English words: staff corps to stairclimbing

300 English words, part 165 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.

English words staff corps to stairclimbing

staff corps noun: A body of officers and soldiers who performed engineering and siege duties, made reconnaissances, etc. during the wars of Wellington.
staff function noun: Any secondary business activity that supports the line functions of a business, but does not directly affect customers or profits
staff nurse noun: A nurse in a hospital, ranked below a charge nurse
staff of Asclepius noun: Synonym of Aesculapian staff.
staff of life noun /ˈstɑːf ə(v)ˌlaɪf/: Bread or some other staple foodstuff.
staff officer noun: An officer who fulfills a non-combat support function, often in a headquarters or planning office.
staff out verb: To fill all of the positions in an institution with workers.
staff sergeant noun: A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of several countries, ranking above a sergeant (or, in the US Air Force, above a senior airman).
staff sergeant major noun: The holder of an RCMP rank above staff sergeant but junior to sergeant major.
staff sling noun: A weapon consisting of a short sling at the end of a staff.
staff surgeon noun: A navy surgeon of senior grade.
staff system noun: A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of...
staff tree noun: Any of the genus Celastrus of shrubs and vines.
staff up verb: To hire new staff; to fill vacancies in a workforce.
staff vine noun: Any of several vines in the genus Celastrus.
Staffa proper noun: An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
staffable adjective: Capable of being staffed (supplied with employees).
staffaculty noun: A combination of the staff and faculty of an institution.
staffage noun: The people and animals represented in a landscape painting.
staffed adjective, verb: Occupied by staff, having members of staff.
staffelite noun: Synonym of lewistonite.
staffellid noun: Any foraminifer of the family Staffellidae
staffer noun: A member of a staff; an employee.
Staffie noun /ˈstæfi/: A Staffordshire bull terrier.
staffier noun: An attendant bearing a staff.
staffing noun, verb: the practice of hiring and firing staff
staffish adjective: stiff; harsh
staffless adjective /ˈstæfləs/: Without employees; unstaffed.
staffman noun: A workman employed in silk throwing.
Stafford noun /ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/: A Staffordshire bull terrier.
Stafford gambit noun: A chess opening deriving from the Petrov Defence (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6) after which black gives up its king's pawn and plays the queen's knight to the C file...
Stafford knot noun: A three-looped knot, the traditional symbol of the English county of Staffordshire and its county town, Stafford.
Staffordian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Stafford.
Staffordshire proper noun /ˈstæf.əd.ʃə(ɹ)/: A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
Staffordshire bull terrier noun: A small or medium-sized breed of dog in the terrier group, originating in Birmingham and Staffordshire.
staffperson noun: A staff member.
staffrider noun: A person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage.
staffroom noun: A room set aside for the use of staff.
staffulty noun: Alternative form of staffaculty
staffwide adjective: Across an entire staff.
staffwriter noun: A writer employed as a staff, as at a newspaper.
Staffy noun: Alternative form of Staffie.
stafidopsomo noun: A medium-sweet raisin bread, kneaded with raisins in round or oval yellow-brown loaves.
stag adverb, noun, verb /stæɡ/: An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
stag beetle noun: Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag
stag do noun: A stag party.
stag-evil noun: tetanus in the jaw of a horse
stag film noun: A kind of pornographic film produced clandestinely in the early to mid-20th century, typically short and without sound. Usually intended for a male audience.
stag-headed adjective: Of a tree: bare of leaves at the top, due to the presence of dead branches.
stag-headedness noun: The condition of being stag-headed.
stag hog noun: babiroussa
stag-horned adjective: Synonym of stag-headed.
stag moose noun: Cervalces scotti, an extinct species of large deer that lived in North America.
stag night noun: bachelor party
stag party noun /ˈstæɡ ˈpɑɹ.ti/: A bachelor party; a party held for a man who is about to be married.
