English words: stilbene to stintingly

300 English words, part 180 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words stilbene to stintingly

stilbene noun: Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.
stilbenic adjective: Relating to or composed of stilbene.
stilbenoid noun: Any of various secondary products of heartwood formation in trees, hydroxylated derivatives of stilbene that are capable of acting as phytoalexins.
stilbenolignan noun: A phenolic compound formed from a stilbenoid and a lignan.
stilbestrol noun /stɪlˈbɛˌstɹɔl/: Synonym of diethylstilbestrol.
stilbite noun: A tectosilicate zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate, common in volcanic rocks.
stilboestrol noun /stɪlˈbiː.stɹɒl/: UK spelling of stilbestrol.
stilbonematid noun: Synonym of stilbonematin.
stilbonematin noun: Any nematode of the subfamily Stilbonematinae
stilbonematine adjective: Relating to the stilbonematins
stile noun /staɪl/: A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people...
stile concertato noun: An early Baroque style of music in which groups of instruments or voices share a melody, usually in alternation, and almost always over a basso continuo.
stiled adjective, verb: Equipped with a stile.
stilet noun: stylet
stiletto noun, verb /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/: A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
stiletto fly noun: Any of the predatory flies in the family Therevidae
stiletto heel noun: A heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4...
stiletto snake noun: Any of various snakes of the family Atractaspidinae.
stilettoed adjective, verb: Wearing stiletto heels.
stilettoing noun, verb: A stabbing with a stiletto (dagger).
stilettolike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a stiletto.
stiliag noun: Alternative form of stilyaga.
stiliaga noun: Alternative form of stilyaga.
stiliferid noun: Any in the family Eulimidae (syn. Stiliferidae) of parasitic sea snails.
stiligerid noun: Any sea slug in the family Stiligeridae, a synonym of the Limapontiidae.
stilipedid noun: Any amphipod in the family Stilipedidae.
still adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈstɪl/: Not moving; calm.
still alarm noun: The notification of a fire without sounding a fire alarm, for example by telephone.
still and all adverb /ˈstɪləˌnɔl/: Despite the preceding.
still and anon adverb: Now and then.
still as a stock adjective: stock still
still-birth noun: Alternative spelling of stillbirth.
still-born adjective: Alternative spelling of stillborn.
still frame noun: A freeze frame.
still got one's communion money phrase: stingy, frugal.
still-green adjective: Synonym of evergreen.
still-hunt verb: To hunt for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; to stalk.
still image noun: A freeze frame.
still life noun /ˌstɪl ˈlaɪf/: A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects.
still picture noun: A freeze frame.
Still's murmur noun /ˈstɪlzˌmɹ̩mɹ̩/: A benign heart murmur, not associated with cardiac disorder.
still store noun: A device that stores and processes still images to insert them into a television broadcast stream.
still water noun: Water with no carbonation, served or sold as drinking water.
still water runs deep proverb: Alternative form of still waters run deep.
still waters run deep proverb: A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.
still wine noun: A type of table wine, produced by a method of vinification that leaves it free from carbon dioxide and therefore not sparkling or effervescent.
still with us adjective: Still alive; not dead.
stillage noun: The residue from the manufacture of alcohol from grain; typically used in animal feed
Stillaguamish proper noun: A Lushootseed-speaking people of Northwest Washington, US.
stillatitious adjective: Falling in drops; drippy.
stillatory noun: A vessel used for distillation.
stillbirth noun: The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.
stillborn adjective, noun /ˈstɪlbɔː(ɹ)n/: Dead at birth.
Stille reaction noun: A chemical reaction widely used in organic synthesis, involving the coupling of an organotin compound (organostannane) with a variety of organic...
stilled adjective, verb: brought to a standstill
stilleite noun: An isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing selenium and zinc.
stiller adjective, noun: One who stills, or quiets.
stillery noun: A distillery.
