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  • stamina/ˈstæmɪnə/nounC1The physical or mental strength to keep doing something tiring for a long time.
  • stamping/ˈstæmpɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsThe shaping of sheet metal by pressing it with a die.
  • standard gaugenounC1The width of track most of the world uses.
  • standard-bearernounC1The one who carries the flag, or leads a cause.
  • standing/ˈstændɪŋ/nounC1The position somebody holds in others' regard.
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The fixed daily amount a supplier charges before usage.
  • standing ordernounC1An instruction to pay a fixed sum on a fixed day.
  • stanza/ˈstænzə/nounC1One block of lines in a poem.
  • staple/ˈsteɪ.pəl/nounC12 meaningsA U-shaped wire fastener.
  • stardom/ˈstɑɹdəm/nounC1The state of being a famous performer.
  • start/stɑːt/verbA17 meaningsTo begin doing something.
  • statesmanshipnounC1Skill and wisdom in managing public affairs.
  • stature/ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/nounC12 meaningsSomebody's height.
  • status quo/ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/nounC1The way things stand at present.
  • statute/ˈstatjuːt/nounC1A written rule passed by a parliament.
  • stave/steɪv/nounC12 meaningsThe five lines music is written on.
  • stead/stɛd/nounC1The place of somebody else.
  • steadfastnessnounC1Unwavering firmness of purpose.
  • steed/stiːd/nounC1A horse for riding, in poetic use.
  • steel/stiːl/nounB23 meaningsA hard, strong metal made from iron and carbon, used for building and for tools.
  • steeplechase/ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/nounC1A race run over ditches and fences.
  • stem/stɛm/nounC12 meaningsThe main stalk of a plant.
  • stereotype/ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/nounC1A fixed oversimplified image of a whole group.
  • stew/stʃʉː/nounB22 meaningsMeat and vegetables cooked slowly in one pot.
  • stewardshipnounC1The careful looking after of something in your charge.
  • stickler/ˈstɪk.lə/nounC1Somebody who insists on a rule being kept exactly.
  • stiff/stɪf/adjectiveB25 meaningsHard to bend or move.
  • 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.
  • stomach/ˈstʌmək/nounA22 meaningsThe organ where food is digested, or the front of the body around it.
  • stonewarenounC1Hard pottery fired until it is watertight.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • strappingnounC1Bands put round a load to hold it together.
  • strata/ˈstɹeɪtə/nounC12 meaningsThe layers rock has been laid down in.
  • 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.
  • strength/ˈstɹɛŋθ/nounA24 meaningsThe physical power to lift, push or resist.
  • strike/stɹaɪk/nounB24 meaningsA refusal by workers to work until they get what they are asking for.