Stellate_Leaf.
Stellar, stel′ar,Stellary,stel′ar-i,adj.relating to the stars: starry.—n.Stellā′ria, a genus of tufted plants of the pink family—the chickweeds or starworts.—adjs.Stell′āte,-d, like a star: radiated;Stelled(Milt.), starry: (Shak.) set or fixed;Stellif′erous, thickly abounding with stars;Stell′iform, star-shaped;Stell′ular, formed like little stars;Stell′ulate(bot.), like a little star. [L.stellaris—stella, a star.]
Stellion, stel′yun,n.an agamoid lizard.
Stelths, stelths,n.pl.(Spens.) thefts.
Stem, stem,n.the ascending axis of a plant, which usually bears leaves and flowers, and maintains communication between the roots and the leaves: the little branch supporting the flower or fruit: a race or family: branch of a family.—n.Stem′-leaf, a leaf growing from the stem.—adj.Stem′less(bot.), wanting a stem, or having it so little developed as to seem to be wanting.—ns.Stem′let, a little or young stem;Stem′ma, a pedigree or family tree: an ocellus.—adjs.Stem′matous;Stemmed. [A.S.stæfn,stefn,stemn, fromstæf, a staff; Ger.stab.]
Stem, stem,n.the prow of a ship: a curved piece of timber at the prow to which the two sides of a ship are united.—v.t.to cut, as with the stem: to resist or make progress against: to stop, to check:—pr.p.stem′ming;pa.t.andpa.p.stemmed.—From stem to stern, from one end of a vessel to the other: completely, throughout. [Same word as above.]
Steme, stēm,v.t.an obsolete form ofsteam.
Stempel, stem′pel,n.a timber helping to support a platform.—AlsoStem′ple.
Stemson, stem′sun,n.an arching piece of compass-timber behind the apron of a vessel, and supporting its scarfs.
Stench, stensh,n.stink: a strong bad odour or smell.—adj.Stench′y. [A.S.stenc; Ger.stank.]
Stencil, sten′sil,n.a plate of metal, &c., with a pattern cut out, which is impressed upon a surface by drawing a brush with colour over it.—v.t.to print or paint by means of a stencil:—pr.p.sten′cilling;pa.t.andpa.p.sten′cilled.—ns.Sten′ciller, one who does stencil-work;Sten′cilling, a method of printing letters or designs, the pattern cut out on a thin plate, and brushed over so as to mark the surface below. [O. Fr.estinceller,estincelle—L.scintilla, a spark.]
Stend, stend,v.i.(prov.) to rear, leap, walk with long strides.—n.a leap.
Stenochrome, sten′ō-krōm,n.a print from a series of pigment-blocks arranged.—n.Sten′ochromy, the art of printing in several colours at one impression. [Gr.stenos, narrow,chrōma, colour.]
Stenography, sten-og′ra-fi,n.art of writing very quickly by means of abbreviations: shorthand.—n.Sten′ograph, a character used in stenography: a stenographic machine.—v.i.to represent by means of stenography.—ns.Stenog′rapher,Stenog′raphist.—adjs.Stenograph′ic,-al. [Gr.stenos, narrow,graphein, to write.]
Stenopaic, sten-ō-pā′ik,adj.having a narrow opening. [Gr.stenos, narrow,opē, an opening.]
Stenosis, sten-ō′sis,n.constriction of the pores and vessels: constipation.—adjs.Stenosed′, contracted morbidly;Stenot′ic, abnormally contracted. [Gr.,stenos, narrow.]
Stenotypy, sten′o-tīp-i,n.a system of shorthand representing by ordinary letters shortened signs of words or phrases.—n.Sten′otype, such a symbolic letter or combination of letters.—adj.Stenotyp′ic.
Stent, stent,v.t.(prov.) to stint, restrain.—n.extent, limit, amount of work required. [Stint.]
Stentor, stent′or,n.a very loud-voiced herald in the Iliad, hence any person with a remarkably loud voice: the ursine howler.—adj.Stentō′rian, very loud or powerful. [Gr.]
Step, step,n.a pace: the distance crossed by the foot in walking or running: a small space: degree: one remove in ascending or descending a stair: round of a ladder: footprint: manner of walking: proceeding: action: the support on which the lower end of a mast, or staff, or a wheel rests: (pl.) walk, direction taken in walking: a self-supporting ladder with flat steps.—v.i.to advance or retire by pacing: to walk: to walk slowly or gravely: to walk a short distance: to move mentally.—v.t.to set, as a foot: to fix, as a mast:—pr.p.step′ping;pa.t.andpa.p.stepped.—ns.Step′per, one who steps;Step′ping-stone, a stone for stepping on to raise the feet above the water or mud;Step′stone, a door-step.—Step aside, to walk to a little distance, as from company: to err;Step in, orinto, to enter easily or unexpectedly;Step out, to go out a little way: to increase the length of the step and so the speed;Step short, to shorten the length of one's step. [A.S.stæpe—stapan, to go; Dut.stap, Ger.stapfe.]
Step-child, step′-chīld,n.one who stands in the relation of a child through the marriage of a parent—alsoStep′-bairn. SoStep′-broth′er;Step′-daugh′ter;Step′-fa′ther;Step′-moth′er, or-dame;Step′-sis′ter;Step′-son.—n.Step′-coun′try, an adopted country. [A.S.steóp-, as insteóp-módor; Ger.stieb-; orig. anadj.sig.bereft.]
Stephane, stef′a-nē,n.an ancient Greek head-dress like a coronet. [Gr.,—stephein, to crown.]
Stephanite, stef′a-nīt,n.a metallic iron-black silver sulph-antimonite.—AlsoBrittle silver oreandSulph-antimonite of silver.
Stephanotis, stef-a-nō′tis,n.a genus of shrubby twining plants of the milkweed family. [Gr.stephanos, a crown,ous,ōtos,the ear.]
Steppe, step,n.one of the vast uncultivated plains in the south-east of Europe and in Asia. [Russ.stepe.]
Stercoral, ster′ko-ral,adj.pertaining to excrement—alsoSter′corary,Stercorā′ceous.—ns.Ster′coranist,Stercorā′rian, one who held that the sacramental bread was digested and evacuated like other food;Stercorā′rianism;Stercorā′rius, a genus ofLaridæ, the dung-hunters or skuas.—v.t.Ster′corate, to manure.
Sterculia, ster-kū′li-a,n.the typical genus ofSterculiaceæ, a family of large trees and shrubs, with mucilaginous and demulcent properties—Gum-tragacanth, &c. [L.stercus, dung.]
Stere, stēr,n.a cubic unit of metric measure—a cubic mètre, equivalent to 35.3156 English cubic feet.—Decastère=10 steres;Decistère=1⁄10stere. [Fr.stère—Gr.stereos, solid.]
Stereo, ster′ē-ō,adj.andn.a contr. ofstereotype.
