| Stations of the Cross |
(sometimes l.c.) a sequence of fourteen representations marking significant incidents in the Passion of Jesus Christ, often set upon the walls of a church, esp. Roman Catholic. [2 definitions] |
| station-to-station |
designating a long-distance telephone call in which the caller is willing to talk with whomever answers. [3 definitions] |
| station wagon |
an automobile with one or two rows of folding or removable seats behind that of the driver, and a cargo area behind the rearmost seat that can be loaded through a tailgate. |
| statism |
the theory or practice of entrusting the control of economic policies, planning, and the like, to a centralized state government. |
| statistic |
a piece of numerical information. [2 definitions] |
| statistical |
of, concerning, or using statistics or the types of mathematical analyses that provide numerical information of a type that allows testing of a hypothesis. |
| statistician |
a person who specializes in compiling and interpreting statistical data. |
| statistics |
(used with a sing. verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, esp. representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. [2 definitions] |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stator |
the stationary part of a motor, dynamo, turbine, or the like, usu. the housing of a rotor. |
| statuary |
statues collectively, or a particular group of statues. [2 definitions] |
| statue |
a piece of art that is carved, molded, or assembled in three dimensions, often in the form of a human or animal. |
| Statue of Liberty |
a huge copper statue of a woman representing liberty, given to the United States by France and situated on an island in the New York City harbor. |
| statuesque |
having a graceful, beautiful, or dignified form; like a statue; tall and well-shaped. |
| statuette |
a small statue. |
| stature |
height of a body in the upright position, esp. a human body. [2 definitions] |
| status |
a person's position or rank in relation to others or in the view of others. [4 definitions] |
| status offender |
a person who commits an act that is prohibited for one of his or her legal status, such as that of being a minor or a convicted felon. "Status offender" often refers to a minor who commits an act that is not illegal for adults, such as an act of truancy or alcohol consumption. |
| status offense |
an act that is illegal when performed by people of a certain legal status, such as that of a minor or convicted felon. |
| status quo |
the existing state; conditions as they are at a given time. |
| status symbol |
a possession, habit, lifestyle, or practice regarded as a mark of social status, esp. of high status. |