<B>stifle</B> (2), noun, or <B>stifle joint,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the joint of the upper hind leg of various animals, such as horses or dogs, corresponding to the knee of a human being. </DL>
<B>stigma, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mas</B> or <B>-mata.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a mark of disgrace or shame; stain or reproach on one's reputation. <BR> <I>Ex. But, in the lapse of ... years ... the scarlet letter ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world's scorn (Hawthorne). They were suffering from the stigma of a crushing defeat (John L. Motley).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a distinguishing mark or sign. <DD><B> 3a. </B>an abnormal spot or mark in the skin, especially one that bleeds or turns red during hysteria. <DD><B> b. </B>an indication of a particular condition, such as hysteria. <DD><B> 4. </B>the part of the pistil in flowering plants that receives the pollen. It is situated either directly on the ovary or at the top (more rarely the side) of the style. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Zoology.) <DD><B> a. </B>the pigmented eyespot of a protozoan. <DD><B> b. </B>a spiracle of an insect. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Archaic.) a special mark burned on a slave or criminal; brand. </DL>
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<B>stigmal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a stigma; stigmatic. </DL>
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<B>stigmasterol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline alcohol, a sterol, occurring in the oil of the Calabar bean and in soybean and other vegetable oils, used in the preparation of some sex hormones. </DL>
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<B>stigmata, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a plural of <B>stigma.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>marks or wounds like the five wounds on the crucified body of Christ, in the hands, feet, and side, said to appear supernaturally on the bodies of certain persons. </DL>
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<B>stigmatic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with a stigma; like that of a stigma; marked by a stigma. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with or accompanying the stigmata. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Optics.) anastigmatic (applied especially to rays that converge to a single point). <DD><I>noun </I> a person bearing marks suggestive of the wounds of Christ. </DL>
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<B>stigmatically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>with stigma. <DD><B> 2. </B>with a mark of infamy or deformity. </DL>
<B>stigmatism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a condition characterized by the presence of stigmata. <DD><B> 2. </B>the absence of astigmatism. </DL>
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<B>stigmatist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person on whom the stigmata appear. </DL>
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<B>stigmatization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of stigmatizing. <DD><B> 2. </B>the condition of being stigmatized. </DL>
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<B>stigmatize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-tized,</B> <B>-tizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to set some mark of disgrace on; reproach. <BR> <I>Ex. He always felt that his father's prison record stigmatized both of them.</I> (SYN) villify, defame. <DD><B> 2. </B>to brand. <BR> <I>Ex. As to their white wines, he stigmatizes them as mere substitutes for cider (Washington Irving).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to produce stigmas or stigmata on. noun <B>stigmatizer.</B> </DL>
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<B>stilb, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of brightness or luminance equal to one candle per square centimeter of a surface. </DL>
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<B>stilbene, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline hydrocarbon, used in the manufacture of dyes. </DL>
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<B>stilbestrol</B> or <B>stilboestrol, </B>noun. =diethylstilbestrol.</DL>
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<B>stilbite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mineral, a hydrous silicate of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, usually occurring in radiated or sheaflike tufts of crystals with a pearly luster. It varies in color from white to brown or red. </DL>
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<B>stile</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a step or steps for getting over a fence or wall, while forming a barrier to the passage of sheep or cattle. <BR> <I>Ex. past the village, and down over the stile, into a field path (John Galsworthy).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=turnstile.</B> </DL>
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<B>stile</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a vertical piece in a paneled wall, the side of a door, or the like. </DL>
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<B>stiletto, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tos</B> or <B>-toes,</B> verb, <B>-toed,</B> <B>-toing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a type of dagger with a narrow, pointed blade. <BR> <I>Ex. a sharp, double-edged stiletto (Frederick Marryat).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a small, sharp-pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to stab with a stiletto. <BR> <I>Ex. They [robbers] stiletto all the men (Washington Irving).</I> </DL>
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<B>stiletto heel,</B> =spike heel.</DL>
