Webster's Dictionary 1828

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STAMMERING

STAMMERING, participle present tense1. Stopping or hesitating in the uttering of syllables and words; stuttering.2.adjective Apt to stammer.STAMMERING, noun The act of stopping ...

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STAMMERINGLY

STAMMERINGLY, adverb With stops or hesitation in speaking.

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STAMP

STAMP, verb transitive [G.] In a general sense, to strike; to beat; to press. Hence,1. To strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downwards...

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STAMP-DUTY

STAMP-DUTY, noun [stamp and duty.] A duty or tax imposed on paper and parchment, the evidence of the payment of which is a stamp.

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STAMPED

STAMPED, participle passive Impressed with a mark or figure; coined; imprinted; deeply fixed.

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STAMPER

STAMPER, noun An instrument for pounding or stamping.

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STAMPING

STAMPING, participle present tense Impressing with a mark or figure; coining; imprinting.

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STAMPING-MILL

STAMPING-MILL, noun An engine used in tin works for breaking or bruising ore.

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STAN

STAN, as a termination, is said to have expressed the superlative degree; as in Athelstan, most noble; Dunstan, the highest. But qu. stan in Saxon, is stone.

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STANCH

STANCH, verb transitive In a general sense, to stop; to set or fix; but applied only to the blood; to stop the flowing of blood. Cold applications to the neck will often stanch ...

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STANCHED

STANCHED, participle passive Stopped or restrained from flowing.

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STANCHER

STANCHER, noun He or that which stops the flowing of blood.

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STANCHING

STANCHING, participle present tense Stopping the flowing of blood.

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STANCHION

STANCHION, noun [See Stanch.] A prop or support; a piece of timber int he form of a stake or post, used for a support. In ship-building, stanchions of wood or iron are of differ...

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STANCHLESS

STANCHLESS, adjective That cannot be stanched or stopped.

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STANCHNESS

STANCHNESS, noun Soundness; firmness in principle; closeness of adherence.

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STAND

STAND, verb intransitivepreterit tense and participle passive stood. [This verb, if from the root of G., is a derivative from the noun, which is formed from the participle of th...

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STAND-CROP

STAND-CROP, noun A plant.

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STANDARD

STANDARD, noun [G., sort, kind.]1. An ensign of war; a staff with a flag or colors. The troops repair to their standard The royal standard of Great Britain is a flag, in which t...

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STANDARD-BEARER

STANDARD-BEARER, noun [standard and bear.] An officer of an army, company or troop, that bears a standard; an ensign of infantry or a cornet of horse.

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STANDEL

STANDEL, noun A tree of long standing. [Not used.]

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STANDER

STANDER, noun1. One who stands.2. A tree that has stood long. [Not used.]

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STANDER-BY

STANDER-BY, noun One that stands near; one that is present; a mere spectator. [We now more generally use by-stander.]

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STANDER-GRASS

STANDER-GRASS, noun A plant. [Latin]

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STANDING

STANDING, participle present tense1. Being on the feet; being erect. [See Stand.]2. Moving in a certain direction to or from an object.3.adjective Settled; established, either b...

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STANDISH

STANDISH, noun [stand and dish.] A case for pen and ink.I bequeath to Dean Swift my large silver standish

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STANE

STANE, noun A stone. [Local.] [See Stone.]