English words: stavesman to steaming up

300 English words, part 172 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words stavesman to steaming up

stavesman noun: An official bearing a stave or wand.
stavewood noun: Simarouba amara or Quassia amara, a tall tree of tropical America, one of the trees that yield quassia.
staving noun, verb: A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.
Stavka proper noun: Soviet armed forces headquarters during World War 2, directly under the control of Stalin.
stavnsbånd noun: a serfdom-like institution in Denmark
Stavridis proper noun: A surname from Greek.
stavropegia noun: plural of stavropegion
stavropegial adjective: Alternative form of stauropegial.
stavropegic adjective: Alternative form of stauropegic.
stavropegion noun: Alternative form of stauropegion.
stavropihiia noun: Alternative form of stauropegion.
Stavropol proper noun: A krai of Russia.
Stavropoulos proper noun: A surname from Greek.
Stavros proper noun: A transliteration of the Greek male given name Σταύρος (Stávros).
stavrotheotokion noun: A hymn to Mary, the Theotokos, that refers to the crucifixion of Christ.
stavudine noun /ˈstæv.jəˌdin/: A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV...
Stawell proper noun: A town in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.
stawsome adjective /ˈstɔː.səm/: Disgusting, repugnant to the taste or appetite; sickening.
staxis noun: hemorrhage
stay adjective, adverb, noun, particle, verb /steɪ/: To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
stay and play noun: The treating of casualties at the scene of an accident or injury, rather than transporting them to a hospital or other facility.
stay at home adjective, noun, verb: Of a parent: not employed and rather devoting more time to one's children.
stay-at-home dad noun: A father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.
stay-at-home order noun: An order requiring citizens to remain at home unless absolutely necessary.
stay-at-homer noun: A stay-at-home parent.
stay away adjective, verb: Of a person or other object or property, that avoids or stays away.
stay back verb /steɪˈbæk/: To remain (at work, school, organisation, country, etc.) after normal hours
stay behind noun, verb: Alternative form of stay-behind.
stay bolt noun: Alternative form of staybolt.
stay-button noun: A button on a corset.
stay-cation noun: Alternative form of staycation.
stay classy interjection: Sarcastic response to an action or remark perceived as trashy.
stay-dry adjective: Of a fabric, permeable (referring to a material that allows liquid to wick through).
stay frosty verb: To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way.
stay hungry verb: To maintain a strong motivation to achieve or compete; to avoid complacency.
stay in verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, in.
stay in one's lane verb: In a way whereby one avoids dilettantism: avoiding giving an opinion in domains where one's skills and knowledge are not at an expert level.
stay-lace noun: Alternative form of staylace.
stay loose verb: Synonym of hang loose.
stay on verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, on.
stay out verb: To spend time out of one's house.
stay over verb: To stay overnight in a place other than one's home; to sleep over.
stay put verb: To remain in one fixed place
stay-stomach noun: A snack.
stay tackle noun: A large hoisting tackle fixed by a pendant to the mainstay of a ship.
stay the course verb: To persist or continue, especially in the face of difficulties.
stay the distance verb: Synonym of stay the course.
stay the night verb: To spend a night at someone else's home.
stay time noun: Of the usage of a rocket engine, the mean value of the amount of time spent by each gas molecule or atom within the chamber volume.
stay together verb: To remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so.
stay tuned verb: To remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.
stay up verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
stay within the lines verb: Synonym of toe the line.
stayability noun: The probability that a cow will remain in a herd after it has calved
stayable adjective: Able to be stayed.
stayaway noun: A political protest in which participants do not attend their place of work.
staybolt noun: A rod with threaded ends, used as a stay in a boiler, firebox etc.
staybolted adjective: fitted with staybolts.
staycate verb: To vacation close to home; staycation.
staycation noun, verb /steɪˈkeɪʃn̩/: A vacation spent at or close to home.
staycationer noun: A person who takes a staycation.
staycay noun: A staycation.
stayedness noun: staidness
stayer noun /ˈsteɪ.ɚ/: One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop.
stayfall noun: A wire cable used to support the mainmast when it is lowered
staying noun, verb /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/: A stay or visit.
staying power noun: Endurance, the ability to continue at something for a long period of time.
staylace noun: A lace for fastening stays.
stayless adjective: Without stays (the item of clothing).
staylessness noun: Absence of stays (the item of clothing).
staymaker noun: Someone who makes stays.
staymaking noun: The manufacture of stays.
