Struthioidea (n. pl.) Same as Struthiones.
Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches.
Struthiones (n. pl.) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae.
Struthionine (a.) Struthious.
Struthious (a.) Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.
Strutter (n.) One who struts.
Strutting () a. & n. from Strut, v.
Struvite (n.) A crystalline mineral found in guano. It is a hydrous phosphate of magnesia and ammonia.
Strychnia (n.) Strychnine.
Strychnic (a.) Of or pertaining to strychnine; produced by strychnine; as, strychnic compounds; strychnic poisoning
Strychnic (a.) used to designate an acid, called also igasuric acid.
Strychnine (n.) A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiaceae, as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.
Strychnos (n.) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceae. See Nux vomica.
Stryphnic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite on uric acid, as a yellow crystalline substance, with a bitter, astringent taste.
Stub (n.) The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.
Stub (n.) A log; a block; a blockhead.
Stub (n.) The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.
Stub (n.) A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded.
Stub (n.) A pen with a short, blunt nib.
Stub (n.) A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.
Stubbed (imp. & p. p.) of Stub
Stubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stub
Stub (v. t.) To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up edible roots.
Stub (v. t.) To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.
Stub (v. t.) To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other fixed object.
Stubbed (a.) Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
Stubbed (a.) Abounding in stubs; stubby.
Stubbed (a.) Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged.
Stubbedness (n.) The quality or state of being stubbed.
Stubbiness (n.) The state of being stubby.
Stubble (n.) The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle.
Stubbled (a.) Covered with stubble.
Stubbled (a.) Stubbed; as, stubbled legs.
Stubbly (a.) Covered with stubble; stubbled.
Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.
Stubby (a.) Abounding with stubs.
Stubby (a.) Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles.
Stuccoes (pl. ) of Stucco
Stuccos (pl. ) of Stucco
Stucco (n.) Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls, especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum with sand and pounded marble, used for internal decorations and fine work.
Stucco (n.) Work made of stucco; stuccowork.
Stuccoed (imp. & p. p.) of Stucco
Stuccoing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stucco
Stucco (v. t.) To overlay or decorate with stucco, or fine plaster.
Stuccoer (n.) One who stuccoes.
Stuccowork (n.) Work done in stucco.
Stuck () imp. & p. p. of Stick.
Stuck (n.) A thrust.
Stuckle (n.) A number of sheaves set together in the field; a stook.
Stuck-up (a.) Self-important and supercilious, /onceited; vain; arrogant.
Stud (n.) A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.
Stud (n.) A stem; a trunk.
Stud (n.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
Stud (n.) A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
Stud (n.) An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
Stud (n.) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
Stud (n.) A stud bolt.
Stud (n.) An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Studded (imp. & p. p.) of Stud
Studding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stud
Stud (v. t.) To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
Stud (v. t.) To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.
Studbook (n.) A genealogical register of a particular breed or stud of horses, esp. thoroughbreds.
Studdery (n.) A stud, or collection of breeding horses and mares; also, a place for keeping a stud.
Studding (n.) Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs.
Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail.
Student (n.) A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a college, or a university; a medical student; a hard student.
Student (n.) One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or of physical nature.
Studentry (n.) A body of students.
Studentship (n.) The state of being a student.
Studfish (n.) Any one of several species of small American minnows of the genus Fundulus, as F. catenatus.
Stud-horse (n.) A stallion, esp. one kept for breeding.
Studied (a.) Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made the subject of study; well considered; as, a studied lesson.
Studied (a.) Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; learned; as, a man well studied in geometry.
Studied (a.) Premeditated; planned; designed; as, a studied insult.
Studied (a.) Intent; inclined.
Studiedly (adv.) In a studied manner.
Studier (n.) A student.
Studios (pl. ) of Studio
Studio (n.) The working room of an artist.
Studious (a.) Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
Studious (a.) Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.
Studious (a.) Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.
Studious (a.) Planned with study; deliberate; studied.
Studious (a.) Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade.
Studies (pl. ) of Study
Study (v. i.) A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.
Study (v. i.) Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.
Study (v. i.) Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
Study (v. i.) A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.
Study (v. i.) A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.
Study (v. i.) A piece for special practice. See Etude.
Studied (imp. & p. p.) of Study
Studying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Study
Study (n.) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
Study (n.) To apply the mind to books or learning.
Study (n.) To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
Study (v. t.) To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.
Study (v. t.) To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.
Study (v. t.) To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.