Staidly
Staid″ly, adv. In a staid manner, sedately.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Staidness
Staid″ness, n. The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; — the opposite of wildness, or levity.If sometimes he appears too g@ay, yet ...
Stail
Stail (@stāl), n. A handle, as of a mop; a stale.
Stain
Stain (@stān), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stained (@stānd); p. pr. & vb. n.Staining.] [Abbrev. fr. distain.] 1. To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; ...
Stain (2)
Stain, v. i. To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.
Stain (3)
Stain, n. 1. A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth. Shak.2. A natural spot of a color different from the gound.Swift trouts, diversified w...
Stainer
Stain″er (@–ẽr), n. 1. One who stains or tarnishes.2. A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood.
Stainless
Stain″less, a. Free from stain; immaculate. Shak.The ve@ry care he took to keep his nameStainless, with some was evidence of shame. Crabbe.Syn. — Blameless; spotless; faultless....
Stainlessly
Stain″less‐ly, adv. In a stainless manner.
Stair
Stair (@stâr), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. stǣger, from stīgan to ascend, rise. √164. See Sty to ascend.] 1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level...
Staircase
Stair″case′ (@stâr″kās′), n. A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc.To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of architecture. Sir H. W...
Stairhead
Stair″head′ (@–hĕd′), n. The head or top of a staircase.
Stairway
Stair″way′ (@–wā′), n. A flight of stairs or steps; a staircase. “A rude and narrow stairway.” Moore.
Staith
Staith (@stāth), n. [AS. stæð a bank, shore, from the root of E. stead.] A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into...
Staithman
Staith″man (@–man), n. A man employed in weighing and shipping at a staith.
Stake
Stake (@stāk), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. @stake@, Dan. stage. See Stick, v. t., and cf. Estacade, Stockade.] 1. A piec...
Stake (2)
Stake, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Staked (@stākd); p. pr. & vb. n.Staking.] 1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.2. To mark the limits of by stakes...
Stake (3)
Stake, n.(Mormon Ch.) A territorial division; — called also stake of Zion.Every city, or “stake,” including a chief town and surrounding towns, has its president, with two couns...
Stake-driver
Stake″–driv′er (@–drīv′ẽr), n.(Zoöl.) The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); — so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into ...
Stakehead
Stake″head′ (@stāk″hĕd′), n.(Rope @Making) A horizontal bar on a stake, used for supporting the yarns which are kept apart by pins in the bar.
Stakeholder
Stake″hold′er (@–hōld′ẽr), n. The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
Staktometer
Stak‐tom″e‐ter (@stăk‐tŏm″ē̍‐tẽr), n. [Gr. στακτόσ falling by drops + -meter.] A drop measurer; a glass tube tapering to a small orifice at the point, and having a bulb in the m...
Stal
Stal (@stäl), obs.imp. of Steal. Stole. @Chaucer.
Stalact@iform
Sta‐lac″t@i‐form (@–tĭ‐fôrm), a. Like a stalactite; resembling a stalactite.
Stalactic
{ Sta‐lac″tic (@stȧ‐lăk″tĭk), Sta‐lac″tic‐al (@–tĭ″kal), } a.(Geol.) Stalact@itic.
Stalactite
Sta‐lac″tite (@–tīt), n.; pl.Stalactites (@–tīts). [Gr. σταλακτόσ oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. σταλάζειν to drop: cf. F. stalactite.] (Geol.) (a) A pendent cone or cylinde...
Stalactites
‖Stal′ac‐ti″tes (@stăl′ăk‐tī″tēz), n. A stalactite. Woodward.