STARBOARD
STARBOARD, noun [G., the rudder or helm. I know not from what particular construction of a vessel the helm should give name to the right hand side, unless from the tillers being...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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STARCH
STARCH, noun [G., strength, starch; strong. See Stare and Steer.] A substance used to stiffen linen and other cloth. It is the fecula of flour, or a substance that subsides from...
STARCHED
STARCHED, participle passive1. Stiffened with starch.2.adjective Stiff; precise; formal.
STARCHEDNESS
STARCHEDNESS, noun Stiffness in manners; formality.
STARCHER
STARCHER, noun One who starches, or whose occupation is to starch.
STARCHING
STARCHING, participle present tense Stiffening with starch.
STARCHLY
STARCHLY, adverb With stiffness of manner; preciseness.
STARCHNESS
STARCHNESS, noun Stiffness of manner; preciseness.
STARCHY
STARCHY, adjective Stiff; precise.
STARE
STARE, noun A bird, the starling.STARE, verb intransitive The sense then is to open or extend, and it seems to be closely allied to G., stiff, and to starch, stern, which imply ...
STARER
STARER, noun One who stares or gazes.
STARGAZER
STARGAZER, noun [star and gazer.] One who gazes at the stars; a term of contempt for an astrologer, sometimes used ludicrously for an astronomer.
STARGAZING
STARGAZING, noun The act or practice of observing the stars with attention; astrology.
STARING
STARING, participle present tense Gazing; looking with fixed eyes.
STARK
STARK, adjective [G., stark stiff, strong; formed on the root of the G., stiff, rigid. See Starch and Steer.]1. Stiff; strong; rugged.Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff, under...
STARKLY
STARKLY, adverb Stiffly; strongly.
STARLESS
STARLESS, adjective Having no stars visible or no starlight; as a starless night.
STARLIGHT
STARLIGHT, noun [star and light.] The light proceeding from the stars.Nor walk by moon or glittering starlight without thee is sweet.STARLIGHT, adjective Lighted by the stars, o...
STARLIKE
STARLIKE, adjective [star and like.]1. Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as starlike flowers.2. Bright; illustrious.The having turned many to righteousness sha...
STARLING
STARLING, noun1. A bird, the stare, of the genus Sturnus.2. A defense to the piers of bridges.
STAROST
STAROST, noun In Poland, a feudatory; one who holds a fief.
STAROSTY
STAROSTY, noun A fief; an estate held by feudal service.
STARRED
STARRED, participle passive or adjective [from star.]1. Adorned or studded with stars; as the starred queen of Ethiopia.2. Influenced in fortune by the stars.My third comfort, s...
STARRING
STARRING, participle present tense or adjective1. Adorning with stars.2. Shining; bright; sparkling; as starring comets. [Not in use.]
STARRY
STARRY, adjective [from star.]1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars.Above the clouds, above the starry sky.2. Consisting of stars; stellar; stellary; proceeding from the s...
START
START, verb transitive1. To move suddenly, as if by a twitch; as, to start in sleep or by a sudden spasm.2. To move suddenly, as by an involuntary shrinking from sudden fear or ...
STARTED
STARTED, participle passive Suddenly roused or alarmed; poured out, as a liquid; discovered; proposed; produced to view.