of Rome, Hermas, Ignatius, Papias, and Polycarp. Just after these follow Justin Martyr, Irenæus, Cle
English · e-38700-3477Subaqueous, sub-ā′kwe-us, adj. lying under water: formed under water: living under water.—adj. Subaquat′ic, subaqueous: partially aquatic.
English · e-38700-3478Subarborescent, sub-ar-bor-es′ent, adj. somewhat arborescent or tree-like.
English · e-38700-3479 · brief source recordSubarctic, sub-ark′tik, adj. of a region or climate next to the arctic.
English · e-38700-3480 · brief source recordSubarrhation, sub-ar-ā′shun, n. the ancient custom of betrothal by gift of pledges. [L. sub, under, arrha, earnest-money.]
English · e-38700-3481Subastral, sub-as′tral, adj. situated beneath the stars, terrestrial.
English · e-38700-3482 · brief source recordSubaudition, sub-aw-dish′un, n. a sense understood not expressed.
English · e-38700-3483 · brief source recordSubaxillary, sub-aks′i-lar-i, adj. below the armpit: under the axil or angle formed by a branch or leaf.
English · e-38700-3484 · brief source recordSubbing, sub′ing, n. (print.) the act of working as a substitute: the practice of advancing part of the wages while the work is going on.
English · e-38700-3485Subcarbonate, sub-kär′bon-āt, n. a carbonate containing more than one equivalent of the base for each equivalent of carbonic acid.
English · e-38700-3486Subcaudal, sub-kaw′dal, adj. beneath the tail.
English · e-38700-3487 · brief source recordSubcelestial, sub-sel-est′yal, adj. under the heavens.
English · e-38700-3488 · brief source recordSubclass, sub′klas, n. a primary subdivision of a class.
English · e-38700-3489 · brief source recordSubclavian, sub-klā′vi-an, adj. under the clavicle or collar-bone.—Also Subclavic′ular.
English · e-38700-3490 · brief source recordSubcommittee, sub′ko-mit-ē, n. an under-committee: a division of a committee.
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