stag's horn noun: A fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon
stag's-horn clubmoss noun: Lycopodium clavatum, a club moss in the family Lycopodiaceae.
stag weekend noun: A stag party taking place over a whole weekend.
stage noun, verb /steɪd͡ʒ/: A phase.
stage ball noun: A type of hollow juggling ball with a hard, shiny outer shell, designed to be more visible than beanbags.
stage bus noun: A bus which carries people across a city.
stage business noun: Actions performed by an actor on stage done for dramatic effect; especially, action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the...
stage carriage noun: stagecoach
stage coach noun, verb /ˈsteɪdʒ.kəʊtʃ/: A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.
stage combat noun: The art of arranging, designing or performing sequences of simulated fighting, especially in theatrical productions.
stage crew noun: The crew of stagehands that work behind the scenes to make a show happen.
stage damager noun: stage manager
stage design noun: Synonym of scenic design.
stage direction noun: An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it.
stage dive noun, verb: Alternative form of stagedive.
stage diver noun: One who stage dives.
stage diving noun, verb: The practice of jumping from the stage in a rock concert to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd.
stage door noun, verb: The door used by actors and other professionals when entering or leaving a theatre.
stage-door Johnny noun: A man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships...
stage fear noun: Fear or tension caused by the thought of performing in front of a crowd.
stage fever noun: A desire to perform on the stage.
stage flat noun: Broadway flat
stage fright noun: A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.
stage gay noun: On-stage homoerotic (male) behavior; often with the implication that it is insincere.
stage hand noun: Alternative form of stagehand.
stage Johnny noun: stage-door Johnny
stage kiss noun: A kiss performed by actors on a stage, in a film, etc., thus simulating but lacking genuine romantic or sexual emotion.
stage left adverb, noun: The area to the left of the stage when looking towards the audience.
stage light noun: Alternative spelling of stagelight.
stage magic noun: Magic tricks performed on stage to entertain an audience.
stage magician noun: One who performs stage magic.
stage-manage verb: To manage or organise the operation of a theatrical stage; to act as stage manager.
stage-managed adjective, verb: Carefully controlled or directed so as to ensure a particular desired appearance or outcome, especially an artificial one.
stage manager noun: A person responsible for the organization of a stage production, and who is in charge of the stage during the performance.
stage micrometer noun: A graduated device applied to the stage of a microscope for measuring the size of an object.
stage mom noun: A woman who aggressively manages her children's acting or performing career, often in what is considered a detrimental and overbearing manner.
stage mother noun: The mother of a child actor.
stage name noun: The pseudonym of an entertainer.
stage of the game noun: A point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.
stage-phoner noun: One who fakes a cell-phone conversation.
stage plank noun: A plank for a person to stand on while working.
stage play noun /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌpleɪ/: A play written to be performed on the stage.
stage presence noun: The ability to command the attention of an audience while performing before them.
stage race noun: A multi-day cycle race consisting of a series of separate races (called stages) of various types (road races, criteriums, time trials) usually held one...
stage right adverb, noun: The area to the right of the stage when looking towards the audience.
stage screw noun: A forged, or sometimes cast low thread count cut thread screw with a handle (sometimes made up of three holes) used to hold scenery in place in theaters...
stage set noun: The disposition of props, scenery, etc. for a play.
stage setting noun: Alternative form of stage set.
stage-setty adjective: Resembling a stage set.
stage show noun: concert
stage-stricken adjective: Synonym of stagestruck.
stage wagon noun: A wagon which runs between two places for conveying passengers or goods.
stage whisper noun, verb /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pə/: A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.
stageability noun: The quality of being stageable.
stageable adjective: Capable of being staged, or performed upon the stage.
stagebound adjective: Restricted to the stage
stagecoach noun, verb: Alternative spelling of stage-coach.
stagecoachman noun: A man who drives a stagecoach.
stagecraft noun: The skills of the theater.
stagecraftsman noun: A person having the skill of stagecraft.
