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Staple
- adjective - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length"
- a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
- secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
Steele
- noun - English writer (1672-1729)
Stifle
- noun - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
- conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
Suable
- - Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer in court.
Subtle
- adjective - difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"
- able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
Suckle
- verb - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
- suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"
Supple
- adjective - moving and bending with ease
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
- make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"
Surcle
- - A little shoot; a twig; a sucker.
Surfle
- - To wash, as the face, with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from the sulphur.