Stereobate, ster′ē-ō-bāt,n.the substructure on which a building is based.—adj.Stereobat′ic. [Gr.stereos, solid,batos, verbal ofbainein, to go.]
Stereochromy, ster′ē-ō-krō-mi,n.a process of painting on stone or plaster-work, the colours rendered permanent by a solution of fluoric acid.—n.Stē′reochrome, a picture of this kind.—adj.Stereochrō′mic.—adv.Stereochrō′mically. [Gr.stereos, hard,chrōma, colour.]
Stereoelectric, ster′ē-ō-ē-lek′trik,adj.pertaining to electric currents produced when two solids are brought together at different temperatures.
Stereograph, stē′rē-ō-graf,n.a double photograph for viewing in a stereoscope—alsoStē′rēōgram.—adjs.Sterēograph′ic,-al, pertaining to stereography: made according to stereography: delineated on a plane.—adv.Sterēograph′ically.—n.Sterēog′raphy, the art of showing solids on a plane. [Gr.stereos, hard,graphein, to write.]
Stereometer, stē-re-om′e-tėr,n.an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of bodies solid and liquid.—adjs.Sterēomet′ric,-al.—adv.Sterēomet′rically.—n.Sterēom′etry, the art of measuring the solid contents of solid bodies. [Gr.stereos, hard,metron, measure.]
Stereopticon, ster-ē-op′ti-kon,n.a double magic-lantern, by means of which the one picture appears to dissolve gradually into the other.
Stereoscope, ster′ē-ō-skōp,n.an instrument in which each of two pictures is examined by a separate lens, and the two lenses are inclined so as to shift the images towards one another, and thus to ensure or to facilitate the blending of the two images into one, standing out in relief with solidity.—adjs.Sterēoscop′ic,-al, pertaining to the stereoscope.—adv.Sterēoscop′ically.—ns.Stē′rēoscopist;Sterēos′copy. [Gr.stereos, solid,skopein, see.]
Stereotomy, ster-ē-ot′ō-mi,n.the art of cutting solids into figures by certain sections.—adjs.Sterēotom′ic,-al. [Gr.stereos, solid,temnein, to cut.]
Stereotrope, ster′ē-ō-trōp,n.an optical contrivance by which an object is brought into relief and made to appear as if in motion. [Gr.stereos, solid,tropē, a turning.]
Stereotype, stē′rē-ō-tīp,n.a solid metallic plate for printing, cast from an impression of movable types, taken on some plastic substance: art of fabricating solid casts in type-metal from pages of movable type.—adj.pertaining to, or done with, stereotypes.—v.t.to make a stereotype of: to print with stereotypes.—p.adj.Stē′reotyped, transferred as letterpress from set-up movable type to a mould, and thence to a metal plate: fixed; unchangeable, as opinions.—ns.Stē′reotyper,Stē′reotypist, one who makes stereotype plates.—adj.Stēreotyp′ic.—ns.Sterēotypog′rapher, a stereotype printer;Stēreotypog′raphy, the art, practice, or business of printing from stereotype plates;Stē′reotypy, the art or employment of making stereotype plates. [Gr.stereos, solid, andtype.]
Sterigma, stē-rig′ma,n.(bot.) a stalk or support.—adj.Sterigmat′ic. [Gr.stērigma, a prop.]
Sterile, ster′il,adj.unfruitful: barren: (bot.) producing no pistil, or no spores: destitute of ideas or sentiment.—n.Sterilisā′tion, act of sterilising.—v.t.Ster′ilise, to cause to be fruitless: to destroy bacteria or other micro-organisms in.—ns.Ster′iliser, anything which sterilises;Steril′ity, quality of being sterile: unfruitfulness, barrenness, in regard to reproduction. [O. Fr.,—L.sterilis, barren.]
Sterlet, stėr′let,n.a small sturgeon.
Sterling, stėr′ling,adj.a designation of British money—pure, genuine, of good quality—also generally, of value or excellence, authoritative. [Orig. the name of a penny; prob. from the Hanse merchants orEasterlings('men from the east'), from North Germany, who had probably the privilege of coining money in England in the 13th century.]
Stern, stėrn,adj.severe of countenance, manner, or feeling: austere: harsh: unrelenting: steadfast.—adv.Stern′ly.—n.Stern′ness. [A.S.styrne.]
Stern, stėrn,n.the hind-part of a vessel: the rump or tail of an animal.—v.t.to back a boat, to row backward.—ns.Stern′age(Shak.), the steerage or stern of a ship;Stern′board, backward motion of a ship: loss of way in tacking;Stern′-chase, a chase in which one ship follows directly in the wake of another;Stern′-chās′er, a cannon in the stern of a ship.—adj.Sterned, having a stern of a specified kind.—ns.Stern′-fast, a rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf, &c.;Stern′-frame, the sternpost, transoms, and fashion-pieces of a ship's stern.—adj.Stern′most, farthest astern.—ns.Stern′port, a port or opening in the stern of a ship;Stern′post, the aftermost timber of a ship which supports the rudder;Stern′sheets, the part of a boat between the stern and the rowers;Stern′son, the hinder extremity of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted;Stern′way, the backward motion of a vessel;Stern′-wheel′er(U.S.), a small vessel with one large paddle-wheel at the stern. [Ice.stjórn, a steering.]
Sternum, stėr′num,n.the breast-bone.—adj.Ster′nal.—n.Sternal′gia, pain about the breast-bone, esp. angina pectoris.—adjs.Sternal′gic;Ster′nebral, pertaining to theSter′nebraor serial segments of which the sternum of a vertebrate is composed.—n.Ster′nite, the ventral portion of the somite of an arthropod.—adjs.Sternit′ic;Sternocost′al, pertaining to, or connected with, the sternum and ribs: denoting those ribs and muscles attached to the sternum. [Gr.sternon, chest.]
Sternutation, stėr-nū-tā′shun,n.the act of sneezing.—adjs.Sternū′tātive,Sternū′tatory, that causes sneezing.—n.a substance that causes sneezing. [L.sternutatio—sternutāre,-ātum, inten. ofsternuĕre,-utum, to sneeze.]
Stertorous, stėr′tō-rus,adj.snoring.—adv.Ster′torously.—n.Ster′torousness. [L.stertĕre, to snore.]
Sterve, stėrv,v.i.(Spens.) to starve, to die.—AlsoSter′ven.
Stet, stet,v.t.to restore—generally on proof-sheets, in imperative, with a line of dots under the words to be retained. [L., 'let it stand,' 3d sing. pres. subj. ofstāre, to stand.]
Stethiæum, steth-i-ē′um,n.the anterior half of a bird—opp. toUræum.—n.Stethid′ium, in insects, the thorax. [Gr.,stēthos, the breast.]