staged adjective, verb: Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental.
stagedive noun, verb: A leap from the stage of a concert onto the audience below.
stagediver noun: Alternative spelling of stage diver.
stagediving noun, verb: Alternative spelling of stage diving.
stagedness noun: The state or condition of being staged.
stagedom noun: The theatrical world.
stagedoor noun: Alternative spelling of stage door.
stagefright noun: Alternative spelling of stage fright.
stageful noun: As much as a stage will hold.
stagehand noun /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/: A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.
stagehead noun: The end of the stage (floating platform like a wharf) where fishermen unload their catch.
stagehouse noun: A house where a stagecoach regularly stops for passengers or a relay of horses.
stageland noun: The world of plays and the theater.
stageless adjective: Without a stage.
stagelessness noun: Absence of a stage or stages.
stagelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a stage (setting where a dramatic work is performed).
stageline noun: A company that operates stage-coaches.
stagely adjective, adverb: Suited or related to the stage; theatrical.
stageman noun: A member of the film crew who prepares the stage.
stagemanship noun: Technique of performing well on the stage.
stageplay noun: Alternative form of stage play.
stageplayer noun: An actor on the stage.
stageplaying noun: The performance of plays on stage.
stager noun: An actor on the stage.
stagery noun: Exhibition on the stage, stagecraft or stage management.
stagescape noun: A visual scene created on stage by means of set, props, etc.
stagese noun: The style of language used in the dialogue of dramatic performances or plays.
stageside adverb: Located beside the stage.
stagestruck adjective: Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stagestruckness noun: The state or quality of being stagestruck.
stagette noun: A party held for a woman who is about to be married.
stagewear noun: Clothing designed to be worn while performing on stage.
stagewide adjective: All across a stage.
stagewise adjective: In stages; one stage at a time.
stageworthiness noun /ˈsteɪdʒ.wɜːr.ði.nəs/: The quality of being suitable or effective for theatrical performance; the attribute of a play, script, or production that makes it apt for presentation on...
stageworthy adjective: Worthy, fit, or deserving of stage presentation; stageable.
stagewright noun /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌɹaɪt/: A playwright.
stagey adjective: Alternative spelling of stagy.
stagflation noun /ˌstæɡˈfleɪʃn̩/: Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment.
stagflationary adjective: Tending to induce stagflation.
Stagg proper noun: An English surname transferred from the nickname.
staggard noun: A four-year-old male red deer.
staggart noun: A four-year-old male deer, identified by having three-pronged antlers.
stagger noun, verb /ˈstæɡə/: An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
stagger breathe verb: within a choir or wind instrument ensemble, to breathe independently so that no breath gaps can be heard in favour of a continuous sound effect
stagger breathing noun, verb: a technique for choir singers and wind instrument players as part of an ensemble, by which no breath gaps can be heard in favour of a continuous sound effect
stagger juice noun: Strong alcoholic drink.
stagger soup noun: whisky (the alcoholic drink)
stagger-through noun: The rehearsal of an entire show.
staggerbush noun: Any of the genus Lyonia of ericaceous flowering plants.
staggered adjective, verb: Astonished; taken aback.
staggered shelves noun: In Japanese architecture, two shelves at different heights, each one extending from one wall while not touching the other wall, but mutually joined in the...
staggeredly adverb: In a staggered way.
staggerer noun: One who staggers.
staggerin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of staggering.
staggering adjective, noun, verb /ˈstæɡəɹɪŋ/: Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
staggering bob noun: A very young calf killed for veal; meat from an animal killed when very young or otherwise unfit for eating.
staggeringly adverb: To a breathtaking degree.
staggeringness noun: The quality of being staggering, incredible, amazing, overwhelming.
staggerment noun: The state of feeling staggered or overwhelmed.
staggers noun, verb: Any of various diseases of animals that affect the nervous system, characterized by a lack of control of the limbs
staggers and jags noun: delirium tremens
staggerweed noun: A flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.
