English words: Stenning to steplength

300 English words, part 175 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 17 have a page of their own.

English words Stenning to steplength

Stenning proper noun: A surname.
steno noun, prefix /ˈstɛnoʊ/: a stenographer, someone whose job is to take dictation in shorthand
steno pad noun: a pad of paper specially designed for use taking dictation in shorthand
steno pool noun: stenographers, or more generally very low-level, unskilled office workers, taken collectively
stenobath adjective: Alternative form of stenobathic.
stenobathic adjective: Able to live only within a limited range of depths of water.
stenobiomic adjective: Inhabiting very few different biomes
stenobiont noun: An organism that is able to tolerate only a limited range of environments.
stenobiontic adjective: Able to tolerate only a limited range of environments.
stenocardia noun: Angina pectoris.
stenochilid noun: Any spider of the family Stenochilidae.
stenochoria noun: Lack of land, a reason for Greek colonization in ancient times.
stenochoric adjective: Relating to stenochoria
stenochrome noun: An image produced by stenochromy.
stenochromic adjective: Of or relating to stenochromy.
stenochromy noun: A multicolor printing process using several pigmented blocks.
stenodactylin noun: A highly toxic ribosome-inactivating protein found in the passionflower Adenia stenodactyla
stenoderm noun: Any of the bats resembling that of the genus Stenoderma.
stenodermatine noun: Any bat of the subfamily Stenodermatinae
stenodermine adjective: Of or relating to the species Stenoderma rufum (red fruit bat or red fig-eating bat) or to the subfamily Stenodermatinae, which includes several West Indian...
stenoecious adjective: That can live in only a restrictive range of habitats
stenoecy noun: The condition of being stenoecious.
stenoendemic adjective, noun: Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
stenog noun: A stenographer.
stenogamous adjective: Requiring no nuptial flight
stenogamy noun: The condition of being stenogamous
stenogastrine noun: Any of the wasps of the subfamily Stenogastrinae.
stenoglossan noun: Any marine snail of the suborder Stenoglossa.
stenogram noun: A work resulting from using stenography, a shorthand, a transcript
stenograph noun, verb /ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹɑːf/: A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.
stenographer noun /stəˈnɒɡɹəfə/: Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in...
stenographic adjective /ˌstɛ.nəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/: Of or pertaining to stenography
stenographical adjective: Alternative form of stenographic.
stenographically adverb: In a stenographic manner.
stenographist noun: A stenographer.
stenography noun /stɪˈnɒɡɹəfi/: The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand
stenohaline adjective: Tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms
stenoid adjective: Synonym of stenotic.
stenokous adjective: Alternative form of stenoecious.
stenoky noun: The property of being stenoecious.
stenolaemate noun: Any bryozoan of the class †Stenolaemata.
stenometer noun: A device for measuring distances by adjusting a telescope until two distant objects appear to be superimposed.
stenonid noun: Any plant of the genus Stenonia
stenonite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, carbon, fluorine, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.
stenooclusive adjective: Of or relating to stenosis and occlusion.
stenopaeic adjective /ˌstɛnəˈpiː.ɪk/: Pertaining to a narrow opening or slit in an opaque barrier that restricts the light which reaches the eye.
stenopaic adjective: Alternative form of stenopaeic.
stenopalynous adjective: Having a restricted form of pollen
stenopeic adjective: Alternative form of stenopaeic.
stenopelmatid noun: Any member of the family Stenopelmatidae of Jerusalem crickets.
stenopetalous adjective: Having narrow petals.
stenophagous adjective: Feeding on a limited variety of food.
stenophagy noun: Eating just a few types of food, generally all of similar types, such as eating only some kinds of termites, or some kinds of lily bulbs, or some kinds of...
stenophobia noun: Fear of narrow spaces.
stenophyllanin noun: A particular ellagitannin.
stenophyllous adjective: Having narrow leaves.
stenoplesictid noun: Any extinct civet-like mammal in the family Stenoplesictidae.
stenopodid noun: Any shrimp in the family Stenopodidae.
stenopodidean noun: Any decapod crustacean of the infraorder Stenopodidea (boxer shrimp)
stenopsocid noun: Any barklouse in the family Stenopsocidae.
stenopsychid noun: Any caddis fly in the family Stenopsychidae.
stenopterous adjective: Having narrow wings.
stenopterygiid noun: Any ichthyosaur in the family Stenopterygiidae.