Stethometer, steth-om′e-tėr,n.an instrument for measuring the relative mobility of the different sides of the chest in respiration.—n.Steth′ograph, an instrument for marking the respiratory movements of the thorax.—adj.Stethograph′ic. [Gr.stēthos, chest,metron, measure.]
Stethoscope, steth′ō-skōp,n.an instrument for auscultation, consisting of a tubular piece of wood to be applied to the patient's body—in thebinauralform with tubes of rubber, &c., to convey the sounds to the physician's ears.—adjs.Stethoscop′ic,-al, pertaining to, or performed by, the stethoscope.—adv.Stethoscop′ically.—ns.Steth′oscopist;Steth′oscopy. [Gr.stēthos, the breast,skopein, to see.]
Stevedore, stēv′e-dōr,n.one who loads and unloads vessels. [A corr. of Sp.estivador, a wool-packer—estivar, to stow—L.stipāre,to press.]
Steven, stē′vn,n.(Spens.) a cry, a loud clamour. [A.S.stefn, the voice.]
Stew, stū,v.t.to simmer or boil slowly with little moisture.—v.i.to be boiled slowly and gently: (slang) to be in a state of worry or agitation: to read hard for an examination.—n.meat stewed: mental agitation: worry: (slang) one who reads hard: a room for bathing purposes: (pl.) a brothel.—ns.Stew′-pan,-pot, a pan, pot, used for stewing. [O. Fr.estuve(étuve), a stove—Old High Ger.stupā(Ger.stube), a heated room.]
Stew, stū,n.an artificial oyster-bed: a vivarium.
Steward, stū′ard,n.one who manages the domestic concerns of a family or institution: one who superintends another's affairs, esp. an estate or farm: the manager of the provision department, &c., at sea: a manager at races, games, &c.: the treasurer of a congregation, a guild or society, &c.—ns.Stew′ardess, a female steward: a female who waits on ladies on shipboard;Stew′ardship,Stew′ardry, office of a steward: management;Stew′artry(Scot.), a stewardship, or the extent of a stewardship—still applied esp. to the county of Kirkcudbright.—Lord High Steward, one of the great officers of state, and anciently the first officer of the crown in England. [A.S.stíg-weard—stigo, a sty,weard, a ward.]
Sthenic, sthen′ik,adj.attended with increased action of the heart: strong, robust: inspiring.—n.Sthenī′a, strength. [Gr.sthenos, strength.]
Stibbler, stib′lėr,n.one who cuts the handfuls left by the reaper: a clerical locum tenens.
Stibium, stib′i-um,n.antimony.—adj.Stib′ial, like antimony.—n.Stib′ialism, poisoning by antimony.—adj.Stib′iāted, impregnated with antimony.—n.Stib′nite, native antimonytrisulphide. [Gr.]
Stibogram, stib′ō-gram,n.a graphic record of footprints. [Gr.stibos, a track,gramma, a letter.]
Stich, stik,n.a verse or line of poetry, of whatever measure—used in composition: a row of trees.—ns.Stichā′rion, a Greek vestment like the Western alb;Stichē′ron, a troparion.—adj.Stich′ic, pertaining to a verse.—n.Stich′omancy, divination by the assumed meaning of a verse, text of Scripture, or literary passage taken at random.—adjs.Stichomet′ric,-al, pertaining tostichom′etry,stating the number of lines.—ns.Stichom′etry, measurement of manuscript by lines: a list stating such;Stichomyth′ia, dialogue in alternate lines;Stich′os, a line of ordinary length in measuring a manuscript: a verse or versicle in the usage of the Greek Church. [Gr.stichos, a row—steichein, to ascend.]
Stick, stik,v.t.to stab: to thrust in: to fasten by piercing: to fix in: to set with something pointed: to cause to adhere.—v.i.to hold to: to remain: to stop: to be hindered: to hesitate, to be embarrassed or puzzled: to adhere closely in affection:—pa.t.andpa.p.stuck.—ns.Stick′er, one who kills pigs, &c.: one who sticks to anything;Stick′ing, the act of stabbing;Stick′ing-place, the point at which a thing sticks or stays;Stick′ing-plas′ter, an adhesive plaster for closing wounds;Stick′-in-the-mud, an old fogy;Stick′it-min′ister(Scot.), a licentiate who never gets a pastoral charge.—Stick at, to hesitate: to persist at;Stick by, to be firm in supporting, to adhere closely to;Stick out, to be prominent, project;Stick pigs, to hunt wild hogs on horseback and transfix them with the spear;Stick to, to persevere in holding to;Stick up, to stand up: to waylay and plunder, as a mail-coach by bushrangers;Stick up for, to speak or act in defence of.—Be stuck on(U.S.), to be enamoured of;Stuck up, conceited. [A.S.stecan(assumed); Ger.stechen, Dut.steken; also A.S.stician, Ger.stecken, to set, stick fast.]
Stick, stik,n.a small shoot or branch cut off a tree: a staff or walking-stick: anything in the form of a stick, a cudgel: a piece of printers' furniture used to lock up a form in a chase, a printer's composing-stick: a stiff, stupidly obstinate person.—v.t.to furnish or set with sticks: to arrange in a composing-stick.—n.Stick′-in′sect, a walking-stick or phasmid insect. [A.S.sticca; Ice.stika.]
Stickle, stik′l,v.i.to interpose between combatants: to contend obstinately: to hesitate.—n.a sharp point, a prickle, a spine.—ns.Stick′leback, a small river-fish so called from the spines on its back;Stick′ler, a second or umpire in a duel: an obstinate contender, esp. for something trifling.—adj.Stick′ler-like(Shak.), in the manner of a stickler. [A dim. ofstick(n.).]
Stickle, stik′l,adj.high, rapid.—n.a current below a waterfall. [A.S.sticol, steep.]
Sticky, stik′i,adj.that sticks or adheres: adhesive: glutinous.—n.Stick′iness. [Stick.]
Stie, stī,v.i.(Spens.) to ascend. [A.S.stígan.]
Stiff, stif,adj.not easily bent: rigid: not liquid: rather hard than soft: not easily overcome: obstinate: not natural and easy: constrained: formal: hard to overcome, difficult: firm, of prices, &c.: dead, rigid in death: (naut.) keeping upright.—n.(slang) a corpse: negotiable paper: forged paper.—v.t.Stiff′en, to make stiff.—v.i.to become stiff: to become less impressible or more obstinate.—ns.Stiff′ener, one who, or that which, stiffens;Stiff′ening, something used to make a substance more stiff.—adj.Stiff′-heart′ed(B.), obstinate, stubborn.—adv.Stiff′ly.—n.Stiff′-neck, cervical myalgia, true torticollis.—adj.Stiff′-necked, obstinate, hard to move.—ns.Stiff′-neck′edness;Stiff′ness.—Do a bit of stiff, to accept or discount a bill. [A.S.stíf, stiff; Dut.stijf, Dan.stiv.]
