strict - adj. 1 precisely limited or defined; without exception or deviation (

STARE - v. & n. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by at) look fixedly with eyes open, esp. as the result...

stunning - adj. colloq. extremely impressive or attractive. stunningly adv....

stiff - adj. & n. 1 rigid; not flexible. 2 hard to bend or move ...

stout - adj. & n. 1 rather fat; corpulent; bulky. 2 of considerable thickness or strength...

starlet - n. 1 a promising young performer, esp. a woman. 2 a little star. ...

stairway - n. 1 a flight of stairs, a staircase. 2 the way up this. ...

stomach - cannot stomach it). muscular stomach any organ that grinds or squeezes to aid digestion,...

stratus - see STRATUM]...

stomch - cannot stomach it). muscular stomach any organ that grinds or squeezes to aid digestion,...

struggle - v. & n. intr. 1 make forceful or violent efforts to get free ...

strong - cf. STRING]...

stenosis - n. Med. the abnormal narrowing of a passage in...

stray - v., n., & adj. intr. 1 wander from the right place; become separated from one's...

statistics - n.pl. 1 (usu. treated as sing.) the science of collecting and analysing numerical...

stuff - n. & v. 1 the material that a thing is made of; material...

stricture - n. 1 (usu. in pl.; often foll. by on, upon) a critical or censorious ...

stack - n. & v. 1 a pile or heap , esp. in orderly ...

STICK(2) - v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust...

strait - n. & adj. 1 (in sing . or pl.) a narrow passage of...

stitch - n. & v. 1 a (in sewing or knitting or crocheting etc.) a single pass of a needle...

stater - n. an ancient Greek gold or silver coin. [ME f. LL f. Gk stater]...

strig - cf. STRONG]...

stencil - n. & v. 1 (in full stencil-plate) a thin sheet of plastic, metal, card, etc., in...

stratospere - n. a layer of atmospheric air above the troposphere extending to about 50 km above...

stab - cf. dial . stob in sense 1 of v.]...

stenois - n. Med. the abnormal narrowing of a passage in...

studyo - n. (pl. -os) 1 the workroom of a painter or photographer etc. 2 a place where cinema...

steady - adj., v., adv., int., & n. (steadier, steadiest) 1 firmly fixed or supported or...

stub - n. & v. 1 the remnant of a pencil or cigarette...

stadyum - n. (pl. stadiums) 1 an athletic or sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators....

staphylococcus - n. (pl. staphylococci) any bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in grapelike...

storm - n. & v. 1 a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong ...

stomah - cannot stomach it). muscular stomach any organ that grinds or squeezes to aid digestion,...

strng - cf. STRONG]...

strog - cf. STRING]...

stint - v. & n. tr. 1 supply (food or aid etc.) in a niggardly amount or grudgingly. 2 (often...

starch - cf. STARK]...

stratospher - n. a layer of atmospheric air above the troposphere extending to about 50 km above...

stratoshpere - n. a layer of atmospheric air above the troposphere extending to about 50 km above...

stationery - n. writing materials etc. sold by a stationer. Stationery Office ...

startus - see STRATUM]...

Stakhanovite - n. a worker (esp. in the USSR) who increases his output to an ...

stasis - n. (pl. stases) 1 inactivity; stagnation; a state ...

string - cf. STRONG]...

stward - n. & v. 1 a passengers' attendant on a ship or aircraft ...

starry - adj. (starrier, starriest) 1 covered with stars. 2 resembling a star. starry-eyed...

strike - v. & n. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic ...

studio - n. (pl. -os) 1 the workroom of a painter or photographer etc. 2 a place where cinema...

stadiom - n. (pl. stadiums) 1 an athletic or sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators....

stadard - in senses 5 and 6 of n. affected by association...

station - n. & v. 1 a a regular stopping place on a railway...

stripper - n. 1 a person or thing that strips something. 2 a device or solvent for removing...

stol - abbr. Aeron. short take-off and landing. ...

strenth - n. 1 the state of being strong; the degree or respect in which a person or thing...

stroganoff - adj. (of meat) cut into strips and cooked in sour-cream sauce (beef Stroganoff)....

stash - orig. unkn.]...

statemant - n. 1 the act or an instance of stating or being stated; expression in words. 2 a...

stering - recorded earlier in OF esterlin]...

stank - past of STINK. ...

standad - in senses 5 and 6 of n. affected by association...

stealth - n. secrecy, a secret procedure. by stealth surreptitiously. [ME f. OE (as STEAL,...

stif - adj. & n. 1 rigid; not flexible. 2 hard to bend or move ...

steward - n. & v. 1 a passengers' attendant on a ship or aircraft ...

steem - n. & v. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of...

straight - adj., n., & adv. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve...

stmach - cannot stomach it). muscular stomach any organ that grinds or squeezes to aid digestion,...

staute - n. a sculptured, cast, carved, or moulded figure of a person or animal ,...

strawberrie - reason for the name unkn.]...

standard - in senses 5 and 6 of n. affected by association...