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

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  • stand-innounB2Somebody who takes an actor's place while lights are set.
  • stand-up/ˈstændˌʌp/nounB2Comedy performed alone in front of a live audience.
  • standard/ˈstændəd/adjectiveB12 meaningsUsual and accepted as normal.
  • standard gaugenounC1The width of track most of the world uses.
  • standard-bearernounC1The one who carries the flag, or leads a cause.
  • standby/ˈstændˌbaɪ̯/nounB2
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Waiting for a seat that somebody else does not take.
  • standing/ˈstændɪŋ/nounC1The position somebody holds in others' regard.
  • standing chargenounC1The fixed daily amount a supplier charges before usage.
  • standing ordernounC1An instruction to pay a fixed sum on a fixed day.
  • standing ovationnounB2Applause given by an audience on its feet.
  • standoff/ˈstændɒf/nounB2+A deadlock where neither side will give way.
  • standpoint/ˈstændpɔɪnt/nounB2+The position from which somebody judges something.
  • standstill/ˈstændˌstɪl/nounB2+A complete halt to all movement.
  • stanza/ˈstænzə/nounC1One block of lines in a poem.
  • staple/ˈsteɪ.pəl/nounC12 meaningsA U-shaped wire fastener.
  • stapler/ˈsteɪplə/nounB1+A tool that fastens papers with small metal staples.
  • star/stɑː(ɹ)/nounA13 meaningsOne of the points of light in the night sky — a huge ball of burning gas.
  • star ratingnounB2The official mark of a hotel's standard.
  • starboard/ˈstɑː.bəd/nounB2+The right-hand side of a boat, looking forward.
  • starch/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo stiffen cloth with a special liquid.
  • stardom/ˈstɑɹdəm/nounC1The state of being a famous performer.
  • stare/stɛɚ/verbB23 meaningsTo hold your eyes on someone or something for a long time, in a way that reads as rude.
  • stare downphraseC12 meaningsTo defeat somebody by holding their gaze until they look away.
  • starfish/ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/nounA2+A sea creature shaped like a five-pointed star.
  • stargazingnounB1+Looking at the night sky for pleasure.
  • stark/stɑɹk/adjectiveC12 meaningsHarshly bare and plain.
  • starlight/ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/nounB1+The light the stars give at night.
  • starling/ˈstɑːlɪŋ/nounB2+A glossy speckled bird that flocks in large numbers.
  • starry/ˈstɑː.ɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of stars.
  • start/stɑːt/verbA17 meaningsTo begin doing something.
  • start from scratchphraseB2To begin again with nothing prepared.
  • starter/ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsThe small first course of a meal.
  • starting blocknounB2The raised platform a race is dived from.
  • starting gatenounB2The stalls racehorses are released from.
  • starting salarynounB1The pay a job begins at.
  • startle/ˈstɑːt(ə)l/verbB2To make someone jump with sudden fright.
  • startled/ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/adjectiveB2Suddenly surprised or frightened for a moment.
  • startlinglyadverbC1To a degree that gives you a shock.
  • startup/ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/nounB1+2 meaningsA new company aiming at fast growth.
  • starvation/stɑɹˈveɪʃən/nounB2Extreme suffering or death from having no food.
  • starve/stɑːv/verbB2To suffer or die from having no food.
  • stash/stæʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo hide something away for later.
  • stasis/ˈsteɪsɪs/nounC2A state in which nothing moves or changes.
  • state/steɪt/nounA22 meaningsA country or one of its regions.
  • state of emergencynounB2A declaration giving the state extra powers in a crisis.
  • state of mindnounB2A person's mental or emotional condition at a particular time.
  • statecraftnounC2Skill in governing a country.
  • stately/ˈsteɪtli/adjectiveC1Dignified and impressive in manner or scale.
  • statement/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/nounB14 meaningsSomething said or written clearly and definitely.
  • statement periodnounB2The stretch of time one statement covers.
  • statesman/ˈsteɪtsmən/nounB2+A political leader respected for wisdom and long service.
  • statesmanshipnounC1Skill and wisdom in managing public affairs.
  • statewide/steɪtˈwaɪd/adjectiveB2+Reaching every part of a state.
  • station/ˈsteɪʃən/nounA12 meaningsA building where you wait for trains or buses.
  • stationary/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB1+Not moving.
  • stationery/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/nounB1+Pens, paper and other office supplies.
  • stationmaster/ˈsteɪʃənˈmɑːstə/nounB2+The person in charge of a station.
  • statistic/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/nounB2+A single numerical fact drawn from a body of data.
  • statistical/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1Based on the study of collected numbers.
  • statistically/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/adverbB2+According to what the collected numbers show.