| stenosis |
in medicine, constriction or narrowing of a vessel, duct, tubular passage, or the like. |
| stenotherm |
an animal or plant able to survive only in a narrow temperature range. (Cf. eurytherm.) |
| stenotopic |
able to survive only in a narrow range of environmental conditions. (Cf. eurytopic.) |
| stenotype |
the symbols that represent the sounds, words, or phrases of phonetic shorthand. [2 definitions] |
| stenotypy |
a shorthand in which symbols that represent sounds, words, and phrases are typed on a keyboard machine. |
| Stentor |
(cap.) in The Iliad, a Greek herald with an extremely loud voice. [3 definitions] |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| step |
the movement made by lifting one foot and placing it down in another place; motion used in walking. [12 definitions] |
| step- |
related by way of a remarriage. |
| step back |
to discontinue some action in order to consider what one is doing more calmly or objectively. |
| stepbrother |
the son of one's stepmother or stepfather by a previous marriage. |
| stepchild |
the child of one's spouse by a previous marriage. |
| stepdad |
(informal) a stepfather, the husband of one's mother but who is not one's biological father. |
| stepdaughter |
the daughter of one's spouse by a previous marriage. |
| step-down |
designating a transformer that reduces voltage, or a gear that reduces speed. [2 definitions] |
| step down |
to resign from a high position. |
| stepfather |
the husband of one's mother, who may act as a father but is not one's father through a biological process. |
| stephanotis |
any of various woody climbing plants, noted for their white, sweet-scented blossoms. |
| Stephen Crane |
U.S. journalist and writer, acclaimed for his novel The Red Badge of Courage, (b.1871--d.1900). |
| step-in |
put on by being stepped into. [2 definitions] |
| stepladder |
a ladder with flat steps instead of rungs, often having a hinged frame that opens to form a stable support. |