| strut2 |
a brace used to support a structure against pressures from the side. |
| struthious |
of or relating to an ostrich or similar bird. |
| strychnine |
a strongly poisonous white crystalline compound used to kill rodents and, in small doses, as a stimulant to the central nervous system. |
| Stuart |
a member of a Scottish and English royal family of the fourteenth through eighteenth centuries, or the name of the family itself. |
| stub |
a short projection or projecting part; stump. [6 definitions] |
| stubble |
the stubs of crop stalks, as of corn, that remain in the ground after the crop has been cut. [2 definitions] |
| stubborn |
unreasonably resistant to change, influence, guidance, control, or the like; obstinate; willful. [3 definitions] |
| stubby |
short and thick; stocky. [2 definitions] |
| stucco |
a durable, rough plaster usu. made of cement, sand, and lime, applied while wet and used on exterior walls. [3 definitions] |
| stuck |
past tense and past participle of stick2. |
| stuck-up |
snobbish or vain; conceited. |
| stud1 |
a nail or rivet with a protruding and often rounded knob or head, fixed in a surface as a protective or ornamental device. [6 definitions] |
| stud2 |
a domesticated male animal, such as a racehorse, that is kept for breeding. [5 definitions] |
| studbook |
a register of the pedigrees of thoroughbred animals, esp. horses. |
| studding |
the supporting framework of a wall or partition, or the posts used for this purpose; studs collectively. [2 definitions] |
| studdingsail |
a light auxiliary sail that is set outside a working sail on an extensible boom, usu. in fair weather. |
| student |
a person enrolled in an educational institution. [2 definitions] |
| student teacher |
a college student in training to become a teacher who teaches in an elementary or secondary school under close supervision, usu. to fulfill a requirement for a degree in education; practice teacher. |
| studhorse |
a stallion reserved for breeding. |
| studied |
revealing conscious and deliberate effort; not natural or spontaneous. [2 definitions] |
| studio |
the workroom or workshop of an artist. [5 definitions] |