<B>stemmy, </B>adjective, <B>-mier,</B> <B>-miest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having or bearing many stems. <BR> <I>Ex. stemmy bluegrasses.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>like a stem; long and slender. </DL>
<A NAME="stemple">
<B>stemple, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small timber driven into the wall or placed crosswise in a mine, to prevent caving, to serve as a support for a platform or as a step, or for other purposes. </DL>
<A NAME="stemrot">
<B>stem rot,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a fungous disease attacking the stem of the tomato, banana, sweet potato, and other plants, causing it to wilt. <DD><B> 2. </B>the fungus causing this disease. </DL>
<A NAME="stemrust">
<B>stem rust,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a fungous disease attacking the head and stem of wheat, barley, and other grains, robbing the plant of its nutriments and water, and leaving small rust-colored spots on the stem. <DD><B> 2. </B>the fungus causing this disease. </DL>
<A NAME="stemsickness">
<B>stem sickness,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a disease of clover caused by the stem eelworm, that brings about first a stunted condition and finally the death of the plant. </DL>
<A NAME="stemson">
<B>stemson, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a curved timber in the bow of a ship extending from the keelson to the stem. </DL>
<A NAME="stemstitch">
<B>stem stitch,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a stitch used in embroidery and in making bobbin lace to form a thick, braidlike stripe, as for the stems of flowers and tendrils. </DL>
<A NAME="stemturn">
<B>stem turn,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (in skiing) a method of turning in which a skier stems the ski opposite the direction of turn and applies his weight to it. </DL>
<A NAME="stemware">
<B>stemware, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> glasses or goblets with stems, used for wine, alcoholic liquor, liqueur, and water. </DL>
<A NAME="stemwinder">
<B>stem-winder, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a watch with a stem and knob for winding. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Informal.) a first-rate person or thing. </DL>
<A NAME="stemwinding">
<B>stem-winding, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>wound by turning a knob on the stem. <BR> <I>Ex. a stem-winding watch.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) winding up the emotions; rousing; impassioned. <BR> <I>Ex. a stem-winding orator. His sermons are a far cry from the stem-winding exercises in dour purple prose that 19th century congregations loved (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sten">
<B>Sten, </B>noun. =Sten gun.</DL>
<A NAME="stench">
<B>stench, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very bad smell; foul odor; stink. <BR> <I>Ex. the stench of burning rubber, the stench of a barnyard. A narrow winding street, full of offence and stench (Dickens).</I> (SYN) fetor. </DL>
<A NAME="stenchbomb">
<B>stench bomb,</B> =stink bomb.</DL>
<A NAME="stenchful">
<B>stenchful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of bad smells; stinking. </DL>
<A NAME="stenchy">
<B>stenchy, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a stench or offensive smell. </DL>
<A NAME="stencil">
<B>stencil, </B>noun, verb, <B>-ciled,</B> <B>-ciling</B> or (especially British) <B>-cilled,</B> <B>-cilling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a thin sheet of metal, paper, cardboard, or other material, having letters or designs cut through it. When it is laid on a surface and ink or color is spread on, these letters or designs appear on the surface. <BR> <I>Ex. I put my name on packages with a stencil.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the letters or designs so made. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to mark or paint (a surface) with a stencil. <BR> <I>Ex. The curtains have a stenciled border.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to produce (letters or designs) by stencil. noun <B>stenciler,</B> (especially British,) <B>stenciller.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="stencilization">
<B>stencilization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of stenciling or state of being stenciled. </DL>
<B>Sten gun,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a light machine gun of simple design, the standard weapon of British forces in World War II. </DL>
<A NAME="steno">
<B>steno, </B>noun, pl. <B>stenos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) a stenographer. <BR> <I>Ex. My girl friend who got me in there was steno to the boss (Saturday Evening Post).</I> </DL>
<B>stenobathic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a narrow range of depth, said of animals living in the water between definite limits of depth. </DL>
<B>stenochromatic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with stenochromy. </DL>
<A NAME="stenochromy">
<B>stenochromy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the art or process of printing in several colors at one impression. </DL>
<A NAME="stenog">
<B>stenog, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a stenographer. </DL>
