Webster's Dictionary 1913

10720

Stulp

Stulp (?), n. [Cf. Icel. stōlpi, Dan., Sw., & OD. stolpe.] A short, stout post used for any purpose, a to mark a boundary. Halliwell.

10721

Stultification

Stul′ti‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified.

10722

Stultifier

Stul″ti‐fi′er (?), n. One who stultifies.

10723

Stultify

Stul″ti‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stultified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stultifying (?).] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imp...

10724

Stultiloquence

Stul‐til″o‐quence (?), n. [L. stultiloquentia; stultus foolish + loquentia a talking, fr. loquens, p. pr. of loqui to talk.] Silly talk; babbling.

10725

Stultiloquent

Stul‐til″o‐quent (?), a. [Cf. L. stultiloquus. See Stultiloquence.] Given to, or characterized by, silly talk; babbling. — Stul‐til″o‐quent‐ly, adv.

10726

Stultiloquy

Stul‐til″o‐quy (?), n. [L. stultiloquium.] Foolish talk; silly discource; babbling. Jer. Taylor.

10727

Stulty

Stul″ty (?), a. [L. stultus foolish.] Foolish; silly. Testament of Love.

10728

Stum

Stum (?), n. [D. stom must, new wort, properly, dumb; cf. F. vin muet stum. Cf. Stammer, Stoom.] 1. Unfermented grape juice or wine, often used to raise fermentation in dead or ...

10729

Stum (2)

Stum, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stummed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stumming.] To renew, as wine, by mixing must with it and raising a new fermentation.We stum our wines to renew their spirits...

10730

Stumble

Stum″ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Stumbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stumbling (?).] [OE. stumblen, stomblen; freq. of a word akin to E. stammer. See Stammer.] 1. To trip in walking or...

10731

Stumble (2)

Stum″ble, v. t. 1. To cause to stumble or trip.2. Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall.False and dazzling fires to stumble men. Milton.One thing...

10732

Stumble (3)

Stum″ble, n. 1. A trip in walking or running.2. A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude.One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life. L'Estrange.

10733

Stumbler

Stum″bler (?), n. One who stumbles.

10734

Stumbling-block

Stum″bling–block′ (?), n. Any cause of stumbling, perplexity, or error.We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. 1 Cor. i. 23.

10735

Stumbling-stone

Stum″bling–stone′ (?), n. A stumbling-block.This stumbling-stone we hope to take away. T. Burnet.

10736

Stumblingly

Stum″bling‐ly (?), adv. In a stumbling manner.

10737

Stump

Stump (?), n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the ea...

10738

Stump (2)

Stump, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stumped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stumping.] 1. To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop.Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. Dr. H. More.2. ...

10739

Stump (3)

Stump, v. i. To walk clumsily, as if on stumps.To stump up, to pay cash. Halliwell.

10740

Stump-tailed

Stump″–tailed′ (?), a. Having a short, thick tail.Stump-tailed lizard(Zoöl.), a singular Australian scincoid lizard (Trachydosaurus rugosus) having a short, thick tail resemblin...

10741

Stumpage

Stump″age (?), n. 1. Timber in standing trees, — often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared.Only trees...

10742

Stumper

Stump″er (?), n. 1. One who stumps.2. A boastful person.3. A puzzling or incredible story.

10743

Stumpiness

Stump″i‐ness (?), n. The state of being stumpy.

10744

Stumpy

Stump″y (?), a. 1. Full of stumps; hard; strong.2. Short and thick; stubby. “A stumpy little man.” J. C. Harris.

10745

Stun

Stun (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stunned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stunning.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. stöhnen, Icel. stynja, ...

10746

Stun (2)

Stun, n. The condition of being stunned.