Stifle, stī′fl,v.t.to stop the breath of by foul air or other means: to suffocate, smother: to extinguish: to suppress the sound of: to destroy: to suppress, conceal.—v.i.to suffocate.—adj.Stī′fling, close, oppressive. [Scand., Ice.stífla, to choke up; Norw.stivla.]
Stifle, stī′fl,n.the knee-joint on a horse's hind-leg, a disease of his knee-pan. [Perh.stiff.]
Stigma, stig′ma,n.a brand: a mark of infamy: (bot.) the top of a pistil: any special mark: a place on the skin which bleeds periodically:—pl.Stig′masorStig′mata.—n.Stigmā′ria, the root of the fossil plant sigillaria, found in the coal-measures.—n.pl.Stig′mata, the marks of the wounds on Christ's body, or marks resembling them, claimed to have been miraculously impressed on the bodies of certain persons, as Francis of Assisi in 1224.—adjs.Stigmat′ic,-al, marked or branded with a stigma: giving infamy or reproach.—adv.Stigmat′ically.—adj.Stigmatif′erous(bot.), stigma-bearing.—n.Stigmatisā′tion, the operation or effect of producing bleeding spots upon the body, as by hypnotism.—v.t.Stig′matise, to brand with a stigma.—n.Stig′matist, one impressed with the stigmata.—adj.Stig′matose, stigmatic: stigmatised.—n.Stigmatō′sis, a form of inflammation of the skin, occurring in spots.—adj.Stigmatyp′ic, pertaining to the making of impressions by means of scorching-hot plates.—ns.Stig′matypy, a species of printing with points, that consists of their arrangement in pictures;Stig′mē(Gr. paleog.), a dot used as a punctuation mark, esp. at the top of the line, equivalent to a period. [L.,—Gr.,—stizein, to mark.]
Stilbite, stil′bīt,n.a pearly and foliated variety of zeolite. [Gr.stilbein, to shine.]
Stile, stīl,n.a step, or set of steps, for climbing over a wall or fence. [A.S.stigel, a step—stígan; cf. Ger.steigen, to mount.]
Stile, stīl,n.the pin of a dial. [Style.]
Stiletto, sti-let′ō,n.a dagger with a slender and narrow blade: a pointed instrument for making eyelet-holes:—pl.Stilett′os.—v.t.to stab with a stiletto:—pr.p.stilett′oing;pa.t.andpa.p.stilett′oed.[It., dim. ofstilo, a dagger—L.stilus, a stake.]
Still, stil,adj.silent: motionless: calm, subdued: not sparkling or effervescing: constant.—v.t.to quiet: to silence: to appease: to restrain.—adv.always, constantly: nevertheless, for all that: even yet: after that.—n.calm.—n.Still′-birth, the state of being still-born: anything born without life.—adj.Still′-born, dead when born.—ns.Still′er, one who stills or quiets;Still′-life, the class of pictures representing inanimate objects;Still′ness;Still′-room, an apartment where liquors, preserves, and the like are kept, and where tea, &c., is prepared for the table: a housekeeper's pantry;Still′-stand(Shak.), absence of motion.—adj.Still′y, still: quiet: calm.—adv.silently: gently. [A.S.stille, firm; Dut.stil, Ger.still.]
Still, stil,v.t.to cause to fall by drops: to distil.—n.an apparatus for distillation, consisting essentially of a vessel in which the liquid to be distilled is placed, the vapour being conducted by means of a head or neck to the condenser or worm, where it is cooled by water or other means, and again forms liquid.—adj.Still′iform, drop-shaped. [L.stillāre, to cause to drop—stilla, a drop, or simply a contr. fordistil, likesportfromdisport.]
Stillage, stil′āj,n.a frame on which things are laid.—n.Still′ing, a stand.
Stillicide, stil′i-sīd,n.an urban servitude among the Romans, where a proprietor was not allowed to build to the extremity of his estate, but must leave a space regulated by the charter by which the property was held, so as not to throw the eavesdrop on the land of his neighbour—same asEavesdrip.—n.Stillicid′ium, a morbid trickling. [L.]
Stilp, stilp,v.i.(Scot.) to go on crutches.—n.pl.Stilp′ers, crutches.
Stilt, stilt,n.one of a pair of props or poles with steps or supports at a sufficient distance from the lower end to allow a man standing on the steps to walk clear of the ground and with longer strides: a widely distributed genus (Himantopus) of wading-birds belonging to the Snipe family, having long slender bills and very long wings and legs—alsoStilt′-bird,-plov′er.—v.t.to raise on stilts: to elevate by unnatural means.—adjs.Stilt′ed,Stilt′y, elevated as if on stilts: pompous.—n.Stilt′edness.—Stilted arch, an arch that does not spring directly from the impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it. [Scand., Sw.stylta; Dut.stelt, a stilt.]
Stilton, stil′ton,n.a rich white cheese—fromStiltonin Huntingdonshire.
Stime, stīm,n.(Scot.) a ray of light, a glimmer.—AlsoStyme. [A.S.scima, a light.]
Stimulant, stim′ū-lant,adj.stimulating: increasing or exciting vital action.—n.anything that stimulates or excites: a stimulating medicine that increases the activity of the vital functions generally, or of one system or organ.—v.t.Stim′ulāte, to prick with anything sharp: to incite: to instigate: (physiol.) to produce increased action in.—n.Stimulā′tion, act of stimulating, or condition of being stimulated.—adj.Stim′ulātive, tending to stimulate.—n.that which stimulates or excites.—ns.Stim′ulātor, one who stimulates:—fem.Stim′ulātress;Stim′ulism, the practice of treating diseases by stimulation;Stim′ūlus, a goad: anything that rouses the mind, or that excites to action: a stimulant:—pl.Stim′ulī. [L.stimulus(forstigmulus)—Gr.stizein, to prick.]
Sting, sting,v.t.to stick anything sharp into, to pain acutely.—v.i.to have a sting: to give pain:—pa.t.andpa.p.stung.—n.the sharp-pointed weapon of some animals: the thrust of a sting into the flesh: anything that causes acute pain: any stimulus or impulse: the point in the last verse of an epigram.—n.Sting′er, one who, or that which, stings.—adv.Sting′ingly, with stinging.—adj.Sting′less, having no sting.—n.Sting′-ray, a genus of cartilaginous fishes, of the order of Rays, and familyTrygonidæ, the long tail bearing dorsally a long bi-serrated spine capable of giving an ugly wound. [A.S.stingan; Ice.stinga.]
Stingo, sting′gō,n.strong malt liquor.
Stingy, stin′ji,adj.niggardly: avaricious.—adv.Stin′gily.—n.Stin′giness, [Merelysting-y.]
