| stalagmite |
a tapering rock formation that extends upward from the floor of a cave and that is built up from minerals in dripping water. |
| stale |
having lost the moisture, taste, effervescence, or the like that is associated with freshness. [5 definitions] |
| stalk1 |
a plant's main stem. [3 definitions] |
| stalk2 |
to walk in a stiff, arrogant, or threatening manner. [6 definitions] |
| stall1 |
a small enclosed division of a barn or stable designed for lodging a single animal. [13 definitions] |
| stall2 |
to employ evasion or other delaying maneuvers. [5 definitions] |
| stallion |
a sexually mature, uncastrated male horse. |
| stamen |
the stalklike part of a flower that produces and bears the pollen. |
| stamina1 |
the physical or moral capacity to endure long effort, hardship, or disappointment. |
| stammer |
to speak haltingly and with unintended repetitions of sounds. [4 definitions] |
| stamp |
to move (the foot) forcefully and rapidly downward upon something. [15 definitions] |
| stampede |
the sudden, hurried, panicked mass movement of a large group of animals, esp. horses or cattle. [6 definitions] |
| stand |
to assume or maintain an erect position of the body while having one's weight on one's feet (often fol. by "up"). [25 definitions] |
| standard |
something that is considered to be a model for measurement or comparison or serve as an accepted authority. [8 definitions] |
| stand for |
to symbolize or represent. [2 definitions] |
| standing |
the act or posture of a person or thing that stands. [7 definitions] |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that are separated typographically from other similar groups and that often have a regular meter and rhyme scheme. |
| staple1 |
a short, thin, U-shaped piece of stiff wire designed to be pushed through several sheets of paper or the like and then bent inward to serve as a fastener. [3 definitions] |
| staple2 |
a food that is considered essential, such as sugar or flour. [7 definitions] |
| stapler |
a tool in a home or office that uses staples to attach papers together. |
| star |
any of a vast number of celestial bodies that emit tremendous heat and light, and which can be visible from earth as points of light in the night sky. [11 definitions] |