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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: stile - stime</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="stile"> stile (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a step or steps for getting over a fence or wall, while forming a barrier to the passage of sheep or cattle. Ex. past the village, and down over the stile, into a field path (John Galsworthy). <DD> 2. =turnstile. </DL> <A NAME="stile"> stile (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a vertical piece in a paneled wall, the side of a door, or the like. </DL> <A NAME="stiletto"> stiletto, noun, pl. -tos or -toes, verb, -toed, -toing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a type of dagger with a narrow, pointed blade. Ex. a sharp, double-edged stiletto (Frederick Marryat). <DD> 2. a small, sharp-pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery. <DD>v.t. to stab with a stiletto. Ex. They [robbers] stiletto all the men (Washington Irving). </DL> <A NAME="stilettoheel"> stiletto heel, =spike heel.</DL> <A NAME="still"> still (1), adjective, noun, verb, adverb, conjunction,<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. staying in the same position or at rest; without motion; stationary. Ex. Sit still. (SYN) motionless. <DD> 2a. without noise; quiet; tranquil. Ex. a still night. The room was so still that you could have heard a pin drop. <DD> b. unruffled or undisturbed; free from waves, violent current, winds, or the like. Ex. a pool of still water. The lake is still today. <DD> 3. making no sound; silent. Ex. to keep still. Peace, and be still (Shakespeare). <DD> 4. not loud; soft; low; subdued. Ex. a still, small voice. <DD> 5. not sparkling or bubbling. Ex. a still wine. <DD> 6a. having to do with or designating a single photograph or an individual frame of a motion picture. Ex. still pictures, a still print. <DD> b. taking or showing single photographs as distinguished from a motion picture. Ex. a still camera, a still projector, a still photographer. <DD>noun 1. a single photograph, as distinguished from a motion picture; photograph of a person or object at rest. <DD> 2. 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> 3. (Informal.) <DD> a. a still-life picture. <DD> b. =still alarm. <DD> 4. stillness; silence; hush; calm. <DD>v.t. 1. to make calm or quiet. Ex. The mother stilled the crying baby. The people prayed that the storm might be stilled. (SYN) silence, hush, tranquilize, pacify. <DD> 2. to stop the movement or activity of. <DD>v.i. to become calm or quiet. Ex. After an hour, the storm stilled. <DD>adv. 1. even; yet. Ex. still more, still worse. You can read still better if you will try. <DD> 2. in spite of some event, circumstance, or statement; nevertheless. Ex. Though she has new dolls, she still loves her old ones best. Proof was given, but they still doubted. <DD> 3. at this time; at that time. Ex. They came yesterday and they are still here. <DD> 4. even to this time; even to that time. Ex. Was the store still open? The teacher's question is still unanswered. <DD> 5. in the future as in the past. Ex. It will still be here. <DD> 6. without moving; quietly. <DD> 7. (Archaic.) steadily; constantly; always; ever. Ex. still achieving, still pursuing (Longfellow). <DD>conj. and yet; but yet; nevertheless; notwithstanding. Ex. He was hungry; still he would not eat. She has many friends; still she likes to stay home. expr. still and all, (U.S. Informal.) after all; nevertheless. Ex. Still and all, he's a good man and knows the law (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="still"> still (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. 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> 2. a place where alcoholic liquors are distilled; distillery. <DD> 3. (U.S. Slang.) a heat exchanger. <DD>v.t. (Obsolete.) 1. to distill. <DD> 2. to give forth in drops. <DD>v.i. (Obsolete.) 1. to drip. <DD> 2. to issue from something that is being distilled. </DL> <A NAME="stillage"> stillage, 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> <A NAME="stillalarm"> still alarm,<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> <A NAME="stillbirth"> stillbirth, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the birth of a dead child. <DD> 2. a child dead at birth. </DL> <A NAME="stillborn"> stillborn, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. dead when born. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) <DD> a. destined never to be realized. Ex. stillborn hopes. <DD> b. that fails utterly to attract an audience. Ex. a stillborn book or play. (SYN) abortive. </DL> <A NAME="stillburn"> still-burn, transitive verb, -burned or -burnt, -burning.