<A NAME="stenograph">
<B>stenograph, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a writing in shorthand. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various keyboard machines, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand. <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to write in shorthand. </DL>
<A NAME="stenographer">
<B>stenographer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person whose work is making a record in shorthand of words as they are spoken and reproducing it, especially with a typewriter; one whose work is stenography. </DL>
<A NAME="stenographic">
<B>stenographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with stenography. <DD><B> 2. </B>made by stenography. <DD><B> 3. </B>using stenography. <DD><B> 4. </B>concise. <BR> <I>Ex. a stenographic style.</I> adv. <B>stenographically.</B> </DL>
<B>stenography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>shorthand and typing, as the primary skills of the modern stenographer. <BR> <I>Ex. to study stenography.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a method of rapid writing that uses symbols and abbreviations; shorthand. <BR> <I>Ex. I bought an approved scheme of the noble art and mystery of stenography ... and plunged into a sea of perplexity (Dickens).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the act of writing in shorthand. </DL>
<A NAME="stenohaline">
<B>stenohaline, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) capable of living only in water whose degree of saltiness is within a narrow range. <BR> <I>Ex. a stenohaline animal or plant.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="stenomask">
<B>Stenomask, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a machine into which a court reporter or legislative stenographer repeats testimony in abridged form for tape-recording or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="stenomorph">
<B>stenomorph, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plant that is unusually small due to a cramped habitat, as from crowding by other plants. </DL>
<A NAME="stenopaic">
<B>stenopaic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Optics.) having to do with, characterized by, or of the nature of a small or narrow opening. </DL>
<A NAME="stenopaicspectacles">
<B>stenopaic spectacles,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> spectacles in which each lens is covered by an opaque plate with a small central aperture. </DL>
<A NAME="stenopetalous">
<B>stenopetalous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having narrow petals. </DL>
<A NAME="stenophagous">
<B>stenophagous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) living on a small variety of foods. </DL>
<A NAME="stenophyllous">
<B>stenophyllous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having narrow leaves. </DL>
<A NAME="stenorhynchous">
<B>stenorhynchous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a narrow beak or bill. </DL>
<A NAME="stenosed">
<B>stenosed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> affected with stenosis; abnormally narrowed or constricted. </DL>
<A NAME="stenosis">
<B>stenosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) the contraction or stricture of a passage, duct, or canal. </DL>
<A NAME="stenotherm">
<B>stenotherm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) a stenothermal organism. </DL>
<A NAME="stenothermal">
<B>stenothermal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) incapable of enduring a great range of temperature; not found in places having a broad range of temperatures. </DL>
<B>stenotic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or characterized by stenosis. <BR> <I>Ex. a stenotic condition, valve, or duct.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="stenotopic">
<B>stenotopic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) able to tolerate only a narrow range of variations in environmental conditions. </DL>
<A NAME="stenotropic">
<B>stenotropic, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) having narrow limits of adaptation to changes in environment. </DL>
<A NAME="stenotype">
<B>stenotype, </B>noun, verb, <B>-typed,</B> <B>-typing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a letter or group of letters used for a sound, word, or phrase in stenotypy. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a keyboard machine, like a small typewriter, used to print such letters; shorthand machine. <DD><B> b. </B>Also, <B>Stenotype.</B> a trademark for this kind of machine. <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to write or record with a stenotype. </DL>
<A NAME="stenotypist">
<B>stenotypist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who is skilled in stenotypy, especially one whose work is to write in stenotypy or on a stenotype. </DL>
<A NAME="stenotypy">
<B>stenotypy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a form of shorthand that uses ordinary letters. <DD><B> 2. </B>the use of a stenotype machine to record speeches, court testimony, or the like. </DL>
<B>Stentor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Legend.) a Greek herald in the Trojan War, whose voice (as described in the <I>Iliad</I>) was as loud as the voices of fifty men. </DL>