Stenoscript noun /ˈstɛnəskrɪpt/: A system of English shorthand, written using traditional cursive characters with a few variations.
stenose verb: To cause to undergo stenosis.
stenosed adjective, verb: Affected by stenosis.
stenosis noun /stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/: An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
stenospermocarpic adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting stenospermocarpy
stenospermocarpy noun: The development or production of fruit that is seedless or has minute seeds because of the abortion of seed development
stenostirid noun: Any bird in the family Stenostiridae.
stenostomatous adjective: Having a narrow (dilatable) mouth
stenostomid noun: Any member of the family Stenostomidae of flatworms.
stenotele noun: A large, penetrant nematocyst of a nematocyte
stenotelegraphic adjective: Relating to stenotelegraphy.
stenotelegraphy noun: Telegraphy using shorthand messages.
stenothecid noun: Any extinct mollusk in the family Stenothecidae.
stenothecoid noun: Any member of the Stenothecoida of extinct mollusks.
stenotherm noun: An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that functions only within a narrow temperature range.
stenothermal adjective: Able to tolerate only a narrow range of temperatures.
stenothermally adverb: In a stenothermal way or manner.
stenothermic adjective: Stenothermal.
stenothermous adjective: Stenothermal.
stenothermy noun: The condition of being stenothermal.
stenothricin noun: A particular peptide antibiotic found in some Streptomyces bacteria
stenothyrid noun: Any freshwater snail in the family Stenothyridae.
stenotic adjective: Of or pertaining to a stenosis
stenotopic adjective /stɛnə(ʊ)ˈtɒpɪk/: Able to tolerate or adapt to only a small range of environmental conditions
stenotopy noun: The condition of being stenotopic
stenotritid noun: Any bee in the family Stenotritidae (now subfamily Stenotritinae in Colletidae).
stenotype noun, verb /ˈstɛnə(ʊ)(ˌ)taɪp/: A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols.
stenotypic adjective: Alternative form of stenotypical.
stenotypical adjective: Of, pertaining to, or written with a stenotype
stenotypist noun: The operator of a stenotype machine
stenotypy noun: The use of the stenotype to take down messages in shorthand.
stenovalence noun: The state of being stenovalent.
stenovalent adjective: Restricted to few types of environment
stenoxenous adjective: Having a narrow range of potential hosts
Stensland proper noun: A surname.
Stenson proper noun: A surname.
Stenstrom proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
stent noun, verb /stɛnt/: A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
stentectomy noun: Removal of a stent
stentgraft noun: A graft of a stent, typically to repair an aneurysm
stenting noun, verb: The surgical act of placing a stent, or supporting tube, into an artery, esophagus, or other passage or conduit in the body.
stentless adjective: That lacks a stent
Stenton proper noun: A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6274).
stentor noun: A person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
stentorian adjective /stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/: Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.
stentorianly adverb: In a stentorian manner.
stentorianness noun: The quality of being stentorian.
stentorin noun: A blue or green pigment found in some stentors (the protozoans). It is a photoreceptor
stentorious adjective /stɛnˈtɔːɹɪəs/: Synonym of stentorian.
stentoriously adverb /stɛnˈtɔːɹɪəsli/: in a stentorious way.
stentoriousness noun: The quality of being stentorious.
Stentoronic adjective: Loud, powerful, booming.
stentorophonic adjective: Synonym of stentorian.
