STUBBY
STUBBY, adjective [from stub.]1. Abounding with stubs.2. Short and thick; short and strong; as stubby bristles.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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STUCCO
STUCCO, noun1. A fine plaster composed of lime, sand, whiting and pounded marble; used for covering walls, etc.2. Work made of stuccoSTUCCO, verb transitive To plaster; to overl...
STUCCOED
STUCCOED, participle passive Overlaid with stucco.
STUCCOING
STUCCOING, participle present tense Plastering with stucco.
STUCK
STUCK, preterit tense and participle passive of stick.STUCK oer with titles, and hung round with strings.STUCK, noun A thrust. [Not in use.]
STUCKLE
STUCKLE, noun [from stook.] A number of sheaves set together in the field. [Not in use in the United States.]
STUD
STUD, noun [G., a stay or prop; to butt at, to gore. The sense of the root is to set, to thrust. G. It coincides with stead, place.]1. In building, a small piece of timber or jo...
STUD-HORSE
STUD-HORSE, noun [Latin] A breeding horse; a horse kept for propagating his kind.
STUDDED
STUDDED, participle passive1. Adorned with studs.2. Set with detached ornaments.The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view...
STUDDING
STUDDING, participle present tense Setting or adorning with studs or shining knobs.
STUDDING-SAIL
STUDDING-SAIL, noun In navigation, a sail that is set beyond the skirts of the principal sails. The studding-sails are set only when the wind is light. They appear like wings up...
STUDENT
STUDENT, noun [Latin See Study.]1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning, either in a seminary or in private; a scholar; as the students of an academy, of a ...
STUDIED
STUDIED, participle passive [from study.]1. Read; closely examined; read with diligence and attention; well considered. The book has been studied The subject has been well studi...
STUDIER
STUDIER, noun [from study.] One who studies; a student.Lipsius was a great studier in the stoical philosophy.
STUDIOUS
STUDIOUS, adjective [Latin]1. Given to books or to learning; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as a studious scholar.2. Contemplative; given to thought, or to ...
STUDIOUSLY
STUDIOUSLY, adverb1. With study; with close attention to books.2. With diligent contemplation.3. Diligently; with zeal and earnestness.4. Carefully; attentively.
STUDIOUSNESS
STUDIOUSNESS, noun The habit or practice of study; addictedness to books. Men of sprightly imagination are not generally the most remarkable for studiousness
STUDY
STUDY, noun [Latin, to study that is, to set the thought or mind. See Assiduous.]1. Literally, a setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind of bo...
STUFF
STUFF, noun [G., See Stove and Stew.]1. A mass of matter, indefinitely; or a collection of substances; as a heap of dust, of chips or of dross.2. The matter of which any thing i...
STUFFED
STUFFED, participle passive Filled; crowded; crammed.
STUFFING
STUFFING, participle present tense Filling; crowding.STUFFING, noun1. That which is used for filling any thing; as the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.2. Seasoning for meat; tha...
STUKE
STUKE, for stucco, not in use.
STULM
STULM, noun A shaft to draw water out of a mine.
STULP
STULP, noun A post. [Local.]
STULTIFY
STULTIFY, verb transitive [Latin, foolish; to make.]1. To make foolish; to make one a fool.2. In law, to alledge or prove to be insane, for avoiding some act.
STULTILOQUENCE
STULTILOQUENCE, noun [Latin, foolish; a talking.] Foolish talk; a babbling.
STULTILOQUY
STULTILOQUY, noun [Latin, supra.] Foolish talk; silly discourse; babbling.