Stink, stingk,v.i.to give out a strong, offensive smell: to have a bad reputation:—pa.t.stank;pa.p.stunk.—n.a disagreeable smell.—ns.Stink′ard, one who stinks: a base fellow: the stinking badger of Java;Stink′-ball,-pot, a ball or jar filled with a stinking, combustible mixture, used in boarding an enemy's vessel;Stink′er, one who, or that which, stinks;Stink′ing.—adv.Stink′ingly, in a stinking manner: with an offensive smell.—ns.Stink′stone, a variety of limestone remarkable for the fetid urinous odour which it emits when rubbed;Stink′-trap, a contrivance to prevent effluvia from drains;Stink′-wood, the wood of a Cape tree, remarkable for its strong offensive smell, durable, taking an excellent polish resembling walnut. [A.S.stincan.]
Stint, stint,v.t.to shorten: to limit: to restrain.—v.i.to cease, stop: to be saving.—n.limit: restraint, restriction: proportion allotted, fixed amount: one of several species of sandpiper, the dunlin.—adj.Stint′ed, limited.—ns.Stint′edness;Stint′er.—adv.Stint′ingly.—adjs.Stint′less;Stint′y. [A.S.styntan—stunt, stupid.]
Stipa, stī′pa,n.a genus of grasses, the feather-grasses. [L.stipa, tow.]
Stipe, stīp,n.(bot.) the base of a frond of a fern: also a stalk, as of a pistil, of a fungus or mushroom, of the leaf of a fern, or even the trunk of a tree.—n.Stī′pel, the stipule of a leaflet.—adj.Stī′pellate, having stipels.—n.Stī′pes, a stipe: a stalk or stem.—adjs.Stī′piform,Stip′itate,Stipit′iform. [Fr.,—L.stipes, a stem.]
Stipend, stī′pend,n.a salary paid for services, esp. to a clergyman in Scotland: settled pay.—adj.Stipend′iary, receiving stipend.—n.one who performs services for a salary, esp. a paid magistrate.—v.t.Stipen′diate, to provide with a salary. [L.stipendium—stips, donation,pendĕre, weigh.]
Stipple, stip′l,v.t.to engrave or form by means of dots or small points, as distinguished from line-engraving:—pr.p.stipp′ling;pa.p.stipp′led.—n.a mode of execution in engraving and miniature-painting, in which the effect is produced by dots instead of lines: in colour-decoration, a gradation or combination of tones or tints serving as a transition between decided colours.—adj.Stipp′led.—ns.Stipp′ler, one who stipples: a coarse brush for stippling;Stipp′ling, stippled work of any kind. [Dut.stippelen, dim. ofstippen, to dot.]
Stipulate, stip′ū-lāt,v.i.to contract: to settle terms.—ns.Stipulā′tion, act of stipulating: a contract;Stip′ulātor. [L.stipulāri,-ātus, prob. from old L.stipulus, firm, conn. withstipāre, to press firm.]
Stipule, stip′ūl,n.(bot.) an appendage or lobe at the base of certain leaves, resembling a small leaf: also, a small appendage at the base of petioles, usually softer than the latter—alsoStip′ūla.—adjs.Stip′ular,Stip′ūlary;Stip′ūlate,Stip′ūled. [L.stipula, a stalk, dim. ofstipes.]
Stir, stėr,v.t.to move: to rouse: to instigate.—v.i.to move one's self: to be active: to draw notice:—pr.p.stir′ring;pa.p.andpa.t.stirred.—n.tumult: bustle.—n.Stir′about, one who makes himself active: oatmeal porridge.—adj.busy, active.—adj.Stir′less, without stir.—n.Stir′rer.—p.adj.Stir′ring, putting in motion: active: accustomed to a busy life: animating, rousing.—Stir up, to instigate the passions of: to put into motion or action: to enliven: to disturb. [A.S.styrian; Dut.storen, Ger.stören, to drive.]
Stir, stėr,v.t.(Spens.) to steer, to direct.
Stirk, stėrk,n.(Scot.) a yearling ox or cow. [A.S.stirc, a heifer—steór, a steer.]
Stirp, stėrp,n.(Bacon) a family, generation, or race:—pl.Stir′pes. [L.stirps,stirpis.]
Stirrup, stir′up,n.a ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding: a rope secured to a yard, having a thimble in its lower end for reeving a foot-rope.—ns.Stirr′up-cup, a cup taken by one who is departing on horseback;Stirr′up-ī′ron, the ring of iron attached to the stirrup-leather to receive the foot;Stirr′up-leath′er,-strap, the strap of leather that supports a stirrup. [A.S.stigeráp—stígan, to mount, ráp, arope.]
Stitch, stich,n.a pass of a needle and thread, the part of the thread left in the fabric, a single loop or link: the kind of work produced by stitching—buttonhole-stitch, cross-stitch, &c.: the space between two double furrows: a fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the leaves: an acute pain, a sharp spasmodic pain, esp. in the intercostal muscles: a bit of clothing, a rag.—v.t.to sew so as to show a regular line of stitches: to sew or unite.—v.i.to practise stitching.—ns.Stitch′er;Stitch′ery(Shak.), needle-work;Stitch′ing, the act of one who stitches: needle-work done in such a way that a continuous line of stitches appears on the surface;Stitch′wort, a genus of slender plants, including the chickweed, so called because once believed to cure 'stitch' in the side. [A.S.stice, a prick; Ger.sticken, to embroider; conn. withstick.]
Stithy, stith′i,n.an anvil: a smith's shop.—v.t.to forge on an anvil. [Ice.stethi; Sw.städ, an anvil.]
Stive, stīv,v.i.(prov.) to stew, to be stifled.—adj.Stī′vy, close, stuffy.
Stiver, stī′vėr,n.a Dutch coin, worth one penny sterling: any small coin. [Dut.stuiver.]
Stoa, stō′a,n.a portico or covered colonnade round a house, market-place, &c.
Stoat, stōt,n.a kind of weasel, called the ermine when in its winter dress.—AlsoStote. [Stot.]
Stob, stob,n.a small post for supporting paling: a wedge in coal-mining. [A variant ofstub.]
Stoccade, stok-ād′,Stoccado,stok-ā′do,n.a thrust in fencing—(Shak.)Stocca′ta. [It.stoccata, a thrust—stocco, a rapier—Ger.stock, a stick.]
