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Stoking
- verb - Constance Stokes (née Parkin, 22 February 1906 – 14 July 1991) was a modernist Australian painter who worked in Victoria.
Influenced by George Bell, Stokes was part of the Melbourne Contemporary Artists, a group Bell established in 1940.
- stir up or tend; of a fire
Stoning
- verb - kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"
- remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
- the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
Stoping
- - The act of excavating in the form of stopes.
Storing
- verb - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
- keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
Stowing
- verb - fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
- Julian Randolph Stow (28 November 1935 – 29 May 2010) was an Australian-born writer, novelist and poet.
- the act of packing or storing away
Styling
- verb - designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
- make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress"
- make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript"
Subbing
- verb - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
- working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
Sucking
- verb - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
- be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"
- draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
- draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
- give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- the act of sucking
Sudsing
- verb - make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed"
- wash in suds
Suiting
- verb - a fabric used for suits
- accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
- be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
- be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"
- enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"