Stood
Stood (?), imp. & p. p. of Stand.
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Stook
Stook (?), n. [Scot. stook, stouk; cf. LG. stuke a heap, bundle, G. stauche a truss, bundle of flax.] (Agric.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in Eng...
Stook (2)
Stook, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stooked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stooking.] (Agric.) To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks.
Stool
Stool (?), n. [L. stolo. See Stolon.] (Hort.) A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil. P. Henderson.
Stool (2)
Stool, v. i.(Agric.) To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers. R. D. Blackmore.
Stool (3)
Stool (?), n. [AS. stōl a seat; akin to OFries. & OS. stōl, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. stōll, Sw. & Dan. stol, Goth. stōls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ. stol'; from th...
Stoolball
Stool″ball′ (?), n. A kind of game with balls, formerly common in England, esp. with young women.NausicaaWith other virgins did at stoolball play. Chapman.
Stoom
Stoom (?), v. t. [D. stommen to adulterate, to drug (wine). √163. Cf. Stum.] To stum.
Stoop
Stoop (?), n. [D. stoep.] (Arch.) Originally, a covered porch with seats, at a house door; the Dutch stoep as introduced by the Dutch into New York. Afterward, an out-of-door fl...
Stoop (2)
Stoop, n. [OE. stope, Icel. staup; akin to AS. steáp, D. stoop, G. stauf, OHG. stouph.] A vessel of liquor; a flagon. [Written also stoup.]Fetch me a stoop of liquor. Shak.
Stoop (3)
Stoop, n. [Cf. Icel. staup a knobby lump.] A post fixed in the earth.
Stoop (4)
Stoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Stooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stooping.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st�pian, OD. stuypen, Icel. stūpa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th Steep.] 1. To be...
Stoop (5)
Stoop, v. t. 1. To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body. “Have stooped my neck.” Shak.2. To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of ...
Stoop (6)
Stoop, n. 1. The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders.2. Descent, as from dignity or superiority; ...
Stooper
Stoop″er (?), n. One who stoops.
Stooping
Stoop″ing, a. & n. from Stoop. — Stoop″ing‐ly, adv.
Stoor
Stoor (?), v. i. [Cf. D. storen to disturb. Cf. Stir.] To rise in clouds, as dust.
Stoor (2)
{ Stoor (?), Stor (?) }, a. [AS. stōr; akin to LG. stur, Icel. stōrr.] Strong; powerful; hardy; bold; audacious.O stronge lady stoor, what doest thou? Chaucer.
Stop
Stop (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stopping.] [OE. stoppen, AS. stoppian (in comp.); akin to LG. & D. stoppen, G. stopfen, Icel. stoppa, Sw. stoppa, Dan. s...
Stop (2)
Stop (?), v. i. 1. To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop.He bites his lip, and starts;Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground;Then lays his finger on hi...
Stop (3)
Stop, n. 1. The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction.It is doubtful... whe...
Stop order
Stop order. (Finance) An order that aims to limit losses by fixing a figure at which purchases shall be sold or sales bought in, as where stock is bought at 100 and the broker i...
Stop-gap
Stop″–gap′ (?), n. That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.Moral prejudices are the stop-gaps of virtue. Hare.
Stop-over
Stop″–o′ver (?), a. Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i.
Stop-over (2)
Stop″–o′ver, n. Act or privilege of stopping over.
Stopcock
Stop″cock′ (?), n. 1. A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking...
Stope
Stope (?), n. [Cf. Step, n. & v. i.] (Mining) A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.