Matching Words
1739 ResultsBelow are the words that matched your query.
Stagging
- verb - attend a dance or a party without a female companion
- give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
Staining
- verb - (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
- color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
- color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
- the act of spotting or staining something
Stalking
- verb - a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
- follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
- go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
- the act of following prey stealthily
- walk stiffly
Stalling
- verb - 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"
Stamping
- verb - 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"
- raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"
- reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic"
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
- walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
Standing
- verb -
- (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water"
- (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"
- an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
- 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!"
- be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
- be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
- be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall"
- executed in or initiated from a standing position; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
- having a supporting base; "a
Stapling
- verb - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
Starling
- noun - gregarious birds native to the Old World
Starring
- verb - be the star in a performance
- feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
- indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
- mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
Starting
- verb - (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear; "with eyes starting from their sockets"
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
- appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
- Began
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
- begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
- bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
- bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
- get going or set in