Stenzel proper noun: A surname.
step noun, prefix, suffix, verb /stɛp-/: A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood...
step aerobics noun: a form of aerobics involving repeated stepping up onto, and down from a block or platform
step and repeat noun: A kind of design, typically for banners or backdrops, consisting of logos or images at fixed offsets.
step aside verb: To move out of the way of somebody or something.
step-aunt noun: Alternative form of stepaunt.
step back noun, verb /stɛp ˈbæk/: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, back.
step between verb: To intervene in a dispute or act as mediator between two people or groups
step-brother noun: Alternative form of stepbrother.
step by step adjective, adverb, noun: Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.
step chair noun: Alternative form of stepchair.
step change noun: A sudden, discontinuous change.
step chart noun: A chart similar to a line graph, but with the line forming a series of steps between data points.
step-child noun: Alternative form of stepchild.
step climb noun, verb: To periodically climb to higher and higher altitudes during cruise flight, as the aircraft becomes lighter from fuel burnoff, to take advantage of the...
step-country noun: A person's adopted country.
step-cousin noun: Alternative form of stepcousin.
step-dad noun: Alternative form of stepdad.
step dance noun, verb: A dance emphasizing the dancer's steps.
step-daughter noun: Alternative form of stepdaughter.
step deal noun: A scriptwriter's contract paid in installments as progress is made.
step down adjective, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, down.
step family noun: Alternative form of stepfamily
step-father noun: Alternative form of stepfather.
step flashing noun: Individual pieces of sheet metal material used to flash walls, around chimneys, dormers and such projections along the slope of a roof. Individual pieces...
step foot verb: Eggcorn of set foot.
step forward verb: to take one or more steps forward, especially in response to a request for identification
step-free adjective: Without steps or stairs acting as a hindrance or obstacle.
step function noun: A function from the real line to a finite subset of the real line.
step-grandchild noun: Alternative form of stepgrandchild.
step-grandfather noun: Alternative form of stepgrandfather.
step-grandmother noun: Alternative form of stepgrandmother.
step grate noun: A form of grate for holding fuel, in which the bars rise above one another in the manner of steps.
step in noun, verb: To act as a replacement or substitute.
step in it verb: To do something that gets oneself in trouble; to make a foreseeable blunder; to foolishly cause oneself a problem.
step-incest noun: Sexual relations with a steprelative.
step into verb: To take or assume a role.
step into someone's shoes verb: Synonym of stand in someone's shoes (“see from another's point of view”).
step into the breach verb: To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.
step it verb: To run away; scram.
step ladder noun: A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.
step lively verb: To move quickly; to hurry along.
step machine noun: An exercise machine consisting of two pedals on a frame. The user steps on each of the pedals in turn, moving the legs in a way similar to climbing.
step-mother noun: Alternative form of stepmother.
step motor noun: stepping motor
step-nephew noun: Alternative form of stepnephew.
step-niece noun: Alternative form of stepniece.
step off noun, verb: To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.
step on verb: To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut.
step on a duck verb: To break wind.
step on a frog verb: To break wind.
step on a rake verb: To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, striking the person walking in the face.
step on it verb: To drive fast; to step on the accelerator.
step on someone's lines verb: To interfere with someone's role, as in a performance, by interfering with their scripted or intended speech.
step on someone's toes verb: To cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs.
step on the gas verb: Synonym of hit the gas.
step on the laughs verb: To tell jokes too rapidly when performing comedy, failing to milk the maximum laughter from the audience.
step out verb: To exit a place on foot, often for a short time.
step out of line verb: To break the rules of society.
step out on someone phrase: To cheat on someone; to be unfaithful to a lover.
step over noun, verb: A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which...
step-parent noun: Alternative form of stepparent.
step-porn noun: A genre of pornography depicting sexual activity between (alleged) stepsiblings, or stepparent and stepchild.
step pyramid noun: A pyramid composed of several stacked platforms or mastabas so that each face has steps.