Stayman proper noun: A surname.
stayout noun: A form of boycott in which people refuse to attend their usual workplace or school.
stayover noun: An overnight stay.
staypak noun: A form of heat-stabilized compressed wood.
stays noun, verb /steɪz/: A corset.
stays'l noun: A staysail.
staysail noun: A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
staystitch noun, verb: A kind of straight stitch through a single layer, mainly used to stabilize curves.
Stayton proper noun: A surname.
STB noun: Initialism of straight to base.
stbd noun: Abbreviation of starboard.
stby noun: Standby.
STC adjective, noun, phrase: Initialism of subject to check.
STC1 noun: A gene from the STC gene family, that encodes for the hormone stanniocalcin-1, part of the stanniocalcins.
STC2 noun: A gene from the STC gene family, that encodes for the hormone stanniocalcin-2, part of the stanniocalcins.
STCA adjective, noun: Initialism of short-term conflict alert, a system for automatically warning air traffic controllers if radar data indicates that two or more aircraft will...
stchi noun: Alternative spelling of shchi.
std adjective, noun: Alternative form of std (“standard”).
stderr noun: Standard error: a stream to which error messages are sent, often the same stream as stdout.
stdin noun: Standard input: a stream mapped to the primary input device, typically a keyboard.
stdout noun: Standard output: a stream mapped to the primary output device, typically a screen.
STE noun: Alternative form of Ste (abbreviation for suite, etc)
Ste. Genevievan noun: Alternative form of Ste. Genevievian.
Ste. Genevievian noun: A native or inhabitant of Ste. Genevieve.
steacyite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and thorium.
stead adverb, noun, verb /stɛd/: The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
steada contraction: Contraction of instead of.
steadable adjective: Useful, helpful.
steadfast adjective /ˈstɛdfɑːst/: Fixed or unchanging; steady.
steadfastly adverb /ˈstɛdfɑːstli/: In a steadfast manner; firmly; with conviction
steadfastness noun: Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
Steadicam noun: A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.
steadier adjective, noun: That which steadies something.
steadily adverb /ˈstɛdɪli/: In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
steadiment noun: The act of steadying something.
steadiness noun /ˈstɛdinəs/: The state of being steady.
steading noun, verb: A farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns, stables, cattle-sheds, etc.; a farmstead; a homestead, an onstead, an estate.
Steadman proper noun: A surname.
steady adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, particle, verb /ˈstɛdi/: Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
steady as a rock adjective: Extremely stable physically.
steady as she goes adjective, phrase: steady; careful; avoiding sudden change
steady Eddie noun: A dependable and reasonably skilled person who can be trusted to do a job adequately.
steady-going adjective: Of steady habits or action.
steady hand at the tiller noun: Synonym of steady hand on the tiller.
steady hand on the tiller noun: Reliable, composed control (of an organization or situation).
steady-handed adjective, adverb: Capable of smooth, sure movements.
steady-handedness noun: The quality of being steady-handed.
steady on interjection: Do not exaggerate or be excessive.
steady pom pi pi adjective /ˈstɛ̝di ˌpɔm ˌpiː ˌpiː/: Calm; self-assured.
steady state adjective, noun: Characteristic of a steady state
steady stater noun: A believer in the steady state theory.
steady the ship verb: To bring under control.
steadyhanded adjective, adverb: Alternative form of steady-handed.
steadying adjective, noun, verb: That steadies, stabilizes.
steadyingly adverb: In a steadying manner.
steadyish adjective: Somewhat steady.