Stock, stok,n.something stuck or thrust in: the stem of a tree or plant: the trunk which receives a graft: a post, a log: anything fixed solid and senseless: a stupid person: the crank-shaped handle of a centre-bit: the wood in which the barrel of a firearm is fixed: the cross-piece of timber into which the shank of an anchor is inserted: the part to which others are attached: the original progenitor: family: a fund, capital, shares of a public debt: store: the cattle, horses, and other useful animals kept on a farm: the liquor or broth obtained by boiling meat, the foundation for soup: a stiff band worn as a cravat, often fastened with a buckle at the back: (pl.) an instrument in which the legs of offenders were confined: the frame for a ship while building: the public funds.—v.t.to store: to supply: to fill: to supply with domestic animals or stock: to refrain from milking cows for 24 hours or more previous to sale.—adj.kept in stock, standing.—ns.Stock′breed′er, one who raises live-stock;Stock′broker, a broker who deals in stocks or shares;Stock′broking, the business of a stockbroker;Stock′-dove, the wild pigeon of Europe;Stock′-ep′ithet, any ordinary and conventional epithet;Stock′-exchange′, the place where stocks are bought and sold: an association of sharebrokers and dealers;Stock′-farm′er, a farmer who rears live-stock, as cattle, &c.;Stock′-feed′er, one who feeds or fattens live-stock;Stock′holder, one who holds stocks in the public funds, or in a company;Stock′-in-trade, the whole goods a shopkeeper keeps on sale: a person's mental resources;Stock′-job′ber;Stock′-job′bery,-job′bing, speculating in stocks;Stock′-list, a list of stocks and current prices regularly issued;Stock′man, a herdsman who has the charge of stock on a sheep-run in Australia;Stock′-mar′ket, a market for the sale of stocks, the stock-exchange;Stock′-pot, the pot in which the stock for soup is kept;Stock′-rid′er, a herdsman on an Australian station;Stock′-sadd′le, a saddle with heavy tree and iron horn;Stock′-stā′tion, a station where stock and cattle are reared;Stock′-whip, a whip with short handle and long lash for use in herding;Stock′work, a deposit in which the ore is distributed all over it;Stock′yard, a large yard with pens, stables, &c. where cattle are kept for slaughter, market, &c.—Take stock, to make an inventory of goods on hand: to make an estimate of;Take stock in, to take a share in, to put confidence in. [A.S.stocc, a stick; Ger.stock.]
Stock, stok,n.a favourite garden-flower. [Orig. calledstock-gillyflower, to distinguish it from the stemless clove-pink, called thegillyflower.]
Stockade, stok-ād′,n.a breastwork formed of stakes fixed in the ground.—v.t.to fortify with such. [Fr.estocade—estoc—Ger.stock, stick.]
Stockfish, stok′fish, n, a commercial name of salted and dried cod and other fish of the same family, esp. ling, hake, and torsk.
Stock-gillyflower, stok′-jil′i-flow-ėr,n.a genus of herbaceous or half-shrubby plants of the natural orderCruciferæ, having their flowers in racemes, and generally beautiful and fragrant. [Stock, wood, andgillyflower.]
Stocking, stok′ing,n.a close covering for the foot and lower leg.—ns.Stockinet′, an elastic knitted fabric for under-garments;Stock′inger, one who knits stockings;Stock′ing-frame, a knitting-machine. [Fromstock, the stockings being thenether-stockswhen the long hose came to be cut at the knee.]
Stockish, stok′ish,adj.(Shak.) like a stock, stupid.—n.Stock′ishness, stupidity.—adj.Stock′-still, still as a stock or post.
Stock-tackle, stok′-tak′l,n.tackle used in hoisting an anchor on board ship to keep its stock clear of the ship's side.
Stock-taking, stok′-tāk′ing,n.a periodical inventory made of the stock or goods in a shop or warehouse.
Stocky, stok′i,adj.short and stout, thick-set: having a strong stem.—adv.Stock′ily.
Stodgy, stoj′i,adj.heavy, lumpy: ill put together: indigestible.—v.t.Stodge, to stuff, cram.—n.Stodg′iness.
Stog, stog,v.t.(prov.) to plunge in mire: to probe a pool with a pole. [Related tostock.]
Stoic, stō′ik,n.a disciple of the philosopher Zeno (340-260B.C.), who opened his school in a colonnade called theStoa Poikilē('painted porch') at Athens—later Roman Stoics were Cato the Younger, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius: one indifferent to pleasure or pain.—adjs.Stō′ic,-al, pertaining to the Stoics, or to their opinions; indifferent to pleasure or pain.—adv.Stō′ically.—ns.Stō′icalness;Stō′icism, the doctrines of the Stoics, a school of ancient philosophy strongly opposed to Epicureanism in its views of life and duty: indifference to pleasure or pain. [L.Stoicus—Gr.Stōïkos—stoa, a porch.]
Stoke, stōk,v.i.to stir or tend a fire.—ns.Stoke′-hole, the space about the mouth of a furnace: the space allotted to the stokers: a hole in a reverberatory furnace for introducing a stirring-tool;Stōk′er, one who, or that which, feeds a furnace with fuel. [Dut.,—stoken, to light a fire,stok, a stick.]
Stole, stōl,pa.t.ofsteal.
Stole, stōl,n.a long robe reaching to the feet: a narrow vestment, usually black silk, fringed at the ends, sometimes coloured according to the seasons, worn by bishops and priests in the Latin Church during mass.—n.Stō′la, the outer garment of the Roman matron: a chorister's surplice: (her.) a bearing showing a fringed scarf. [L.stola—Gr.stolē, a robe—stellein, to array.]
Stolen, stōl′en,pa.p.ofsteal.
Stolid, stol′id,adj.dull: heavy: stupid: foolish.—n.Stolid′ity,Stol′idness, state of being stolid: dullness of intellect.—adv.Stol′idly. [L.stolidus.]
Stolon, stō′lon,n.a shoot from the root of a plant: a sucker.—adjs.Stō′lonate,Stōlōnif′erous. [L.stolo, a twig.]
Stoma, stō′ma,n.(bot.) one of the minute openings in the epidermis of leaves and tender green stems of plants, subserving the purpose of respiration: (zool.) one of the breathing-holes in the bodies of certain of the articulata:—pl.Stō′mata.—adjs.Stomat′ic;Stomatif′erous.—n.Stomatī′tis, inflammation of the interior of the mouth.—adj.Stō′matode, having a stoma.—ns.Stomatol′ogy, the scientific knowledge of the mouth;Stō′matoscope, an instrument for examining the interior of the mouth. [Gr.stoma, a mouth.]
Stomach, stum′ak,n.the strong muscular bag into which the food passes when swallowed, and where it is principally digested: the cavity in any animal for the digestion of its food: appetite, relish for food, inclination generally: disposition, spirit, courage, pride, spleen.—v.t.to brook or put up with: to turn the stomach of: to resent.—adj.Stom′achal.—ns.Stom′acher, a part of the dress covering the front of the body, generally forming the lower part of the bodice in front, sometimes richly ornamented: a large brooch;Stomach′ic, a medicine for the stomach.—adjs.Stomach′ic,-al, pertaining to the stomach: strengthening or promoting the action of the stomach;Stom′achous(Spens.), angry, stout, obstinate.—ns.Stom′ach-pump, a syringe with a flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting them into it;Stom′ach-stag′gers, a disease in horses due to a paralytic affection of the stomach. [O. Fr.estomac—L.stomachus—Gr.stomachos, the throat, stomach—stoma, a mouth.]
