| structural linguistics |
a method of studying a language in which it is analyzed as a network of formal systems composed of elements and their relationships, without regard to history or other languages. |
| structure |
a thing consisting of a number of elements joined together in a certain way. [6 definitions] |
| structureless |
combined form of structure. |
| strudel |
a pastry made of very thin sheets of dough baked in long rolls that are filled with fruit, nuts, cheese, or vegetables. |
| struggle |
to resist by flailing the limbs and writhing the body. [8 definitions] |
| strum |
to play (a stringed instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings. [4 definitions] |
| strumpet |
formerly, a harlot; whore. |
| strung |
past tense and past participle of string. |
| strung-out |
(slang) suffering from the effects of taking drugs or alcohol. [2 definitions] |
| strut1 |
to walk in a proud, vain, or cocky manner. [3 definitions] |
| 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 |
unable to move or be moved from a particular spot or position. [5 definitions] |
| stuck-up |
snobbish or vain; conceited. |