stratigraphy |
the study of the origin, composition, and evolution of rock strata. |
stratocumulus |
a low-altitude cloud type characterized by large dark horizontal masses with rounded summits. |
stratopause |
the zone between the mesosphere and stratosphere wherein temperatures drop as altitude increases, about thirty-one to thirty-five miles above the earth. |
stratosphere |
a layer of the upper atmosphere that extends from about six to about thirty miles above the earth's surface and has a relatively constant temperature. [2 definitions] |
stratum |
a horizontal layer, esp. one of several parallel layers in a pile. [3 definitions] |
stratus |
a low-lying extended gray cloud formation with a relatively flat bottom. |
straw |
a mass of grain stalks after drying and threshing, used as bedding or fodder for animals, for weaving hats and baskets, or for packing. [7 definitions] |
strawberry |
a red, pulpy, usu. conical edible fruit with seeds on the outside. [2 definitions] |
strawberry blonde |
a reddish blond hair color, or a person having such hair. |
strawberry mark |
a small, reddish, often slightly raised birthmark. |
strawboard |
a coarse cardboard made of straw pulp, used in making boxes and for packing. |
straw boss |
(informal) an assistant foreman or supervising member of a work crew. [2 definitions] |
straw color |
a light yellow color. |
strawflower |
an annual composite plant whose brightly colored flower heads are dried for winter nosegays and bouquets. |
straw-hat |
of, designating, or relating to a summer theater or summer theaters located in rural or suburban areas. |
straw hat |
a hat made from natural straw or a straw-like material, often used in warm weather. |
straw man |
a bundle of straw made to resemble a human being; scarecrow. [4 definitions] |
straw vote |
an unofficial nonbinding vote or poll taken as a measure of public opinion on an issue. |
stray |
to wander from or go beyond a fixed place, course, or practice, or to wander away from a group. [7 definitions] |
streak |
a long narrow irregular line, mark, smear, or band on or in something of a different color, texture, or the like. [10 definitions] |
streaking |
the prank or fad, esp. among teenage students, of dashing naked through a public area. |