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<B>still</B> (1), adjective, noun, verb, adverb, conjunction,<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>staying in the same position or at rest; without motion; stationary. <BR> <I>Ex. Sit still.</I> (SYN) motionless. <DD><B> 2a. </B>without noise; quiet; tranquil. <BR> <I>Ex. a still night. The room was so still that you could have heard a pin drop.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>unruffled or undisturbed; free from waves, violent current, winds, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. a pool of still water. The lake is still today.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>making no sound; silent. <BR> <I>Ex. to keep still. Peace, and be still (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>not loud; soft; low; subdued. <BR> <I>Ex. a still, small voice.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>not sparkling or bubbling. <BR> <I>Ex. a still wine.</I> <DD><B> 6a. </B>having to do with or designating a single photograph or an individual frame of a motion picture. <BR> <I>Ex. still pictures, a still print.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>taking or showing single photographs as distinguished from a motion picture. <BR> <I>Ex. a still camera, a still projector, a still photographer.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a single photograph, as distinguished from a motion picture; photograph of a person or object at rest. <DD><B> 2. </B>an individual picture or frame of a motion picture, or a photograph of an actor or a scene, used especially in advertising or publicity. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) <DD><B> a. </B>a still-life picture. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=still alarm.</B> <DD><B> 4. </B>stillness; silence; hush; calm. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make calm or quiet. <BR> <I>Ex. The mother stilled the crying baby. The people prayed that the storm might be stilled.</I> (SYN) silence, hush, tranquilize, pacify. <DD><B> 2. </B>to stop the movement or activity of. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become calm or quiet. <BR> <I>Ex. After an hour, the storm stilled.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>even; yet. <BR> <I>Ex. still more, still worse. You can read still better if you will try.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in spite of some event, circumstance, or statement; nevertheless. <BR> <I>Ex. Though she has new dolls, she still loves her old ones best. Proof was given, but they still doubted.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>at this time; at that time. <BR> <I>Ex. They came yesterday and they are still here.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>even to this time; even to that time. <BR> <I>Ex. Was the store still open? The teacher's question is still unanswered.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>in the future as in the past. <BR> <I>Ex. It will still be here.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>without moving; quietly. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Archaic.) steadily; constantly; always; ever. <BR> <I>Ex. still achieving, still pursuing (Longfellow).</I> <DD><I>conj. </I> and yet; but yet; nevertheless; notwithstanding. <BR> <I>Ex. He was hungry; still he would not eat. She has many friends; still she likes to stay home.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>still and all,</B> </I>(U.S. Informal.) after all; nevertheless. <BR> <I>Ex. Still and all, he's a good man and knows the law (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>still</B> (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an apparatus for distilling liquids, especially alcoholic liquors, consisting essentially of a vessel in which the liquid to be distilled is heated and a device to condense the vapor thus produced. <DD><B> 2. </B>a place where alcoholic liquors are distilled; distillery. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a heat exchanger. <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Obsolete.) <B>1. </B>to distill. <DD><B> 2. </B>to give forth in drops. <DD><I>v.i. </I> (Obsolete.) <B>1. </B>to drip. <DD><B> 2. </B>to issue from something that is being distilled. </DL>
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<B>stillage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a low stool or bench, such as in a factory, used to keep manufactured products from coming in contact with the floor. Some stillages can be tilted to allow articles placed on them to slide into packing boxes. </DL>
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<B>still alarm,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fire alarm communicated to the fire department by telephone or by any means other than a signal box or other apparatus activating the alarm bell in the firehouse. </DL>
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<B>stillbirth, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the birth of a dead child. <DD><B> 2. </B>a child dead at birth. </DL>
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<B>stillborn, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>dead when born. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>destined never to be realized. <BR> <I>Ex. stillborn hopes.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>that fails utterly to attract an audience. <BR> <I>Ex. a stillborn book or play.</I> (SYN) abortive. </DL>
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<B>still-burn, </B>transitive verb, <B>-burned</B> or <B>-burnt,</B> <B>-burning.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to burn in the process of distillation. <BR> <I>Ex. to still-burn brandy.</I> </DL>
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<B>still hunt,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> quiet or secret pursuit, especially a pursuit of game stealthily or under cover; stalking. </DL>
<B>still life,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><I>no pl.</I> fruit, flowers, furniture, pottery, dead game, or the like, shown in a picture. <BR> <I>Ex. Hepainted still life, oranges and lemons ... (Horace Walpole).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(pl.) <B>still lifes</B> or <B>still lives.</B> a picture of such things. <BR> <I>Ex. His fine still lives date from the last decades of the nineteenth century (London Times).</I> adj. <B>still-life.</B> </DL>