Stilley proper noun: A surname.
stillhead noun: The head of a distillation still.
stillhouse noun: A distillery; the part of one where the stills are, as contrasted with the cellars and warehouses.
stilliard noun: Alternative form of steelyard (“portable scale”).
stillicide noun /ˈstɪlɪsʌɪd/: Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites.
stillicidious adjective: Falling in drops; dripping.
stillicidium noun: A morbid trickling.
stilliform adjective: Having the shape or structure of a drop.
stilling noun, verb: The act by which something is made still.
stillingia noun: Any plant of the genus Stillingia.
stillion noun: A stand or rack, especially for casks or vats in a brewery, or less commonly for pottery while drying.
stillish adjective /ˈstɪlɪʃ/: Somewhat still.
stillman noun: The person who operates a still (device for distilling liquids).
Stillman diet noun: A high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet.
stillness noun /ˈstɪlnəs/: The quality or state of being still.
Stillorgan proper noun: A southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 1927).
stillroom noun: A room containing a still (for distillation).
stillsome adjective: Marked by stillness; quietsome
Stillson noun: Stillson wrench, pipe wrench, monkey wrench
Stillson wrench noun: pipe wrench
stillstand noun, verb: A period of time during which the terminus of a glacier remains stationary.
stillth noun /stɪlθ/: The state, quality, or condition of being still; stillness; tranquility; peace.
stillwater noun: Alternative form of still water.
stillwaterite noun: A trigonal-rhombohedral gray mineral containing arsenic and palladium.
Stillwell proper noun /ˈstɪlwəl/: A surname from placenames.
stillwellite noun: A trigonal-pyramidal rare earth borosilicate mineral.
stilly adjective, adverb: silent; calm
stilp verb: To move on crutches.
stilper noun: A person who walks with long strides.
stilpnomelane noun: A metamorphic phyllosilicate mineral of the mica group, having the chemical formula K(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₂₇.
stilpnosiderite noun: A brownish-black mineral, a form of limonite.
Stilson proper noun: A surname.
stilt noun, verb /stɪlt/: Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
stilt bug noun: A berytid (Berytidae spp.).
stilt house noun: A house raised on stilts or piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water.
stilt palm noun: A palm tree, Verschaffeltia splendida, native to the Seychelles.
stilt root noun: A descending root growing from the trunk above ground and sometimes featuring lenticels.
stilt sandpiper noun: A type of sandpiper, (Calidris himantopus)
stilt-walker noun: Alternative form of stiltwalker.
stiltbird noun: The stilt, a wading bird.
stilted adjective, verb /ˈstɪltɪd/: Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
stilted arch noun: An arch that does not spring directly from the impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it.
stiltedly adverb: Stiffly, or in an unnatural manner
stiltedness noun: self-consciousness, out-of-place formality, or forced behavior.
stilter noun: Any long-legged wading bird.
stiltgrass noun: Japanese stiltgrass, an annual grass of species Microstegium vimineum, native to East Asia, often considered invasive.
stiltify verb: To raise upon stilts, or as if upon stilts.
stiltiness noun: The state of being stilty.
stilting noun, verb: Stilted language or movement.
stiltish adjective: Resembling stilts; stiltlike
stiltlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a stilt.
stilton noun /ˈstɪltən/: A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.
stiltwalker noun: A person who walks on stilts.
stiltwalking noun: The skill or art of walking on stilts.
stilty adjective: pompous
stilus noun /ˈstaɪ.ləs/: Alternative spelling of stylus.
Stilwell proper noun: A surname.
stilyag noun: Alternative form of stilyaga.
stilyaga noun: A member of a youth counterculture from the late 1940s until the early 1960s in the Soviet Union, who followed Western music and fashion.
stilyard noun: a simple balance for weighing foodstuffs etc. The thing to be weighed hangs from the short side of a beam; the long side has graduated notches for a...
stim noun, verb /stɪm/: Sensory stimulation.
stim board noun: A digital mood board composed of video fragments (usually in the form of animated gifs) conveying pleasant or satisfying physical sensation.
stim pack noun: A medicine, device, or similar item used to restore health or to relieve fatigue or pain.
stim toy noun: Any toy, usually handheld, used for sensory self-stimulation.