Stomatopod, stō′ma-to-pod,n.one of theStomatop′oda, an order of marine crustaceans, having most of their seven or eight pair of legs near the mouth. [Gr.stoma, mouth,pous,podos, foot.]
Stond, stond,n.(Spens.) station: also=stound.
Stone, stōn,n.a hard mass of earthy or mineral matter, the hard material of which rock consists: a piece of rock of a certain size or form, or for a particular purpose, as grindstone, millstone, &c.: a precious stone or gem, a crystal mirror: a tombstone: a concretion formed in the bladder: a hard shell containing the seed of some fruits: a standard weight of 14 lb. avoirdupois (other stones occur, as that of 24 lb. for wool, 22 lb. for hay, 16 lb. for cheese, &c.): torpor and insensibility.—adj.made of stone, or of stoneware.—v.t.to pelt with stones: to free from stones: to wall with stones.—n.Stone′-age, the condition of a people using stone as the material for the cutting-tools and weapons which, in a higher condition of culture, were made of metals.—adj.Stone′-blind, as blind as a stone, perfectly blind.—ns.Stone′-boil′ing, a primitive method of making water boil by putting hot stones in it;Stone′-bow, a crossbow for shooting stones: a children's catapult;Stone′-brash, a soil made up of finely-broken rock;Stone′-break, the meadow-saxifrage;Stone′-break′er, one who, or that which, breaks stones, a stone-crushing machine;Stone′-bruise, a bruise caused by a stone, esp. on the sole of the foot from walking barefooted;Stone′-cast,Stone's′-cast,Stone′-shot,Stone's′-throw, the distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand;Stone′chat,Stone′chatter,Stone′clink, one of the most common of the BritishTurdidæ, smaller than the redbreast—the Wheat-ear is the true stonechat.—n.pl.Stone′-cir′cles, or Circles of Standing Stones, popularly but erroneously calledDruidical Circlesin Britain, andCromlechsin France, consist of unhewn stones set up at intervals round the circumference of a circular area usually of level ground.—n.Stone′-coal, mineral coal, as opposed to charcoal: any hard coal, anthracite.—adj.Stone′-cold, cold as a stone.—n.Stone′-col′our, the colour of stone, grayish.—adj.Stone′-col′oured.—ns.Stone′-cor′al, massive coral, as distinguished from branching or tree coral;Stone′crop, the wall-pepper,Sedum acre;Stone′-curlew, a large species of plover;Stone′-cut′ter, one whose occupation is to hew stone;Stone′-cut′ting, the business of hewing and carving stones for walls, monuments, &c.—adjs.Stoned, containing stones;Stone′-dead, lifeless;Stone′-deaf, quite deaf.—ns.Stone′-dress′er, one who prepares stones for building;Stone′-fal′con, a species of hawk or falcon which builds its nest among the rocks;Stone′-fly, a genus of insects typical of the orderPlecoptera—several species are native to Britain, and furnish good lures to anglers;Stone′-fruit, a fruit whose seeds are enclosed in a hard kernel;Stone′-ham′mer, a hammer for breaking stones.—adjs.Stone′-hard(Shak.), as hard as a stone;Stone′-heart′ed(Shak.), hard-hearted, cruel, pitiless.—ns.Stone′horse, a stallion;Stone′-lil′y, the popular name of anEncrinite;Stone′-mā′son, a mason who works with stone;Stone′-mill, a machine for breaking stone;Stone′-oil, rock-oil, petroleum;Stone′-pine, a Mediterranean nut-pine;Stone′-plov′er, the stone-curlew;Stō′ner, one who strikes or kills with stones;Stone′-rag,-raw, a lichen,Parmelia saxatilis;Stone′-snipe, the greater tell-tale or long-legged tattler, a common North American bird.—adj.Stone′-still(Shak.), as still as a stone, motionless.—ns.Stone′ware, a coarse kind of potter's ware baked hard and glazed;Stone′-work, mason-work.—adv.Stō′nily.—n.Stō′niness, the state of being stony or abounding with stones: hardness of heart or mind.—adjs.Stō′ny, made of, or resembling, stone: abounding with stones: hard: pitiless: obdurate: (B.) rocky;Stō′ny-heart′ed, hard-hearted, cruel, pitiless.—Leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can be done in order to secure the effect desired;Mark with a white stone, to mark as particularly fortunate. [A.S.stán; Ger.stein, Dut.steen.]
Stonied, ston′id,adj.(Spens.) astonished, alarmed.
Stood, stood,pa.t.andpa.p.ofstand.
Stook, stook,n.(Scot.) a full shock of corn-sheaves, generally twelve, as set up in the field.—v.t.to set up in stooks, as sheaves—alsoStouk.—n.Stook′er, one who sets up the corn in stooks. [Cf. Low Ger.stuke, a bundle.]
Stool, stōōl,n.a seat without a back: a low bench for the feet or for kneeling on: the seat used in evacuating the bowels: the act of evacuating the bowels, also that which is evacuated: a root of any kind from which sprouts shoot up: a portable piece of wood to which a pigeon is fastened as a decoy for wild birds.—n.Stool′-pi′geon, a decoy-pigeon: a gambler's decoy.—Stool of repentance, same asCutty-stool(q.v.).—Fall between two stools, to lose both of two things between the choice of which one was hesitating. [A.S.stól, Ger.stuhl; cf. Ger.stellen, to place.]
Stoop, stōōp,v.i.to bend the body: to lean forward: to submit: to descend from rank or dignity: to condescend: to swoop down on the wing, as a bird of prey.—v.t.to cause to incline downward.—n.the act of stooping: inclination forward: descent: condescension: a swoop.—adj.Stooped, having a stoop, bent.—n.Stoop′er, one who stoops.—p.adj.Stoop′ing.—adv.Stoop′ingly. [A.S.stúpian; Old Dut.stuypen, Ice.stúpa.]
Stoop, stōōp,n.(Shak.) a vessel of liquor, a flagon: liquor for drinking: a basin for holy water. [A.S.stoppa, a cup—steáp, a cup; Low Ger.stoop.]
Stoop, stōōp,n.an open platform before the entrance of a house. [Dut.stoep.]
Stoop, stōōp,n.a prop, support, a patron.
Stoor, stōōr,adj.(obs.) great, formidable: stiff, harsh, austere.—AlsoStour. [A.S.stór, great.]
Stoor, stōōr,n.dust in motion—hence commotion, bustle: a gush of water.—v.t.to stir up, to pour out.—adj.Stoor′y, dusty. [A.S.stýrian, to stir.]
