📖 S — The English dictionary · page 92

statuary — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The art of making statues.↗ Example: The museum has a fine collection of Greek statuary.↗ · Garden statuary lined the path to the house.↗ · The church was full of marble statuary.↗ · The guidebook describes the palace's statuary.↗ · Ancient statuary was often painted in bright colours.↗ · The palace garden is famous for its statuary and fountains.↗

statue — Everyday, meaning 1: A model of a person or animal made of stone, metal or wood, usually life-size or bigger, often in a public place.↗ Example: There is a statue of a famous writer in the park.↗ · The Statue of Liberty is in New York.↗ · We played musical statues at the party.↗ · The bronze statue is shiny where people touch it.↗ · The guard stood as still as a statue.↗ · Ancient Greeks made marble statues.↗ · Pigeons sat on the statue's head.↗ · Then he saw the statue on the tall column.↗

statuesque — Everyday, meaning 1: (of a person, usually a woman) Tall, graceful and impressive, like a statue.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Very still, like a statue.↗ Example: The statuesque queen stood at the top of the stairs.↗ · The statuesque basketball player towered over us.↗ · She stood statuesque and silent while the crowd cheered.↗ · The heron waited in the water, statuesque.↗ · The actress looked statuesque in a long gown.↗ · The statuesque giraffe stood perfectly still under the tree.↗

stature — Everyday, meaning 1: Stature is how tall a person is, their height when standing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Stature is the respect and importance a person has because of what they have done.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Stature can mean how great or grown-up someone has become in skill or character.↗ Example: She was small in stature but very brave.↗ · The basketball player's great stature made him easy to spot.↗ · The old judge was a woman of great stature in the town.↗ · His stature grew after he saved the drowning dog.↗ · Children of short stature can still be fast runners.↗ · The museum has a statue of a leader of high stature.↗ · The team grew in stature with every win.↗ · Small of stature, and slightly built, he had a strong arm and stronger wrist.↗ · This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.↗ (Writings SNG.7.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of a high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.↗ (Prophets EZK.31.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the boughs with terror; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be laid low.↗ (Prophets ISA.10.33, JPS 1917)↗

status — Everyday, meaning 1: Your status is your position or rank compared with other people, especially how important people think you are.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The status of something is its situation or condition at a certain time: the status of the project, the status of a flight.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A status (or status update) is a short message someone posts online about what they are doing or feeling.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal) Your legal status is your official position: married, a citizen, a student.↗ Example: In old times, a knight had a high status.↗ · The airport screen shows the status of each flight.↗ · What's the status of your homework?↗ Nearly done!↗ · She posted a status about her new puppy.↗ · A fancy car can be a status symbol.↗ · Fill in your status on the form: student or teacher.↗ · Never share where you live in a status update.↗ · They affected to ignore her as of an inferior social status to themselves, and she despised their light talk.↗

statute — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) A law that has been written down and passed by a parliament or government.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) A written rule of an organisation, such as a university.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: A law or rule that is written down and fixed, here one given by God.↗ Example: (formal) The new statute protects wild birds.↗ · (formal) Seat belts are required by statute.↗ · Parliament passed a statute about school attendance.↗ · In plain words, a statute is a written law.↗ · The statute was changed after people complained.↗ · The university's statutes say who can be a member.↗ · This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.↗ (Torah LEV.17.7, JPS 1917)↗ · If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them; (Torah LEV.26.3, JPS 1917)↗ · There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them; (Torah EXO.15.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Blessed art Thou, O LORD; teach me Thy statutes.↗ (Writings PSA.119.12, JPS 1917)↗ · If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments; (Writings PSA.89.32, JPS 1917)↗ · That they might keep His statutes, and observe His laws.↗ (Writings PSA.105.45, JPS 1917)↗ · This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.↗ (Torah LEV.17.7, JPS 1917) · There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;↗ (Torah EXO.15.25, JPS 1917) · And it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.'↗ (Torah NUM.27.11, JPS 1917)

statutory — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal, law) Statutory means set by law: something written in a statute, a law made by a parliament.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Statutory also means required or official, something that must happen by the rules.↗ Example: Schools must give statutory tests in Year 6.↗ · Workers have a statutory right to holidays.↗ · Mum got statutory sick pay when she was ill.↗ · In Canada, Canada Day is a statutory holiday.↗ · The council has a statutory duty to collect rubbish.↗ · Children have statutory protection under the law.↗ · This guidance is advice, not a statutory rule.↗

staunch — Everyday, meaning 1: Staunch means loyal and firm, never letting a friend or cause down.↗ A staunch friend stays with you when things go wrong.↗ (A bit old-fashioned.).↗ Example: She is a staunch friend.↗ · The hero welcomed his staunch young friend warmly.↗ · Our staunchest supporter came to every match.↗ · He stayed staunch even when everyone laughed.↗