staggerwort noun: Jacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio jacobaea), a kind of ragwort.
staggery adjective: staggering
Staggs proper noun: A surname.
staggy adjective /ˈstɒɡi/: Resembling or characteristic of a stag.
staghorn noun: The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
staghorn clubmoss noun: A widespread, tropical lycophyte of species Palhinhaea cernua.
staghorn coral noun: A stony coral (Acropora cervicornis), with cylindrical branches.
staghorn fern noun: Any of the epiphytic ferns in the genus Platycerium, often cultivated for their distinctive foliage, shade tolerance, and ability to grow off of the ground.
staghorn moss noun: A moss of species Lycopodium clavatum.
staghorn sumac noun: Any of species Rhus typhina, a shrub or small tree of eastern North America.
staghound noun /ˈstaɡhaʊnd/: Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.
staghunt noun: A hunt for stags.
staghunter noun: A hunter who hunts stags.
staghunting noun: The hunting of stags.
stagiaire noun /stɑːʒiˈɛə(ɹ)/: An amateur rider who is taken in by a professional team during the season.
stagily adverb /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪli/: In a stagy way.
staginess noun: The state or quality of being stagy.
staging noun, verb /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪŋ/: A performance of a play.
staging area noun: A base where troops and gear gather before deployment or transit.
staging post noun: An intermediate stopping point.
stagione noun: A system for presenting opera, whereby each production is cast separately and has a brief but intensive run of performances.
Stagirite noun /ˈstæd͡ʒɪɹʌɪt/: Someone from Stagira.
stagism noun: The theory that society ought to pass gradually in order to arrive at communism: first through capitalism, then through socialism (the worker’s state).
stagist adjective: Of or pertaining to stagism.
Stagliano proper noun: A surname from Italian.
staglike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a stag.
stagma noun: A distilled liquid.
stagnance noun: Stagnation.
stagnancy noun: The property of being stagnant.
stagnant adjective /ˈstæɡnənt/: Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
stagnant hypoxia noun: Hypoxia resulting from failure to transport sufficient oxygen to the tissues because of inadequate blood flow.
stagnant ice noun: Synonym of dead ice.
stagnant loop syndrome noun: Synonym of blind loop syndrome
stagnantly adverb: In a stagnant manner.
stagnate adjective, verb /ˈstæɡneɪt/: To cease to flow or run.
stagnation noun /stæɡˈneɪʃn̩/: The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; (countable) an instance of this.
stagnation point noun: A point in a flow field where the local velocity of the fluid is zero.
stagnational adjective: Of or relating to stagnation.
stagnationist adjective: Characterized by stagnation.
stagnative adjective: That causes or tends to cause stagnation.
stagnatory adjective: Causing or relating to a state of stagnation.
stagnature noun: stagnation
Stagner proper noun: A surname.
stagnicoline noun: Any of the genus Stagnicola of freshwater snails.
stagnicolous adjective: Living in stagnant water.
stagnophilous adjective: That prefer to live in pools and similar stagnant water
stagnosol noun: A kind of soil with strong mottling of the soil profile due to redox processes caused by stagnating surface water.
stagnum noun: A millpond.
stagodontid noun: Any extinct mammal of the family Stagodontidae
stagonolepidid noun: Any archosaur in the family Stagonolepididae.
stagskin noun: The skin of a stag.
stagwatch verb: To observe the environment of nocturnal tree-dwelling animals as they move in and out of hollows.
stagwatching noun, verb: The observation of nocturnal animals
stagworm noun: The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, which infests the stag.
stagy adjective /ˈsteɪd͡ʒi/: theatrical
Stagyrite noun: Alternative form of Stagirite.
Stahl proper noun: A surname.
Stahle proper noun: A surname.
stahleckeriid noun: Any therapsid in the family Stahleckeriidae.