Steagall proper noun: A surname.
steak noun, verb /steɪk/: Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
steak and kidney pie noun: A savoury pie made from beef, kidney, gravy and other ingredients.
steak and kidney pudding noun: A dish resembling steak and kidney pie but in the form of a steamed pudding.
steak au poivre noun: A steak that is coated with crushed peppercorns, fried, and finished with a cream and brandy sauce.
steak bake noun: A savory pastry made with beef.
steak Benedict noun: A variant of eggs Benedict that replaces the meat with a small steak and sometimes replaces the hollandaise sauce with béarnaise sauce.
steak bomb noun: A hot submarine sandwich with steak, salami, provolone cheese, and vegetables.
steak chips noun: steak fries
steak-cut adjective: Of fries/chips: cut thickly into steak fries.
steak Diane noun: A filet mignon, often cooked at the table in a restaurant, seasoned with garlic and black pepper, fried quickly in butter, and flambéed in brandy.
steak fork noun: Synonym of meatfork.
steak fries noun: Thick-cut French fries without the skin, typically served with a steak.
steak hammer noun: A meat tenderizer in the form of a hammer.
steak house noun: Alternative form of steakhouse.
steak knife noun: A table knife with a sharp, narrow, and often serrated blade designed for cutting tougher foods such as cooked meats.
steak on the hoof noun: Live cattle.
steak sauce noun: A tangy condiment, typically made with tomatoes, spices and vinegar, designed to accompany steak.
steak set noun: A set of steak knives.
steak tartare noun: A French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients.
steakburger noun: A burger made with ground beef from a better-than-usual cut.
steakette noun: A patty formed from ground steak.
steakfish noun: Any of various firm-textured fish.
steakhouse noun /ˈsteɪk.haʊs/: A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.
steakless adjective: Without steak.
steaklet noun: Synonym of steakette (“patty formed from ground steak”).
steaklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of steak.
steakmaker noun: Any of various devices for forming or cooking steak.
steakwich noun: A steak sandwich.
steaky adjective: Reminiscent of steak.
steal noun, verb /stiːl/: To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
steal a glance verb: To look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.
steal a kiss verb: To kiss someone secretly or discreetly.
steal a living verb: To be bad at one's job, especially a well-paid prestigious one.
steal a march verb: To gain an advantage unobserved.
steal away verb: To leave secretively.
steal in verb: To move, enter, or introduce something into a place quietly or secretly, often without being noticed.
steal someone's heart verb: To captivate someone; to mesmerize someone.
steal someone's identity verb: To assume another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime; to commit identity theft.
steal someone's thunder verb: To appropriate someone's ideas or information, typically in order to look better at that person's expense.
steal the scene verb: To dominate a performance through charisma, humour or powerful acting
steal the show verb: To be the best performer during a performance.
steal up verb: To steal (something).
stealability noun: Ability to be stolen.
stealable adjective, noun: Able to be stolen.
stealage noun: Theft.
stealer noun /ˈstiːlə/: One who steals; a thief.
stealin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of stealing.
stealing noun, verb /ˈstiːlɪŋ/: The action of the verb to steal, theft.
stealingest adjective: Most inclined to steal; most thievish.
stealingly adverb: By stealing (moving stealthily); furtively or sneakily
steals noun, verb /stiːlz/: The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.
stealth adjective, noun, verb /stɛlθ/: The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
stealth bomber noun: A bomber (military aircraft) with a smaller than usual radar signature, due to its body shape, outer coating, and thermal dissipation.
stealth camper noun: One who takes part in stealth camping.
stealth camping noun: Camping out of sight on land not designated as a campsite, especially on land not used for habitation, agriculture etc.
stealth fighter noun: A fighter aircraft with a smaller-than-usual radar signature because of its unique body shape, outer coating, and thermal dissipation.
stealth game noun: A type of video game in which the player primarily uses stealth to avoid or overcome antagonists.
stealth mode noun: A period of secretiveness by a company.
stealth nerf noun, verb: To cripple or weaken an element of a video game (such as a character, a weapon, or a spell) without announcing the change to the player base.
stealth tax noun, verb: A new or increased tax or other similar charge introduced so as to prevent people from noticing it.
stealth taxation noun: The imposition of a stealth tax.