step-relationship noun: Alternative form of steprelationship.
step-relative noun: Alternative spelling of steprelative.
step rocket noun: A multistage rocket.
step short verb: To diminish the length or rapidity of the step of a march in a military drill according to the established rules.
step show noun: A performance or competition of the African-American choreographed dance form derived from tap dancing.
step-sibling noun: Alternative form of stepsibling.
step-sister noun: Alternative form of stepsister.
step-son noun: Alternative form of stepson.
step stool noun: A stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.
step street noun: A public pedestrian thoroughfare, often officially designated, featuring a series of stairs instead of a traditional road to connect two streets; with a...
step therapy noun: A managed care approach to prescription, starting with the most cost-effective drug therapy and progressing to other more costly or risky therapies only if...
step-through noun: An open space in an otherwise solid object through which a person can step or walk.
step-thru noun: Alternative spelling of step-through.
step time noun: Of a gait cycle, the moment in time from the initial contact of one foot to the moment in time of the initial contact of the opposite foot.
step to verb: To challenge, confront or fight (with someone).
step-uncle noun: Alternative form of stepuncle.
step up adjective, noun, verb: To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps.
step up on verb: To challenge or pick a fight with (someone).
step up one's game verb: To improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.
step up to the plate verb: To initiate action; to assume or take a responsibility.
Stepan proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Степа́н (Stepán).
Stepanakert proper noun: The capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Stepanek proper noun: A surname.
Stepanian proper noun: A surname from Armenian.
Stepanov proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Степанов (Stepanov).
stepanovite noun: A trigonal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
stepaunt noun: The sister of one's stepparent
stepback noun: A piece of furniture whose upper section is further back than the lower part, forming a flat shelf or step between them.
stepbairn noun: A stepchild.
stepbarn noun: Alternative form of stepbairn.
stepbro noun: A stepbrother.
stepbrother noun: The son of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
stepbrother-in-law noun: A stepbrother of one's spouse.
stepbrotherhood noun: The condition of being a stepbrother.
stepbrotherly adjective: Of, or befitting, a stepbrother.
stepcest noun: step-incest
stepchair noun: A chair that has an inbuilt set of steps, allowing its use as a stepladder, or a child's highchair with the child climbing the steps.
stepchart noun: Alternative spelling of step chart.
stepchild noun /ˈstɛp.tʃaɪld/: The child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
stepchildhood noun: The state or relationship of being a stepchild.
stepcousin noun: A nephew or niece of someone's stepparent; a child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a sibling of someone's stepparent).
stepdad noun: A stepfather.
stepdaddy noun: stepfather
stepdame noun: A stepmother.
stepdance noun: Alternative form of step dance.
stepdancer noun: Someone who dances the step dance.
stepdancing noun: Alternative form of step dancing
stepdaughter noun: The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
stepdown adjective, noun: Used to decrease the secondary voltage relative to the primary voltage.
stepfamily noun: Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
stepfather noun: The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.
stepfather-in-law noun: A stepfather of one's spouse.
stepfatherhood noun: The state or relationship of being a stepfather.
stepfatherly adjective: Like or befitting a stepfather.
Stepford adjective: Docile, unthinking and conformist.
Stepfordesque adjective: Synonym of Stepfordian.
Stepfordian adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a Stepford wife; lacking personality or agency; docile.
stepfriend noun: A friend whose association is conferred through that of a mutual friend, being oftentimes obligatory
stepgrandchild noun: The stepchild of one's own child.
stepgranddaughter noun: The daughter of one's stepchild.
stepgrandfather noun: The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of...
stepgrandmother noun: The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's...
stepgrandparent noun: A stepgrandfather or stepgrandmother.
stepgrandson noun: The grandson of one's stepgrandfather's wife or stepgrandmother's husband from previous marriage, or the stepson of one's child.
