| Stars and Stripes |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the national flag of the United States, consisting of thirteen alternating red and white horizontal stripes and a blue field with fifty white stars representing the fifty states; Old Glory. [2 definitions] |
| Star-Spangled Banner |
the national anthem of the United States, written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, and formally adopted by Congress in 1931 (often in italics and prec. by "The"). |
| start |
to begin activity or operation. [15 definitions] |
| starter |
someone or something that starts. [2 definitions] |
| starting blocks |
two usu. metal blocks that are firmly but temporarily mounted on a running track so that a runner can brace his or her feet against them when starting a race. |
| starting gate |
any of several types of movable gates or barriers used to ensure an equal start, as for horses or dogs in a race. |
| startle |
to cause to move suddenly or involuntarily. [4 definitions] |
| startling |
causing one to move suddenly or involuntarily because loud, sudden, or unexpected. [2 definitions] |
| start out |
to begin an extended trip, project, or other major undertaking. [5 definitions] |
| start over |
to start again. |
| start up |
to begin operation. [2 definitions] |
| starvation |
the act of starving or condition of being starved. [2 definitions] |
| starve |
to die or suffer from not eating and drinking. [5 definitions] |
| starved |
suffering from extreme deprivation of food. [2 definitions] |
| starveling |
an organism suffering from starvation. [3 definitions] |
| Star Wars |
a popular science fiction saga based on a series of commercially-successful motion pictures, the first of which was released in 1977. [2 definitions] |
| stash |
to hide or store secretly (sometimes fol. by "away"). [2 definitions] |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. [2 definitions] |
| -stat |
an instrument or agent that stabilizes or controls, as by keeping something at a set level. [2 definitions] |
| state |
the condition of a person or thing according to its characteristics or circumstances. [11 definitions] |
| stateable |
combined form of state. |