Squireling
Squire″ling (–lĭng), n. A petty squire. Tennyson.
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Squirely
Squire″ly, a. & adv. Becoming a squire; like a squire.
Squireship
Squire″ship, n. Squirehood.
Squirm
Squirm (skwẽrm), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Squirmed (skwẽrmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Squirming.] [Cf. Swarm to climb a tree.] To twist about briskly with contortions like an eel or a worm; to...
Squirr
Squirr (skwẽr), v. t. See Squir.
Squirrel
Squir″rel (skwẽr″rĕl or skwĭr″–; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. écureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. σίουροσ; σκιά shade + ου...
Squirt
Squirt (skwẽrt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Squirted; p. pr. & vb. n.Squirting.] [Cf. LG. swirtjen to squirt, OSw. sqvätta, E. squander.] To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow p...
Squirt (2)
Squirt, v. i. 1. To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice; — said of liquids.2. Hence, to throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate. L'Estrange.
Squirt (3)
Squirt, n. 1. An instrument out of which a liquid is ejected in a small stream with force. Young.2. A small, quick stream; a jet. Bacon.
Squirt (4)
Squirt, n.(Hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
Squirter
Squirt″er (–ẽr), n. One who, or that which, squirts.
Squiry
Squir″y (skwīr″y̆), n. [See Squiery.] The body of squires, collectively considered; squirarchy.The flower of chivalry and squiry. Ld. Berners.
Squitch grass
Squitch″ grass′ (skwĭch″ grȧs′). (Bot.) Quitch grass.
Squitee
Squi‐tee″ (skwĭ‐tē″), n.(Zoöl.) The squeteague; — called also squit.
Stab
Stab (stăb), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stabbed (stăbd); p. pr. & vb. n.Stabbing.] [Cf. OD. staven to fix, fasten, fr. stave, staff, a staff, rod; akin to G. stab a staff, stick, E. sta...
Stab (2)
Stab, v. i. 1. To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon.None shall dareWith shortened sword to stab in closer war. Dryden.2. To wound or...
Stab (3)
Stab, n. 1. The thrust of a pointed weapon.2. A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab of an assassin. Shak.3. Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly...
Stab culture
Stab culture. (Bacteriol.) A culture made by inoculating a solid medium, as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire. The growths are usually of characteristic form.
Stabat Mater
‖Sta″bat Ma″ter (stā″băt mā″tẽr). A celebrated Latin hymn, beginning with these words, commemorating the sorrows of the mother of our Lord at the foot of the cross. It is read i...
Stabber
Stab″ber (stăb″bẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, stabs; a privy murderer.2. (Naut.) A small marline spike; a pricker.
Stabbingly
Stab″bing‐ly (–bĭng‐ly̆), adv. By stabbing; with intent to injure covertly. Bp. Parker.
Stabiliment
Sta‐bil″i‐ment (stȧ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ment), n. [L. stabilimentum, fr. stabilire to make firm or stable, fr. stabilis. See Stable, a.] The act of making firm; firm support; establishment. J...
Stabilitate
Sta‐bil″i‐tate (–tāt), v. t. [LL. stabilitatus, p. p. of stabilitare to make stable.] To make stable; to establish. Dr. H. More.
Stability
Sta‐bil″i‐ty (stȧ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. stabilitas: cf. F. stabilité. See Stable, a.] 1. The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; stableness; firmness; strength t...
Stable
Sta″ble (stā″b'l), a. [OF. estable, F. stable, fr. L. stabilis, fr. stare to stand. See Stand, v. i. and cf. Establish.] 1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or over...
Stable (2)
Sta″ble, v. t. To fix; to establish. Chaucer.
Stable (3)
Sta″ble, n. [OF. estable, F. étable, from L. stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See Stand, v. i.] A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apa...