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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • stead/stɛd/nounC1The place of somebody else.
  • steadfastnessnounC1Unwavering firmness of purpose.
  • steal/stiːl/verbA23 meaningsTo take something that belongs to somebody else.
  • steal someone's thunderphraseC1To take the attention that was meant for someone else's moment.
  • steed/stiːd/nounC1A horse for riding, in poetic use.
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A hard, strong metal made from iron and carbon, used for building and for tools.
  • steep/stiːp/adjectiveB24 meaningsRising or falling sharply, so that it is hard work to climb.
  • steepedadjectiveB22 meaningsLeft to soak in hot liquid to draw out flavour.
  • steeplechase/ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/nounC1A race run over ditches and fences.
  • stellar/ˈstɛl.ə/adjectiveC1To do with the stars, or outstandingly good.
  • stem/stɛm/nounC12 meaningsThe main stalk of a plant.
  • step downphraseC1To resign from an important position.
  • stereotype/ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/nounC1A fixed oversimplified image of a whole group.
  • sterile/ˈstɛɹaɪl/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsCompletely free from bacteria and other living things.
  • stew/stʃʉː/nounB22 meaningsMeat and vegetables cooked slowly in one pot.
  • stewardshipnounC1The careful looking after of something in your charge.
  • stick to your gunsphraseC1To hold to your position under pressure.
  • stickler/ˈstɪk.lə/nounC1Somebody who insists on a rule being kept exactly.
  • stiff/stɪf/adjectiveB25 meaningsHard to bend or move.
  • stiffen/ˈstɪfən/verbC1To go rigid, usually from tension.
  • stifle/ˈstaɪfl̩/verbC1To smother something before it grows.
  • stigma/ˈstɪɡmə/nounC12 meaningsThe mark of shame society attaches to something.
  • stile/staɪl/nounC1The steps that let people cross a fence but not animals.
  • stillbirthnounC1The birth of a baby that has already died.
  • stimuli/ˈstɪm.jʊˌlaɪ̯/nounC1The things that provoke a reaction.
  • stimulus/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/nounC1Something that provokes a reaction or growth.
  • sting/ˈstɪŋ/verbB15 meaningsTo cause a sharp burning pain, especially by piercing the skin.
  • stink/stɪŋk/verbB13 meaningsTo give off a very bad smell.
  • stint/stɪnt/nounC12 meaningsA fixed or limited period of work or duty.
  • stirrup/ˈstɪ.ɹəp/nounC1The foot support hanging from a saddle.
  • stirrup ironnounC1The metal loop a rider's foot rests in.
  • stoat/ˈstəʊt/nounC1A small fierce hunting animal related to the weasel.
  • stock/stɒk/nounB14 meaningsThe goods a business has available to sell.
  • stockade/ˌstɒˈkeɪd/nounC1A fence of upright posts built for defence.
  • stockoutnounC1Running out of an item altogether.
  • stocktakingnounC1Counting everything held in store.
  • stoic/ˈstəʊ.ɪk/adjectiveC1Bearing pain and hardship without complaint.
  • stoke/stəʊk/verbC12 meaningsTo feed and stir a fire.
  • stomach/ˈstʌmək/nounA22 meaningsThe organ where food is digested, or the front of the body around it.
  • stonewarenounC1Hard pottery fired until it is watertight.
  • stop dead in your tracksphraseC1To halt instantly out of shock or surprise.
  • stopcock/ˈstɑpkɑk/nounC1The valve that shuts off a building's water.
  • stopgap/ˈstɒpɡæp/nounC1Something that fills a gap until a real answer comes.
  • stout/staʊt/adjectiveC12 meaningsSolidly thick and strong.
  • stowaway/ˈstəʊəˌweɪ/nounC1Somebody hiding on a ship or plane to travel without paying.
  • straddle/ˈstɹædəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
  • straggle/ˈstɹæɡl̩/verbC1To trail along behind in a scattered line.
  • straight/stɹeɪt/adjectiveA25 meaningsGoing in one line, with no bend or curve.
  • strain/stɹeɪn/verbB25 meaningsTo pour liquid through a sieve or cloth so the solid parts stay behind.
  • strait/stɹeɪt/nounC1A narrow water passage connecting two seas.
  • strand/ˈstɹænd/nounC12 meaningsA single thread.
  • strangle/ˈstɹæŋɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo kill by squeezing the throat.
  • strappingnounC1Bands put round a load to hold it together.
  • strata/ˈstɹeɪtə/nounC12 meaningsThe layers rock has been laid down in.
  • strategic/stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/adjectiveC1Planned with the long-term aim in mind.
  • stratificationnounC1The arrangement of things in separate layers.
  • stratum/ˈstɹɑː.təm/nounC1One layer, of rock or of society.
  • straw mannounC1Attacking a weakened version of somebody's argument.
  • streak/stɹiːk/nounC13 meaningsThe colour a mineral leaves when scraped on a hard plate.
  • stream/ˈstɹiːm/nounB26 meaningsA small narrow river.