Webster's Dictionary 1913

9883

Stilted

Stilt″ed, a. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.Stilted arch(Arch.), an arch in which the springing line is some dista...

9884

Stiltify

Stilt″i‐fy (?), v. t. [Stilt + -fy.] To raise upon stilts, or as upon stilts; to stilt.

9885

Stilton cheese

{ Stil″ton cheese″ (?), orStil″ton }, n. A peculiarly flavored unpressed cheese made from milk with cream added; — so called from the village or parish of Stilton, England, wher...

9886

Stilty

Stilt″y (?), a. Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style.

9887

Stime

Stime (?), n. A slight gleam or glimmer; a glimpse. Halliwell.

9888

Stimey

{ Sti″mey, Sti″mie } (?), n. & v. t. See Stymie.

9889

Stimulant

Stim″u‐lant (?), a. [L. stimulans, p. pr.; cf. F. stimulant. See Stimulate.] 1. Serving to stimulate.2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of ...

9890

Stimulant (2)

Stim″u‐lant, n. [Cf. F. stimulant.] 1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites.His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay.2. (Phys...

9891

Stimulate

Stim″u‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stimulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stimulating.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See Stim...

9892

Stimulation

Stim′u‐la″tion (?), n. [L. stimulatio: cf. F. stimulation.] 1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.2. (Physiol.) The irritating action of various agents (st...

9893

Stimulative

Stim″u‐la‐tive (?), a. Having the quality of stimulating. — n. That which stimulates.

9894

Stimulator

Stim″u‐la′tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. stimulateur.] One who stimulates.

9895

Stimulatress

Stim″u‐la′tress (?), n. A woman who stimulates.

9896

Stimulism

Stim″u‐lism (?), n.(Med.) (a) The theory of medical practice which regarded life as dependent upon stimulation, or excitation, and disease as caused by excess or deficiency in t...

9897

Stimulus

Stim″u‐lus (?), n.; pl.Stimuli (#). [L., for stigmulus, akin to L. instigare to stimulate. See Instigare, Stick, v. t.] 1. A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spiri...

9898

Sting

Sting (?), n. [AS. sting a sting. See Sting, v. t.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wo...

9899

Sting (2)

Sting, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stung (?) (ArchaicStang (�)); p. pr. & vb. n.Stinging.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw. stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf. Goth...

9900

Sting ray

{ Sting rayorSting″ray′ }, n. Any one of numerous rays of the family Dasyatidæ, syn. Trygonidæ, having one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines, on the whiplike tail, capabl...

9901

Stingaree

Sting′a‐ree″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any sting ray. See under 6th Ray.

9902

Stingbull

Sting″bull′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European greater weever fish (Trachinus draco), which is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays of its dorsal fin. See Weever.

9903

Stinger

Sting″er (?), n. One who, or that which, stings.Professor E. Forbes states that only a small minority of the medusæ of our seas are stingers. Owen.

9904

Stingfish

Sting″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The weever.

9905

Stingily

Stin″gi‐ly (?), adv. In a stingy manner.

9906

Stinginess

Stin″gi‐ness, n. The quality or state of being stingy.

9907

Stinging

Sting″ing (?), a. Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stingi...

9908

Stingless

Sting″less, a. Having no sting.

9909

Stingo

Stin″go (?), n. [From Sting.] Old beer; sharp or strong liquor.Shall I set a cup of old stingo at your elbow? Addison.