| stewed |
cooked by simmering or boiling slowly. |
| stew in one's own juice |
to suffer the consequences of one's own actions. |
| stewpan |
a pan in which to stew food. |
| St. George's |
the capital of Grenada. |
| sthenic |
of a sturdy and muscular build. |
| stich |
a single line or verse, esp. of poetry. |
| stichomythia |
in ancient Greek drama, a dialogue between two characters usu. speaking alternating lines of verse. |
| stick1 |
a relatively long and thin piece of wood, esp. a stem or branch from a tree or shrub. [4 definitions] |
| stick2 |
to pierce or poke with a pointed object; stab. [19 definitions] |
| stickball |
a form of baseball played as on city streets using a rubber ball and a stick or broom handle. |
| stick by |
to remain loyal to. |
| sticker |
a paper label, patch, or sign with adhesive on the back side. [2 definitions] |
| sticker price |
the retail price designated by the manufacturer, as for a new automobile, which is customarily discounted before sale. |
| stick figure |
a conventional, rudimentary representation of a human figure drawn using a single straight line for the torso, straight lines for the limbs, and a circle for the head. |
| sticking point |
a position or point beyond which someone or something will not move. [2 definitions] |
| stick in one's craw |
to be unacceptable or intolerable. |
| stick-in-the-mud |
(informal) one who rejects or resists changes in activity or thinking. |
| stickle |
to argue stubbornly, esp. over trivial matters. [2 definitions] |
| stickleback |
any of various small fish with sharp spines on their backs, found mostly in northern fresh waters and sea inlets. |
| stickler |
one who insists strictly on the observance of or conformity to something (usu. fol. by for). [2 definitions] |
| stick one's neck out |
to take risks; expose oneself to criticism or harm. |