STAGNANT
STAGNANT, adjective [Latin, to be without, a flowing motion.]1. Not flowing; not running in a current or stream; as a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins.2. Motio...
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STAGNATE
STAGNATE, verb intransitive [Latin]1. To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; air stagnates in a close room.2. To cease to move; not t...
STAGNATION
STAGNATION, noun1. The cessation of flowing or circulation of a fluid; or the state of being without flow or circulation; the state of being motionless; as the stagnation of the...
STAGYRITE
STAGYRITE, noun An appellation given to Aristotle from the place of his birth.
STAID
STAID, pret, and participle passive of stay; so written for stayed.1.adjective [from stay, to stop.] Sober; grave; steady; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, flighty or fanc...
STAIDNESS
STAIDNESS, noun Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; the opposite of wildness.If he sometimes appears too gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings,...
STAIN
STAIN, verb transitive [Latin, a sprinkle, a spread, a layer; to spread, expand, sprinkle, or be scattered. Gr.]1. To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul...
STAINED
STAINED, participle passive Discolored; spotted; dyed; blotted; tarnished.
STAINER
STAINER, noun1. One who stains, blots or tarnishes.2. A dyer.
STAINING
STAINING, participle present tense Discoloring; spotting; tarnishing; dyeing.
STAINLESS
STAINLESS, adjective1. Free from stains or spots.2. Free from the reproach of guilt; free from sin.
STAIR
STAIR, noun1. A step; a stone or a frame of boards or planks by which a person rises one step. A stair to make the ascent easy, should not exceed six or seven inches in elevatio...
STAIRCASE
STAIRCASE, noun [stair and case.] The part of a building which contains the stairs. Staircases are straight or winding. The straight are called fliers, or direct fliers. Winding...
STAKE
STAKE, noun [The primary sense is to shoot, to thrust, hence to set or fix.]1. A small piece of wood or timber, sharpened at one end and set in the ground, or prepared for setti...
STAKE-HEAD
STAKE-HEAD, noun In rope-making, a stake with wooden pins in the upper side to keep the strands apart.
STAKED
STAKED, participle passive Fastened or supported by stakes; set or marked with stakes; wagered; put at hazard.
STAKING
STAKING, participle present tense1. Supporting with stakes; marking with stakes; wagering; putting at hazard.2. Sharpening; pointing.
STALACTIC
STALACTIC, STALACTICAL, adjective [from stalactite.] Pertaining to stalactite; resembling an icicle.
STALACTICAL
STALACTIC, STALACTICAL adjective [from stalactite.] Pertaining to stalactite; resembling an icicle.
STALACTIFORM
STALACTIFORM, STALACTITIFORM, adjective Like stalactite; resembling an icicle.
STALACTITE
STALACTITE, noun [Gr., to drop. Latin] A subvariety of carbonate lime, usually in a conical or cylindrical form, pendent from the roofs and sides of caverns like an icicle; prod...
STALACTITIC
STALACTITIC, adjective In the form of stalactite, or pendent substances like icicles.
STALACTITIFORM
STALACTIFORM, STALACTITIFORM adjective Like stalactite; resembling an icicle.
STALAGMITE
STALAGMITE, noun [Latin, a drop. Gr.] A deposit of earthy or calcarious matter, formed by drops on the floors of caverns.
STALAGMITIC
STALAGMITIC, adjective Having the form of stalagmite.
STALAGMITICALLY
STALAGMITICALLY, adverb In the form or manner of stalagmite.
STALDER
STALDER, noun A wooden frame to set casks on. [Not used in the United States.]