stealth wealth noun: Monetary wealth that its owner keeps secret or discreet, rather than flaunting it; quiet luxury; as a fashion style, preferring neutral colors, no visible...
stealthban noun, verb: Synonym of shadowban.
stealthen verb: To add stealth to; make stealthy
stealther noun: One who engages in stealthing, the secretive or deceptive removal of a condom.
stealthful adjective: stealthy
stealthfully adverb: With stealth.
stealthfulness noun: The quality of being stealthy.
stealthie noun /ˈstɛlθiː/: A picture of the photographer and another person, taken without the subject's knowledge, especially using a smartphone.
stealthily adverb /ˈstɛlθɪli/: In a stealthy manner, furtively.
stealthiness noun: The property of being stealthy.
stealthing noun, verb: The practice of removing a condom during sex, without a partner's knowledge or consent.
stealthless adjective: Without stealth.
stealthlike adjective: Seeming to exhibit stealth.
stealthwise adverb: stealthily
stealthy adjective /ˈstɛlθi/: Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
steam adjective, noun, verb /stiːm/: The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
steam accumulator noun: A kind of energy storage device, consisting of an insulated pressure tank containing hot water and steam under pressure.
steam age noun: The time when trains were powered by steam locomotives.
steam ahead verb: To move forward very quickly; to proceed despite obstacles.
steam bath noun: A room or building filled with steam, in which people sit and sweat.
steam beer noun: A kind of beer made by fermenting lager yeast at a higher temperature than normal.
steam-boat noun: Alternative spelling of steamboat.
steam boiler noun: A boiler that is designed to produce steam.
steam car noun: An automobile with a steam-powered engine.
steam carriage noun: A steam-powered carriage able to travel on normal roads.
steam chest noun: A chamber in a steam engine or locomotive from which steam from the boiler is distributed to the cylinders.
steam coal noun: A coal which has a grade between bituminous coal and anthracite, and which was once widely used as a fuel for steam engines in ships and locomotives.
steam condenser noun: A device designed to turn steam (back) into water by condensation.
steam cooker noun: Synonym of food steamer
steam-crack verb: To crack using steam cracking.
steam-cracked adjective, verb: cracked using steam cracking
steam cracker noun: A petroleum refining plant that carries out steam cracking
steam cracking noun, verb: The cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons, at high temperature in the presence of steam, in order to produce ethylene, propylene and other light alkenes
steam crane noun: A once common but now obsolete type of crane powered by a steam engine, with the steam usually supplied from a vertical boiler.
steam devil noun: A spiraling wind caused by rising thermals off a warm body of water's surface that has been enveloped by a layer of very cold air, which also causes the...
steam digester noun: An early kind of autoclave.
steam distillation noun: A technique in which the volatile components of a material are separated by passing steam through the heated material.
steam dome noun: A dome fitted to the top of a boiler where steam is collected before being used in the cylinders.
steam donkey noun: Synonym of donkey engine.
steam drier noun: A form of mild superheater that adds additional heat to wet or saturated steam, thus ensuring that all water in the steam is evaporated and avoiding...
steam drum noun: A reservoir of water and steam at the top end of the water tubes in a boiler. It acts as a phase-separator for the steam/water mixture.
steam engine noun /ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒɪn/: Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
steam fog noun: Synonym of sea smoke.
steam generator noun: A type of boiler fitted in a diesel locomotive or another rail vehicle, which provided steam heating in steam-heated passenger trains that had previously...
steam gun noun: A gun that fires a missile by means of steam power.
steam hammer noun: An industrial machine designed to produce a hammer action through steam power.
steam-hauled adjective: Pulled by a steam locomotive.
steam-heat verb: To heat with the use of steam.
steam heater noun: A space heater that functions by itself being heated by steam passing through it.
steam heating noun, verb: A system of heating interior spaces in which steam from a boiler is piped to radiators.
steam iron noun: A smoothing iron that includes a system for spraying steam onto the item being ironed.
steam jack noun: A roasting jack powered by steam.
steam jacket noun: A hollow casing surrounding any vessel and into which steam may be admitted.
