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Spool
- noun - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
- wind onto a spool or a reel
Stael
- noun - French romantic writer (1766-1817)
Stail
- - A handle, as of a mop; a stale.
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
Steal
- noun - a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
- an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
- move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
- steal a base
- take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
Steel
- noun - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
- cover, plate, or edge with steel
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
- knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
Stell
- - To place or fix firmly or permanently.
Still
- adjective - (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves;
- (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
- an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
- despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"
- free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"
- lessen the intensity of o
Stool
- noun - (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- a simple seat without a back or arms
- grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
- have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
- lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
- react to a decoy, of wildfowl
- solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Stull
- - A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish; also, a framework of boards to protect miners from falling stones.