Stahler proper noun: A surname.
Stahlhelm noun: A distinctive steel helmet fielded by the German Reich and some other nations during the World Wars, and by some modern-day bikers.
Stahlhelmer noun: A member of Der Stahlhelm, a German World War I ex-servicemen's organization existing from 1918 to 1935.
Stahlian adjective, noun: A believer in, or advocate of, Stahlism.
Stahlist noun: A believer in Stahlism; a Stahlian.
Stahlman proper noun: A surname from German.
stahp verb: Pronunciation spelling of stop.
Stahr proper noun: A surname.
stahrost noun: Alternative form of starosta.
staht verb: Pronunciation spelling of start
Stai proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
staid adjective /steɪd/: Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
staidly adverb: In a staid manner.
staidness noun: The state or characteristic of being staid.
Staiger proper noun: A surname.
stail noun: Alternative form of stale (“a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.”).
stain noun, verb /steɪn/: A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
stain lifter noun: Synonym of stain remover.
stain remover noun: A liquid, usually a solvent or detergent, that is used to remove stains from fabric.
stainability noun: The state or condition of being stainable.
stainable adjective: Able to be stained.
stainableness noun: The quality of being stainable.
stainand adjective: Staining (used, infrequently, to describe the heraldic stains like tenné).
Stainback proper noun: A surname.
Stainbrook proper noun: A surname.
stained adjective, verb /steɪnd/: having a stain
stained glass noun: Glass that has been coloured, either by painting or by fusing pigments into its structure.
stainedglass adjective: Made of stained glass.
stainedness noun: The quality of being stained.
stainer noun /ˈsteɪnɚ/: Something that stains.
Staines proper noun /steɪnz/: A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
Stainforth proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD8267).
stainful adjective: Covered in stains; stained.
stainless adjective, noun: Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
stainless steel noun: Any of a class of steels that resist corrosion; they are all alloys of iron, chromium, and carbon, and most also contain certain other elements as well...
stainless steel soap noun: A piece of stainless steel claimed to neutralize or reduce strong odors from handling garlic, onions, fish, etc.
stainlessly adverb: Without a stain; in unspoiled purity.
stainlessness noun: The state or condition of being stainless.
stainproof adjective, verb: Resistant to stains.
Stainton proper noun: A hamlet in Kingmoor parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3856).
stainy adjective: That easily stains
staio noun: fanega (various units of dry capacity and land area)
stair noun /stɛɚ/: A single step in a staircase.
stair gate noun: Alternative form of stairgate.
stair glider noun: A stairlift.
stair hall noun: The stairs, landings, hallways, or other portions of the public hall through which it is necessary to pass when going from the entrance floor to the other...
stair lift noun: Alternative spelling of stairlift.
stair railings noun: The angled part of a staircase used for handholding. Usually on both sides of the staircase, sometimes it is put only on one side.
stair rod noun: Any of a number of metallic rods for holding a stair carpet in place.
stair-step verb: To walk up a set of stairs as exercise.
stair-stepper noun: Synonym of stairclimber (“exercise machine”).
stair wire noun: A thin stair rod; a wire used on stair carpet to keep it in place in the angle between two steps.
stairbuilder noun: A worker who constructs stairways.
stairbuilding noun: The construction of stairways.
staircase noun, verb /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/: A flight of stairs; a stairway.
staircase lock noun: A set of locks on a waterway canal which rise steeply, and consisting of lock gates where the top gate of one lock is also the bottom gate of the next lock,...
staircase wit noun: The thinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.
staircased adjective, verb: Furnished with a staircase.
staircaselike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a staircase.
staircasing noun, verb: The design and/or installation of a staircase.
stairchair noun: A foldout gurney used to transport a medical patient up and down stairs.
stairclimber noun: A trolley fitted with a set of rotating wheels so that it can be pushed or pulled up or down steps.
stairclimbing noun: The climbing of stairs

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.