steam loco noun: Clipping of steam locomotive
steam locomotive noun /stiːm ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/: A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam.
steam lorry noun: Synonym of steam wagon.
steam navvy noun: A steam-powered excavator used in making docks, canals, etc.
steam off verb: To anger (someone); to make (someone) irate.
steam organ noun: Synonym of calliope.
steam-packet noun: A packet boat powered by steam.
steam piano noun: Synonym of calliope.
steam pipe noun: Alternative form of steampipe.
steam power noun: Power derived from water heated into steam, usually converted to motive power by a reciprocating engine (a steam engine) or turbine (a steam turbine).
steam-powered adjective: Using steam power.
steam punk noun: Alternative spelling of steampunk.
steam radio noun: Radio (sound broadcasting), considered as old-fashioned compared to television.
steam reforming noun: The production of hydrogen (and carbon monoxide) from water and methane at high temperature
steam roller noun: Alternative form of steamroller.
steam room noun: A sauna; a hot room that is filled with steam in which people sit for health reasons.
steam ship noun: Alternative spelling of steamship.
steam shovel noun, verb /ˈstiːm ˌʃʌvl̩/: An excavating machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power.
steam table noun: A serving table or counter with heaters, traditionally using steam, to keep food warm. Today sometimes synonymous with a bain marie or a hot bar.
steam tractor noun: A tractor powered by steam.
steam train noun: A train pulled by a steam locomotive.
steam tunnel noun: A tunnel which allows workers to maintain pipes which transport steam between a central boiler and buildings to be heated or cooled, usually in a campus...
steam turbine noun: A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.
steam up verb: To become steamy.
steam wagon noun: An early steam-powered road vehicle for carrying freight.
steam yacht noun: A class of luxury or commercial yacht with primary or secondary steam propulsion in addition to the sails usually carried by yachts.
steamable adjective: Suitable for steaming.
steambath noun: Alternative spelling of steam bath.
steamboat noun, verb /ˈstimˌboʊt/: A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.
steamboater noun: Someone who pilots a steamboat
steamboating noun: steamboat traffic
steamboatman noun: A person employed in the steamboat industry, especially one working on a steamboat.
steamboats adjective, noun: Drunk; intoxicated.
steamcar noun: Alternative form of steam car.
steamchest noun: Alternative form of steam chest.
steamed adjective, verb /stiːmd/: Heated and processed by steam, such as being cooked by steaming.
steamed egg noun: An East Asian dish of beaten eggs and water steamed until firm with a spongy texture. Other ingredients may be added.
steamed eggs noun: Alternative form of steamed egg.
steamed pudding noun: A dessert, made from flour, butter and sugar with added dried fruit, syrup etc that is cooked by steaming
steamed up adjective, verb: steamy or coated with condensation
steamer noun, verb /ˈstiːmə/: A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
steamer chair noun: A folding chair like a deck chair but sturdier, with wooden support rather than canvas.
steamer duck noun: A bird of the genus Tachyeres in the family Anatidae, the family of duck, goose and swan.
steamer trunk noun: A kind of chest for luggage, having a flat or slightly curved top and usually covered in canvas, leather or patterned paper.
steamerduck noun: Alternative form of steamer duck.
steamerful noun: Enough to fill a steamer (steamship).
steamerless adjective: Without a steamer.
steamerload noun: Enough to fill a steamer (steamship).
steamfitter noun: A person qualified to handle the installation and maintenance of pipes that carry steam.
steamfitting noun: A part used in the piping for steam.
steamfunk noun: A subgenre of science fiction that combines elements of steampunk with a focus on Black culture and Afrofuturism.
steamie noun /ˈstiːmi/: A public area for washing clothes.
steamily adverb /ˈstiːmɪli/: In a steamy manner.
steaminess noun /ˈstiːminɪs/: The property of being steamy.
steaming adjective, noun, verb /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/: The action of steam on something.
steaming hot adjective: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steaming, hot: very hot in a way that involves giving off steam or extremely hot water vapour.
steaming up noun, verb: The formation of condensation on a transparent surface.

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.