Stifled
Sti″fled (?), a. Stifling.The close and stifled study. Hawthorne.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Stifler
Sti″fler (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, stifles.2. (Mil.) See Camouflet.
Stigma
Stig″ma (?), n.; pl. E. Stigmas (#), L. Stigmata (#). [L., a mark, a brand, from Gr. �, �, the prick or mark of a pointed instrument, a spot, mark, from � to prick, to brand. Se...
Stigmaria
‖Stig‐ma″ri‐a (?), n. [NL. See Stigma.] (Paleon.) The fossil root stem of a coal plant of the genus Sigillaria.
Stigmata
‖Stig″ma‐ta (?), n.; pl. of Stigma.
Stigmatic
Stig‐mat″ic (?), n. 1. A notorious profligate or criminal who has been branded; one who bears the marks of infamy or punishment. Bullokar.2. A person who is marked or deformed b...
Stigmatic (2)
{ Stig‐mat″ic (?), Stig‐mat″ic‐al (?), } a. [See Stigma.] 1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to character.2. Impressing with infamy or reproach.3. (Bot., Ana...
Stigmatically
Stig‐mat″ic‐al‐ly, adv. With a stigma, or mark of infamy or deformity.
Stigmatist
Stig″ma‐tist (?), n. One believed to be supernaturally impressed with the marks of Christ's wounds. See Stigma, 8.
Stigmatization
Stig′ma‐ti‐za″tion (?), n. 1. The act of stigmatizing.2. (R. C. Ch.) The production of stigmata upon the body. See Stigma, 8.
Stigmatize
Stig″ma‐tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stigmatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stigmatizing (?).] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. �.] 1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients stigmatized...
Stigmatose
Stig″ma‐tose′ (?), a.(Bot.) Same as Stigmatic.
Stigonomancy
Stig″o‐no‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. �, �, one who is marked, or one who marks (� to mark with a pointed instrument, to prick) + -mancy.] Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.
Stike
Stike (?), n. [See Stich.] Stanza. Sackville.
Stilar
Sti″lar (?), a. [From Stile a style.] Of or pertaining to the style of a dial. [Written also stylar.]
Stilbene
Stil″bene (?), n. [See Stilbite.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C14H12, produced artificially in large, fine crystals; — called also diphenyl ethylene, toluylene, etc.
Stilbite
Stil″bite (?), n. [Gr. � to glitter, shine: cf. F. stilbite.] (Min.) A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheafli...
Stile
Stile (?), n. [See Style.] 1. A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style. Moxon.2. Mode of composition. See Style.May I not write in such a stile as t...
Stile (2)
Stile, n. [OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from stīgan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile. √164. See Sty, v. i., and cf. Stair.] 1. A step, or set of steps, for asc...
Stilet
Sti″let (?), n. [Written also stilette, and stylet.] 1. A stiletto.2. (Surg.) See Stylet, 2.
Stiletto
Sti‐let″to (?), n.; pl.Stilettos (#). [It., dim. of stilo a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See Style for writing, and cf. Stylet.] 1. A kind of dagger with a slende...
Stiletto (2)
Sti‐let″to, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stilettoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stilettoing (?).] To stab or kill with a stiletto. Bacon.
Still
Still (?), a. [Compar.Stiller (?); superl.Stillest.] [OE. stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G. still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the id...
Still (2)
Still, n. [Cf. G. stille.] 1. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight.2. A steep hill or ascent. W. Browne.
Still (3)
Still, adv. [AS. stille quietly. See Still, a. The modern senses come from the idea of stopping and staying still, or motionless.] 1. To this time; until and during the time now...
Still (4)
Still, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stilling.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm. See Still, a.] 1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to bec...
Still (5)
Still (?), n. [Cf. OE. stillatorie. See Still, v., to distill.] 1. A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation o...