<DL COMPACT><DD> to burn in the process of distillation. Ex. to still-burn brandy. </DL> <A NAME="stillhunt"> still hunt,<DL COMPACT><DD> quiet or secret pursuit, especially a pursuit of game stealthily or under cover; stalking. </DL> <A NAME="stillhunt"> still-hunt, transitive verb, intransitive verb. =stalk.</DL> <A NAME="stilliform"> stilliform, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> drop-shaped. </DL> <A NAME="stilllife"> still life,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. no pl. fruit, flowers, furniture, pottery, dead game, or the like, shown in a picture. Ex. Hepainted still life, oranges and lemons ... (Horace Walpole). <DD> 2. (pl.) still lifes or still lives. a picture of such things. Ex. His fine still lives date from the last decades of the nineteenth century (London Times). adj. still-life. </DL> <A NAME="stillman"> stillman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> a workman employed to attend to a still. </DL> <A NAME="stillness"> stillness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. absence of noise; quiet; silence. Ex. the stillness of the grave, to listen in sullen stillness. (SYN) hush. <DD> 2. absence of motion; calm. Ex. the stillness of a mill pond. (SYN) immobility. <DD> 3. lack of excitement. Ex. stillness of passions. </DL> <A NAME="stillroom"> still-room, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD> 1. (originally) a room in a house in which cordials and other alcoholic liquors were distilled. Ex. A hundred years ago every lady in the country had her still-room (Thackeray). <DD> 2. (later) a room where cordials, preserves, or the like, are kept, and tea and coffee are prepared. </DL> <A NAME="stillsdisease"> Still's disease,<DL COMPACT><DD> a chronic disease of children, in which the spleen and lymphatic glands become enlarged and many of the joints inflamed. It is a kind of rheumatoid arthritis. </DL> <A NAME="stillsonwrench"> Stillson wrench,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a wrench with an adjustable L-shaped jaw that tightens as pressure on the handle is increased, used for turning pipes and other round objects. </DL> <A NAME="stilly"> stilly, adjective, -lier, -liest, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. quiet; still; calm. <DD>adv. calmly; quietly. </DL> <A NAME="stilt"> stilt, noun, pl. stilts or (for 3, collectively) stilt, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. one of a pair of poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the ground. Stilts are used for walking in shallow water, or by children, entertainers, or performers for amusement. <DD> 2. a long post or pole used to support a house, shed, or other building, above water or swampland. <DD> 3. a wading bird with very long, slender legs and a slender, sharp bill, that lives in marshes. <DD>v.t. to raise on or as if on stilts. adj. stiltlike. </DL> <A NAME="stiltbird"> stiltbird, noun. =stilt (def. 3).</DL> <A NAME="stilted"> stilted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. stiffly dignified or formal. Ex. stilted conversation. He has a stilted manner of speaking. There were letters of stilted penitence to his father, for some wrong-doing (Elizabeth Gaskell). (SYN) pompous. <DD> 2. supported on props or posts so as to be raised above the ground. <DD> 3. raised as if on stilts. <DD> 4. raised above the general level by a course of masonry. A vault that does not spring immediately from the top of a pier or other apparent point of impost is a stiltedvault. adv. stiltedly. noun stiltedness. </DL> <A NAME="stilter"> stilter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who walks on or as if on stilts. </DL> <A NAME="stiltoncheese"> Stilton cheese, or Stilton, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rich white cheese veined with mold when well ripened. Stilton cheese is much like Roquefort cheese and is classed as one of the great cheeses of England. </DL> <A NAME="stiltroot"> stilt root, =prop root.</DL> <A NAME="stiltsandpiper"> stilt sandpiper,<DL COMPACT><DD> a long-legged American sandpiper with a gray back and white rump. </DL> <A NAME="stilty"> stilty, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflated; pompous; stilted. </DL> <A NAME="stilyaga"> stilyaga, noun, pl. stilyagi,<DL COMPACT><DD> a young person in the former Soviet Union, who sought to cultivate the style of dress, uninhibited manners, and tastes associated with the younger generation in Western countries. Ex. There have, of course, been unofficial movements of dress reform in recent years among young Russians--such as the bright shirts and drainpipe trousers worn by the stilyagi (Manchester Guardian). </DL> <A NAME="stime"> stime, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish and Irish.) a glimmer or glimpse. </DL> <A HREF="stimulab.dic">NEXT</A>