Stop, stop,v.t.to stuff or close up: to obstruct: to render impassable: to hinder from further motion, progress, effect, or change: to restrain, repress, suppress, suspend: to intercept: to apply musical stops to: to regulate the sounds of a stringed instrument by shortening the strings with the fingers: (naut.) to make fast.—v.i.to cease going forward: to cease from any motion or action, to stay, tarry: to leave off: to be at an end: to ward off a blow:—pr.p.stop′ping;pa.t.andpa.p.stopped.—n.act of stopping: state of being stopped: hinderance: obstacle: interruption: (mus.) one of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced: a mark used in punctuation: an alphabetic sound involving a complete closure of the mouth-organs: a wooden batten on a door or window-frame against which it closes: a stop-thrust in fencing.—ns.Stop′-cock, a short pipe in a cask, &c., opened and stopped by turning a cock or key;Stop′-gap, that which fills a gap or supplies a deficiency, esp. an expedient of emergency;Stop′-mō′tion, a mechanical arrangement for producing an automatic stop in machinery, as for shutting off steam, &c.;Stop′page, act of stopping: state of being stopped: an obstruction;Stop′per, one who stops: that which closes a vent or hole, as the cork or glass mouthpiece for a bottle: (naut.) a short rope for making something fast.—v.t.to close or secure with a stopper.—ns.Stop′ping, that which fills up, material for filling up cracks, &c., filling material for teeth:Stop′ping-out, the practice in etching of covering certain parts with a composition impervious to acid, to keep the acid off them while allowing it to remain on the other parts to mark them more;Stop′-watch, a watch whose hands can be stopped to allow of time that has elapsed being calculated more exactly, used in timing a race, &c. [M. E.stoppen—O. Fr.estouper(Ice.stoppa, Ger.stopfen, to stuff); all from L.stupa, the coarse part of flax, tow.]
Stope, stōp,v.t.to excavate, to remove the contents of a vein.—n.an excavation for this purpose.—n.Stō′ping.
Stopple, stop′l,n.that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a cork or plug.—v.t.to close with a stopple.
Storax, stō′raks,n.a resin resembling benzoin, obtained from the stem ofStyrax officinalis, a native of Greece and the Levant, formerly used as a stimulating expectorant.—Liquid storax, liquidambar. [L.,—Gr.styrax.]
Store, stōr,n.a hoard or quantity gathered: abundance: a storehouse: any place where goods are sold: (pl.) supplies of provisions, ammunition, &c. for an army or a ship.—v.t.to gather in quantities: to supply: to lay up in store: to hoard: to place in a warehouse.—adj.Stō′rable, capable of being stored.—ns.Stō′rage, the placing in a store: the safe-keeping of goods in a store: the price paid or charged for keeping goods in a store;Store′-farm(Scot.), a stock-farm, a cattle-farm;Store′-farm′er;Store′house, a house for storing goods of any kind: a repository: a treasury;Store′-keep′er, a man who has charge of a store: one who owns a store: (U.S.) any unsaleable article;Stō′rer, one who stores;Store′room, a room in which things are stored: a room in a store;Store′-ship, a vessel used for transporting naval stores.—In store(Shak.), in hoard for future use, ready for supply;Set store by, to value greatly. [O. Fr.estor,estoire—L.instaurāre, to provide.]
Storey, stō′ri,n.Same asStory.
Storge, stor′jē,n.natural affection. [Gr.]
Storiated,Storied. See underStory.
Stork, stork,n.a long-necked and long-legged wading-bird nearly allied to the heron, spoonbill, and ibis—theCommon storkorWhite stork(Ciconia alba) about 3½ feet long, migratory in habit, common in Holland and northern Germany, often semi-domesticated, nesting on the tops of houses, &c.—n.Stork's′-bill, any plant of the genusErodium, esp. the heron's-bill: a plant of the genusPelargonium. [A.S.storc; Ger.stork.]
Storm, storm,n.a violent commotion of the atmosphere producing wind, rain, &c.: a tempest: a fall of snow, a prolonged frost: an outbreak of anger, or the like: violent agitation of society: commotion: tumult: calamity: (mil.) an assault.—v.i.to raise a tempest: to blow with violence: to be in a violent passion.—v.t.to attack by open force: to assault.—n.Storm′-ā′rea, the area covered by a storm.—adjs.Storm′-beat,-beat′en, beaten or injured by storms.—ns.Storm′-belt, a belt of maximum storm frequency;Storm′-bird, a petrel.—adj.Storm′bound, delayed by storms.—ns.Storm′-card, a sailors' chart showing from the direction of the wind the ship's position in relation to a storm-centre, and accordingly the proper course to be shaped;Storm′-cen′tre, the position of lowest pressure in a cyclonic storm;Storm′-cock, the fieldfare: the mistle-thrush;Storm′-cone, a cone of canvas stretched on a frame 3 feet high as a storm-signal;Storm′-door, an outer supplementary door to shelter the interior of a building;Storm′-drum, a canvas cylinder extended on a hoop 3 feet high by 3 feet wide, hoisted in conjunction with the cone as a storm-signal.—adj.Storm′ful, abounding with storms.—ns.Storm′fulness;Storm′-glass, a tube containing a solution of camphor, the amount of the precipitate varying with the weather;Storm′-house, a temporary shelter for men working on a railway, &c.;Storm′iness;Storm′ing-par′ty, the party of men who first enter the breach or scale the walls in storming a fortress.—adj.Storm′less, without storms.—ns.Storm′-sail, a sail of the strongest canvas, for stormy weather;Storm′-sig′nal, a signal displayed on seacoasts, &c., to intimate the approach of a storm by the cone and drum, or by flags and lanterns in the United States;Storm′-stay, a stay on which a storm-sail is set.—adjs.Storm′-stayed, hindered from proceeding by storms;Storm′-tossed, tossed about by storms: much agitated by conflicting passions.—ns.Storm′-wind, a wind that brings a storm, a hurricane;Storm′-win′dow, a window raised above the roof, slated above and at the sides.—adj.Storm′y, having many storms: agitated with furious winds: boisterous: violent: passionate. [A.S.storm; Ice.stormr; from root ofstir.]
Stornello, stor-nel′ō,n.an Italian kind of improvised folk-song:—pl.Stornell′i. [It.]
Storthing, stōr′ting,n.the legislative assembly of Norway. [Norw.stor, great,thing, assembly.]
Story, stō′ri,n.history or narrative of incidents in their sequence: an account, report, statement: an anecdote: the plot of a novel or drama: a lie, a fib, a fictitious narrative.—v.t.to tell or describe historically, to relate: to adorn with sculptured or painted scenes from history.—v.i.to relate.—adjs.Storiā′ted, decorated with elaborate ornamental designs;Stō′ried, told or celebrated in a story: having a history: interesting from the stories belonging to it: adorned with scenes from history.—ns.Storiol′ogist, one learned in the comparative study of folk-tales;Storiol′ogy, the scientific study of folk-tales;Stō′ry-book, a book of stories or tales true or fictitious;Stō′ry-tell′er, one who relates tales, a liar;Stō′ry-tell′ing, act of relating stories: lying. [A short form ofhistory.]