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Stars
- noun -
- (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- a performer who receives prominent billing
- a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
- a star-shaped character * used in printing
- an actor who plays a principal role
- any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
- be the star in a performance
- feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
- mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
- the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
Stats
- - Shortened form of statistics{2} (b).
Stays
- noun - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
- a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
- a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
- a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
- continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
- continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
- dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
- fasten with stays
- hang on durin
Stems
- noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
- a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
- cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
- grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
- remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
- stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
- the tube of a tobacco pipe
Steps
- noun - a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
- a musical interval of two semitones
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
- a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
- measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
- move with one's feet in a s
Stets
- verb - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
Stews
- noun - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
- Artificial oyster bed
- be in a huff; be silent or sullen
- bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
- cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"
- food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
Sties
- noun - a pen for swine
- an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Stirs
- noun - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
- a rapid active commotion
- affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
- agitate
- emotional agitation and excitement
- mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
- move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
- move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
- Slang term for prison, in UK
- stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
- to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sle
Stobs
- noun - a short straight stick of wood