Stimac proper noun: A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
stimboard noun: Alternative form of stim board.
stimfap verb: To masturbate while under the influence of a stimulant drug.
stiminate adjective: Alternative spelling of staminate
stimmable adjective: Able to be stimmed to; desirable for stimming.
Stimmel proper noun: A surname.
stimmer noun: One who engages in stimming behaviour.
stimming noun, verb: Self-stimulation, especially in the context of autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence.
Stimmler syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-recessive congenital disorder characterized by dwarfism, diabetes, a small head, and hyperalaninuria.
stimmy adjective, noun /ˈstɪ.mi/: Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to stimming.
Stimpmeter noun: A device that measures the speed of a golf course's putting green by applying a known force to a golf ball and measuring the distance travelled.
Stimpson proper noun /ˈstɪmp.sən/: A surname.
Stimson proper noun: A surname.
stimulability noun: The condition of being stimulable
stimulable adjective /ˈstɪmjʊləbl̩/: Able to be stimulated.
stimulance noun: Synonym of stimulation.
stimulancy noun: The quality of being stimulating.
stimulant adjective, noun /ˈstɪmjʊlənt/: A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
stimulatability noun: The ability to be stimulated.
stimulatable adjective: Able to be stimulated
stimulate verb /ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/: To encourage into action.
stimulated adjective, verb /ˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪd/: In a condition or state of stimulation.
stimulated emission depletion microscope noun: A scanning laser microscope that uses a short excitation pulse followed by a depletion pulse tuned to an emission line of a fluorescent dye
stimulated emission depletion microscopy noun: Microscopy using a stimulated emission depletion microscope
stimulatee noun: One who is stimulated.
stimulater noun: Alternative form of stimulator.
stimulating adjective, verb: Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.
stimulatingly adverb: In a stimulating manner.
stimulation noun /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/: A pushing or goading toward action.
stimulative adjective, noun: Having a stimulating effect.
stimulativeness noun: The state or quality of being stimulative.
stimulator noun: A person, device or substance that stimulates.
stimulatory adjective /ˈstɪm.jʊ.lə.t(ə)ɹi/: stimulative; serving to stimulate
stimulatress noun: A woman who stimulates.
stimulatrix noun: A female who stimulates.
stimulism noun: The theory of medical practice which regarded life as dependent upon stimulation, or excitation, and disease as caused by excess or deficiency in the amount...
stimulogenous adjective: Giving rise to a stimulus.
stimulon noun: A system of genes that are regulated by the same stimulus
stimulose adjective: Covered with stinging hairs.
stimulus noun /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/: An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a...
stimulus delta noun: A stimulus that does not reinforce an existing behavior in a subject and causes the subject to employ a new behavior.
stimulus-response time noun: The amount of time required for an organism to react to an external stimulus, often without conscious thought.
stimy noun, verb: Alternative spelling of stymie.
Stinchcomb proper noun: A surname.
Stinchcombe proper noun: A small village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7398).
stindie noun: A subsidiary of a major film studio that operates in a similar way to independent film studios.
Stiner proper noun: A surname.
sting noun, verb /ˈstɪŋ/: A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
sting in the tail noun: Something surprising and unpleasant that concludes a chain of events.
sting like a bee verb: to deliver a powerful punch
stingable adjective: Capable of being stung.
stingaree noun: A stingray.
stingbull noun: A greater weever (Trachinus draco), with a powerful sting on its dorsal fin.
stinge noun, verb /stɪnd͡ʒ/: To act stingily or parsimoniously.
stinge out verb: To be stingy or miserly.
stinged adjective: Having the specified number or kind of sting.
