stalactite |
a rock formation that looks like an icicle and hangs from the roof of a cave. Stalactites are built up from minerals in dripping water. |
stalagmite |
a rock formation that looks like a cone and is built upward from the floor of a cave. Stalagmites are built up from minerals in dripping water. |
stale |
having lost its taste or moisture; not fresh. [2 definitions] |
stalk1 |
a plant's main stem. [2 definitions] |
stalk2 |
to walk in a stiff, confident, often threatening, manner. [2 definitions] |
stall1 |
an area of a barn or stable used for holding a single animal. [3 definitions] |
stall2 |
to delay by doing certain actions. [3 definitions] |
stallion |
an adult male horse that can produce young. |
stamen |
the part of a flower that makes and bears the pollen. |
stamina1 |
the strength to handle long effort or disappointment. |
stammer |
to speak in an anxious or uncertain way. People who stammer often repeat sounds and stop between words. [2 definitions] |
stamp |
to move with force and speed downward upon something. [10 definitions] |
stampede |
the sudden and hurried mass movement of a large group of frightened animals. [5 definitions] |
stand |
to get in or be in a position on one's feet (often followed by "up"). [16 definitions] |
standard |
something that is used and accepted as a guide, example, or authority. [6 definitions] |
stand for |
to be a symbol of, or to represent. [2 definitions] |
standing |
the act or posture of a person or thing that stands. [3 definitions] |
stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
staple1 |
a short, thin piece of stiff wire shaped like a U. Staples are designed to be pushed through several sheets of paper and then bent inward to hold the papers together. [2 definitions] |
staple2 |
a food that is considered very important and used often. [2 definitions] |
stapler |
a tool in a home or office that uses staples to attach papers together. |