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Stops
- noun -
- (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes;
- a brief stay in the course of a journey;
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it;
- a gambling card game
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
- a restraint that checks the motion of something;
- a spot where something halts or pauses;
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
- halts
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;
- the act of stopping something;
- the event of something ending;
- the state of inactivity following an interruption;
Store
- noun - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
- a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
- a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
- an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
- find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
- keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
Stork
- noun - large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
Storm
- noun - a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
- a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
- a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
- attack by storm; attack suddenly
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- blow hard; "It was storming all night"
- rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
- take by force; "Storm the fort"
Story
- noun - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
- a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
- a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
- a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
- a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
Stoss
- unknown - opposite side of a drumlin to lee
Stoup
- noun - an archaic drinking vessel
- basin for holy water
Stour
- - A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
- A river in Kent, England.
Stout
- adjective - a garment size for a large or heavy person
- a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
- dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"
- euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
- having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"