stinger noun /ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/: A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
stingerless adjective: Having no stinger.
stingfish noun: Any of several species of scorpionfish
stingily adverb: In a stingy manner.
stinginess noun: The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
stinging adjective, noun, verb /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/: Having the capacity to sting.
stinging catfish noun: Heteropneustes fossilis, a catfish of India and Southeast Asia.
stinging nettle noun: A nettle; a member of any the species of genus Urtica, which cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now...
stingingly adverb: In a stinging way.
stingingness noun: The quality of being stinging.
stingless adjective: Having no sting.
stingless bee noun: A bee that does not sting.
stingless nettle noun: Synonym of fen nettle.
stinglessness noun: Absence of a sting.
Stingley proper noun: A surname.
stingo noun /ˈstɪŋɡəʊ/: Any strong beer.
stingproof adjective: Resistant to being stung.
stingray noun /ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/: Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
stingray shuffle noun: A walking technique used when entering the ocean to avoid stepping on buried stingrays; dragging and sliding one's feet along the sandy bottom instead of...
stingy adjective /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/: Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
stingy gut noun: A miser; a stingy, greedy or miserly person.
stingy nettle noun: Alternative form of stinging nettle.
stink adjective, noun, verb /stɪŋk/: To have a strong bad smell.
stink a buzzard off a gut wagon verb: Alternative form of stink a dog off a gut wagon.
stink a dog off a gut wagon verb: To smell extremely bad.
stink a skunk off a gut wagon verb: Alternative form of stink a dog off a gut wagon.
stink ant noun: Synonym of odorous house ant.
stink badger noun: Either of the species of mammals in the Mydaus genus, native to Southeast Asia, resembling a badger in appearance, but more closely related to skunks.
stink bean noun: A tree (Parkia speciosa) that produces edible beans.
stink beetle noun: Any of various beetles that produce a foul odour.
stink bomb noun: Alternative form of stinkbomb.
stink bug noun: Alternative spelling of stinkbug.
stink-cat noun /ˈstɪŋkæt/: A skunk
stink cedar noun: The California nutmeg tree (Torreya californica).
stink egg noun: A traditional Alaskan food consisting of (typically salmon) roe mixed with oil and fermented until creamy and pungent.
stink eye noun: An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
Stink Face noun: A humiliating wrestling move in which a wrestler rubs their exposed buttocks in their opponent's face.
stink fighting noun: An aggressive behaviour among male lemurs in which the animal impregnates its tail with strong-smelling secretions from the antebrachial and brachial glands...
stink head noun: A traditional Alaskan food consisting of the fermented head of a salmon.
stink like a mackerel verb: To reek; to smell terrible.
stink like a mackerel in the moonlight verb: Synonym of stink like a mackerel.
stink like a mackerel in the sun verb: Synonym of stink like a mackerel.
stink line noun: One of multiple, usually wavy, lines, in a drawing, emanating from something to indicate that it smells bad.
stink on ice verb: To be of very poor quality, even repulsive.
stink out verb: To cause to stink; to fill with stench.
stink pretty noun: Perfume.
stink the joint out verb: To perform or play very poorly.
stink trap noun: Synonym of stench trap.
stink tree noun: Synonym of tree of heaven
stink up verb: To cause to stink.
stinka noun: Someone who smells badly, a stinker.
stinkage noun: Unpleasant smell.
stinkard noun: Any of various malodorous animals.
stinkaroo noun: Alternative spelling of stinkeroo.
stinkbait noun: A form of bait composed of malodorous ingredients, designed to attract fish (primarily catfish) that hunt by scent.
stinkball noun: A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used in naval warfare.
stinkbird noun: The hoatzin.
stinkbomb noun: A device that produces a burst of unpleasant odors, used as a weapon or a prank.
stinkbug noun: Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes, which they use to...
stinkbush noun: star anise (plant)
stinkcat noun: Alternative spelling of stink-cat.