Steph proper noun /stɛf/: A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
stephacidin noun: Any of a group of antitumor alkaloids isolated from the fungus Aspergillus ochraceus.
stephalagine noun: An aporphine alkaloid present in the fruit of Annona crassiflora
Stephan proper noun: An unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota.
stephanandra noun: Any member of the genus Stephanandra of deciduous shrubs with wavy-margined leaves.
stephane noun: An Ancient Greek headdress like a coronet.
Stephani proper noun: A surname.
Stephania proper noun: A female given name from Latin.
stephanial adjective: Relating to the stephanion.
Stephanian adjective, noun: A student or alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
stephanic adjective: Relating to the stephanion.
stephanid noun: Any wasp in the family Stephanidae.
Stephanie proper noun /ˈstɛfəni/: A female given name from French.
stephanion noun: The point on the side of the skull where the upper temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.
stephanite noun: A sulfide mineral of silver and antimony.
stephano- prefix: resembling a wreath
stephanoberycid noun: Any pricklefish in the family Stephanoberycidae.
stephanoberyciform noun: Any fish of the order Stephanoberyciformes
stephanoceratid noun: Any ammonite in the family Stephanoceratidae.
stephanoceratoid noun: A member of the Stephanoceratoidea superfamily of cephalopods
stephanocircid noun: Any flea in the family Stephanocircidae.
stephanocolpate adjective: Having more than three colpi around its equator.
stephanocolporate adjective: Having more than three colpori.
stephanocytic adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of brown algae of the genus Stephanocystis
stephanodonty noun: The presence of a pattern of longitudinal crests on the molars, typical of murine rodents
stephanofilariasis noun: infection with Stephanofilaria parasites
stephanokont adjective, noun: Having a subapical ring of short flagella that are uniform in length.
stephanokontan adjective: Belonging to the stephanokonts; stephanokont.
Stephanonian adjective /ˌstɛfəˈnoʊniən/: Of or relating to the Shakespearean character Stephano.
stephanoporate adjective: Having more than three pores around its equator.
Stephanopoulos proper noun: A surname from Greek
stephanoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
stephanotis noun: Any of the genus Stephanotis of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs with large white waxy flowers in cymes.
Stephanus letter noun: A standard reference letter (either a, b, c, d, or e) for a one-fifth–equal-part subdivision of a given section (denoted by the preceding Stephanus number)...
Stephanus number noun: A standard reference number for a section of a given Platonic dialogue, referring to a page in the 1578 translation of Plato’s dialogues by Henricus Stephanus.
Stephany proper noun: A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
Stephen proper noun /ˈstiːvən/: The first Christian martyr.
Stephen Kingesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the works of American horror author Stephen King (born September 21, 1947).
Stephen Kingish adjective: Reminiscent of the style of Stephen King (1947–), American author of horror, supernatural fiction, and fantasy.
Stephenie proper noun: A female given name, variant of Stephanie.
Stephens proper noun /ˈstiːvənz/: A surname transferred from the given name.
Stephens Island wren noun: Synonym of Lyall's wren (“Traversia lyalli”).
Stephens's kangaroo rat noun: Dipodomys stephensi, a Californian rodent.
Stephensen proper noun: A surname from Danish or Norwegian.
Stephensian adjective: Of or relating to James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), English entomologist and naturalist.
Stephenson proper noun: An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
Stephensonian adjective, noun: Of or relating to George Stephenson (1781–1848), English engineer who built the first public intercity railway line to use steam locomotives.
Stephentown proper noun: A town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.
Stephenville proper noun /ˈstiːvən.vɪl/: A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Stephie proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
stepholidine noun: A chemical compound with antipsychotic activity, found in the herb Stephania intermedia.
Stephon proper noun: A male given name, variant of Stephen.
Stepien proper noun: A surname from Polish.
stepkid noun: stepchild
stepladder noun: Alternative form of step ladder.
steplength noun: The length of a step (or of a stride)

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.