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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Still'-rōom, n. p. 1298An apartment for distilling. 2. An apartment where liquors, preserves, and the like, are kept. Simmonds. Floors are rubbed bright,.....still-room and kitchen cleared for action. Dickens.Still'-stănd, n. p. 1298Absence of motion. [Rare.]Still'y, a. p. 1298Still; quiet; calm. “The stilly hour when storms are gone.” T. Moore.Still'y, adv. p. 1298Silently; without noise. 2. Calmly; quietly; without tumult.Stilp-nŏm'e-lane, n. p. 1298(Min.) A black or greenish-black mineral, found in Siberia, and consisting chiefly of silica, oxide of iron, alumina, and water. Dana.Stīlp'no-sīd'er-īte, n. p. 1298(Min.) A pitch-black or blackish-brown mineral, occurring in an amorphous, stalactitic, or massive state, and consisting chiefly of peroxide of iron and water. Dana.Stilt, n. p. 1298A piece of wood constructed with a shoulder or strap, to raise the foot above the ground in walking. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. Landor. 2. A root which rises above the surface of…Stilt, v. t. p. 1298To raise on stilts; to elevate. 2. To raise by unnatural means.Stilt'-bird, n. p. 1298(Or-nith.) A wading bird having long, slender legs; especially, a bird of the genus Himantopus (H. melanopterus); — called also stilt.Stilt'ed, p. a. p. 1298Elevated as if on stilts; pompous; stilty.Stilt'i-fÿ, v. t. p. 1298To raise upon stilts, or as if upon stilts; to stilt.Stilt'y, a. p. 1298Unreasonably elevated; pompous; as, a stilty style.Stīme, n. p. 1298A glimpse. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Stīm’ū-lant, a. p. 1298Serving to stimulate. 2. (Med.) Producing increased vital action in the organism, or any of its parts.Stĭm′/ŭ-lant, n. p. 1298That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay. 2. (Med.) An agent which produces an increase of vital activity in…Stĭm′/ŭ-lāte, v. t. p. 1298[Lat. stimulare, stimulatum, to prick or goad on, to incite, from stimulus, a goad; It. stimolare, Sp. estimular, Fr. stimuler. 1. To prick or goad; hence, to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or…Stĭm/ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1298The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated. 2. (Med.) An exaltation of organic action.Stĭm'ŭ-lā'tĭve, a. p. 1298Having the quality of stimulating.Stim′ū-lā′tive, n. p. 1298That which stimulates; that which rouses into more vigorous action.Stīm/ū-lā/tor, n. p. 1298One who stimulates.Stīm'ū-lā'tress, n. p. 1298A female who stimulates or animates.Stĭm'ū-lŭs, n. p. 1298A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action. 2. (Med.) That which produces an increase of vital action.Sting, n. p. 1298A sharp-pointed weapon or instrument with which certain animals are armed by nature for their defense, and which they thrust from the hinder part of the body, to pierce any animal that annoys or…Sting, v. t. p. 1298To pierce with a sting, or the weapon with which certain animals are furnished, such as bees, wasps, scorpions, and the like. 2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse. “Slander…Sting'-bull, n. p. 1298(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Trachinus (T. draco), which is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays of its dorsal fin. Yarrell.Sting'er, n. p. 1298One who, or that which, stings, vexes, or gives acute pain.Stin'gi-ly, adv. p. 1298In a stingy manner; with mean covetousness.Stin′gi-ness, n. p. 1298The state or quality of being stingy; extreme avarice; mean covetousness; niggardliness.Sting'ing-ly, adv. p. 1298With stinging.Sting'less, a. p. 1298Having no sting.Sting'go, n. p. 1298Old beer; sharp or strong liquor. [Lom.]}Sting'y, a. p. 1298Having power to sting or produce pain; as, a stingy review of a book.Stin'gy, a. p. 1298Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; narrow-hearted; as, a stingy churl.Stink, v. i. p. 1298To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.Stink, n. p. 1298A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor.Stink'ard, n. p. 1298A mean, stinking, paltry fellow. 2. (Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal allied to the skunk (the Mydaus meliceps of Cuvier), about 18 inches in length, found in Java and Sumatra.Stink'er, n. p. 1298One who, or that which, stinks; something intended to offend by the smell; a stink-pot.Stink'hōrn, n. p. 1298(Bot.) A kind of fungus of the genus Phallus, which emits a fetid and disgusting odor, — whence the name.Stink'ing-ly, adv. p. 1298In a stinking manner; with an offensive smell.Stĭnk'-pŏt, n. p. 1298An earthen jar, charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel.Stink'-stōne, n. p. 1298(Min.) Swine-stone, a variety of carbonate of lime, which emits a fetid odor on being struck. Dana.Stink'-trāp, n. p. 1298A stench-trap. See STENCH-TRAP.Stĭnk'-wood, n. p. 1298A useful ornamental wood from South Africa, which has, however, a most unpleasant odor for a long time. Simmonds.Stĭnt, v. t. p. 1298To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to limit; as, to stint the body in growth; to stint the mind in knowledge; to stint a person in his meals. “Stinted all the strife.” Spenser.…Stĭnt, v. i. p. 1298To stop; to restrain one's self. And stint thou too, I pray thee. Shak. The damsel stinted in her song. W. Scott.Stĭnt, n. p. 1298(Ornith.) A small, grallatory bird, of the genus Tringa.Stĭnt, n. p. 1298Limit; bound; restraint; extent. God has wrote upon no created thing the utmost stint of his power. South. 2. Quantity assigned; proportion allotted. Our stint of woe Is common. Shak.Stĭnt'ançe, n. p. 1298Restraint; stoppage. [Obs.]Stint'ed-ness, n. p. 1298The state of being stinted.Stint'er, n. p. 1298One who, or that which, stints.Stīnt'less, a. p. 1298Without stint. “The stintless tears of old Heraclitus.” Marston.Stipe, n. p. 1298(Bot.) (a.) The base of a frond, as of a fern. (b.) The stalk of a pistil. (c.) The trunk of a tree. (d.) The stem of a fungus or mushroom when any exists.Sti'pel, n. p. 1298(Bot.) The stipule of a leaflet. Gray.Sti-pĕl'late, a. p. 1298(Bot.) Furnished with stipels.Sti'pend, n. p. 1298Settled pay or compensation for services, whether daily or monthly wages, or an annual salary.Sti'pend, v. t. p. 1298To pay by settled wages. [Rare.] Shelton.Stĭ'pend-i-ā'ri-an, a. p. 1298Acting from mercenary considerations; hired; stipendiary. Anna Seward.Stī-pĕnd′i-a-ry, a. p. 1298Receiving wages or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation. His great stipendiary prelate came with troops of evil-appointed horsemen not half full. Knolles.Stī-pĕnd'i-a-ry, n. p. 1299One who receives a stipend. If thou art become A tyrant's vile stipendiary. Glover.Stī-pĕn'di-āte, v. t. p. 1299To provide with a stipend; to support. It is good to endow colleges, and found chairs, and to stipendiate professors. I. Taylor.