stinkdamp noun: hydrogen sulfide when it builds up in an enclosed space such as a mine
stinker noun /ˈstɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/: One who stinks.
stinkerdom noun: The state or sphere of stinkers; contemptible behaviour.
stinkeroo noun: Something bad, contemptible or of otherwise low quality.
stinkeye noun: Alternative form of stink eye.
stinkgrass noun: A summer annual grass, Eragrostis cilianensis, regarded as a weed in lawns.
stinkhorn noun: Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
stinkily adverb: In a stinky way.
stinkin' adjective: stinking
stinkiness noun: The state or condition of being stinky.
stinking adjective, noun, verb /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/: Having a pungent smell.
stinking acacia noun: Synonym of jam (“the tree Acacia acuminata”).
stinking ash noun: A tree of species Acer negundo.
stinking badger noun: teledu (Mydaus javanensis)
stinking bean trefoil noun: Synonym of bean trefoil
Stinking Bishop noun: A pear of a variety bred near Dymock in Gloucestershire, England, primarily for perry.
stinking cedar noun: The plant Torreya taxifolia.
stinking chamomile noun: A plant of species Anthemis cotula
stinking chun noun: Synonym of tree of heaven
stinking corpse lily noun: The plant Rafflesia arnoldii
stinking goosefoot noun: A plant of species Chenopodium vulvaria, native to the Mediterranean region and widely invasive.
stinking gum noun: Synonym of asafoetida.
stinking hawksbeard noun: A roadside hawk's-beard (Crepis foetida).
stinking hellebore noun: Synonym of bear's-foot.
stinking iris noun: Iris foetidissima, a species of iris of Western Europe whose leaves give off a beefy smell when crushed or bruised.
stinking juniper noun: Synonym of foetid juniper.
stinking nanny noun: (Jacobaea vulgaris).
stinking nightshade noun: Synonym of henbane.
stinking ninny noun: Synonym of ragwort (“Jacobaea vulgaris”).
stinking rich adjective: Synonym of filthy rich.
stinking sumac noun: Synonym of tree of heaven
stinking toe noun: The edible fruit of Hymenaea courbaril.
stinking willie noun: Nickname for ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
stinking willy noun: Nickname for ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
stinkingly adverb: In a stinking way.
stinkingness noun: The quality of being stinking.
stinkless adjective: That does not stink; that lacks a bad smell.
stinko adjective: Drunk
stinkometer noun: A device that measures bad smell.
stinkpot noun: An annoying, bad or undesirable person.
stinks noun, verb: Chemistry (as a subject taught in school).
stinksome adjective: Characterised or marked by stinking.
stinkstone noun: One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar that emit a foetid odour on being struck.
stinkweed noun: Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima).
stinkwood noun: Any of several not closely related trees whose wood has an unpleasant smell, but especially Ocotea bullata, a south African tree yielding hard, heavy wood.
stinkwort noun: The plant Dittrichia graveolens.
stinky adjective, noun /ˈstɪŋki/: Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
stinky bean noun: Synonym of stink bean (“the tree Parkia speciosa or the edible beans it produces”).
stinky pinky noun: Synonym of hink pink.
stinky squid noun: Pseudocolus fusiformis, a species of stinkhorn mushroom with a fetid odor and three or four upright arms which are connected at the top – hence the name.
stinky stick noun: A cigarette.
stinky tofu noun: A form of fermented tofu known for its strong odour, usually sold as street food in Asia.
Stinnett proper noun /stɪˈnɛt/: A surname.
Stinson proper noun: A surname.
stint noun, verb /stɪnt/: To stop (an action); cease, desist.
stinted adjective, verb: Constrained; restrained; confined.
stintedly adverb: In a constrained manner; with restraint or sacrifice.
stintedness noun: The state of being stinted.
stinter noun: Someone or something that stints.
stinting noun, verb: Act of one who stints.
stintingly adverb: sparingly; meanly; without generosity

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.