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Stall
- noun - a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
- come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
- deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
- put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special u
Stamp
- noun - a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
- a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"
- affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?"
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- raise in a relief; "emboss
Stand
- noun -
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"
- a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"
- a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
- an interruption of normal activity
- be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
- be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands
Stank
- verb - be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This term paper stinks!"
- smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"
Staph
- noun - spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Stare
- noun - a fixed look with eyes open wide
- fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
- look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
Stark
- adjective - complete or extreme; "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"
- completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
- providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
- severely simple;
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;