| stable hand |
a person who works in and around a stable. |
| stablemate |
a horse that is stabled with another. |
| stab (someone) in the back |
to betray (a person who trusted one). |
| staccato |
composed of abrupt, distinct notes, sounds, or parts, as a musical passage or a burst of gunfire. [6 definitions] |
| stack |
a large conical or rectangular heap of hay, straw, or grain. [9 definitions] |
| stackable |
combined form of stack. |
| stacked heel |
a shoe heel that is composed of several layers of material such as leather, often in alternating shades. |
| stackup |
a situation in which several airplanes must circle an airport at different altitudes while waiting to land. |
| stadium |
an enclosed, often roofless structure containing a sports field or arena and tiers of seats for spectators. |
| staff1 |
a pole or rod often used as an aid in walking or hiking; walking stick. [9 definitions] |
| staff2 |
a building material consisting of plaster and fiber used for ornamental design or as a temporary finish. |
| staffer |
a member of a staff. |
| staff officer |
a commissioned military officer who serves on a staff. [2 definitions] |
| staff of life |
bread, considered the most basic, necessary food. |
| staff sergeant |
in the U.S. military, a noncommissioned officer ranking above sergeant and, in the Army, below sergeant first class, in the Air Force, below technical sergeant, and in the Marine Corps, below gunnery sergeant. |
| stag |
a sexually mature male deer. [4 definitions] |
| stag beetle |
any of numerous large beetles, the males of which have long, antlerlike mandibles. |
| stage |
a raised platform; scaffold. [11 definitions] |
| stageable |
combined form of stage. |
| stagecoach |
a large four-wheeled vehicle drawn by a team of horses and used in the past for long-distance transportation of passengers and cargo. |
| stagecraft |
the art of, or skill in, writing or staging plays or using theatrical devices or techniques. |