stave — Everyday, meaning 1: (music, UK) A stave is the set of five lines on which music notes are written (US: staff).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A stave is one of the curved wooden strips that make the sides of a barrel or a wooden bucket.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A stave is also a strong stick or pole.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To stave off something means to stop it happening for a while.↗ e.g. "We ate apples to stave off hunger."↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (verb) To stave in means to break a hole in something by hitting it.↗ Example: Draw a treble clef at the start of the stave.↗ · The note sits on the second line of the stave.↗ · The cooper bent the wooden staves to make a barrel.↗ · We ate a snack to stave off hunger before the match.↗ · The team staved off defeat with a late goal.↗ · The waves staved in the side of the boat.↗ · The old shepherd leaned on his stave.↗ · Then they beat their staves against the ground one against the other, as if there had been a hundred sheep between them.↗ · And he made staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.↗ (Torah EXO.37.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.↗ (Torah EXO.25.13, JPS 1917)↗ · the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread; (Torah EXO.35.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Graciousness, and the other I called Binders; and I fed the flock.↗ (Prophets ZEC.11.7, JPS 1917)↗ · For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.↗ (Prophets 1KI.8.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And the Philistine said unto David: 'Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?'↗ And the Philistine cursed David by his god.↗ (Prophets 1SA.17.43, JPS 1917)↗

stay — Everyday, meaning 1: To stay means to remain in the same place: stay at home.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To stay means to keep being the same: stay calm, stay dry.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To stay with someone is to live in their home for a short time.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A stay is a time spent somewhere: a short stay in hospital.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To stay up is to not go to bed.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (casual) «Stay over» or «sleepover» means sleep at a friend's house; «stay in» means not go out.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (casual, rough) «Stay out of it» means don't get involved; «stay put» means don't move.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (formal) «Remain», «reside» and «sojourn» (very old, formal) are stiff words for stay; a «stay of execution» (law) is a delay.↗ Everyday, meaning 9: «Stay!» is a command to a dog: do not move.↗ Everyday, meaning 10: To stay can also mean to last or go on for a while, as a pain might.↗ Example: They stayed at the hotel for 4 nights.↗ · 5 children went home and 12 stayed.↗ · The price stayed the same.↗ · How many days did she stay?↗ · Stay close to me in the crowd.↗ · We stayed with Grandma during the holidays.↗ · Can I stay up to watch the film?↗ · Drink water to stay healthy.↗ · can i stay over at jack's, his mum said yes (casual)↗ · Stay out of it, it's none of your business.↗ (rough)↗ · Stay put till I come and get you.↗ · Of 17 pupils, 5 subsequently departed; determine the number who remained.↗ (formal exam)↗ · But de ache don't stay long.↗ · So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.↗ (Torah NUM.25.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.↗ (Torah NUM.16.48, JPS 1917)↗ · And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.↗ (Torah GEN.8.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Then stood up Phinehas, and wrought judgment, and so the plague was stayed.↗ (Writings PSA.106.30, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Stay ye me with dainties, refresh me with apples; for I am love-sick.'↗ (Writings SNG.2.5, JPS 1917)↗ · So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.↗ (Prophets 2KI.15.20, JPS 1917)↗

stead — Everyday, meaning 1: In someone's stead means in their place, instead of them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To stand someone in good stead means to be very useful to them later.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old) Stead was an old word for a place or a farm, which survives in place names and the word homestead.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: The place or position of someone else; in someone's stead means in their place.↗ Example: The captain was ill, so his deputy led the team in his stead.↗ · Learning to swim will stand you in good stead.↗ · The king could not come, so he sent his son in his stead.↗ · Good manners will always stand you in good stead.↗ · Reading every day stood her in good stead for the exam.↗ · The settlers built a homestead on the prairie.↗ · Amphion became king of Thebes in his uncle's stead.↗ · And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.↗ (Torah GEN.36.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.↗ (Torah GEN.36.38, JPS 1917)↗ · And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.↗ (Torah GEN.36.37, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.↗ (Prophets 1KI.14.31, JPS 1917)↗ · And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.↗ (Prophets 2KI.10.35, JPS 1917)↗ · And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.↗ (Prophets 2KI.19.37, JPS 1917)↗ · And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.↗ (Torah GEN.36.36, JPS 1917) · Amphion became king of Thebes in his uncle's stead.↗ (Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome) · And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.↗ (Torah GEN.36.38, JPS 1917)

steadfast — Everyday, meaning 1: Firm and loyal; not changing in what you believe or in who you support: a steadfast friend.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Firm and not moving: a steadfast gaze.↗ Example: Rat was a steadfast friend to Mole.↗ · The tin soldier stayed steadfast to the end.↗ · She was steadfast in her belief that he was innocent.↗ · The Psalms speak of God's steadfast love.↗ · The dog waited, steadfast, by the door.↗ · He gave her a steadfast look.↗ · He looked at the little lady, she looked at him, and he felt that he was melting; but he remained steadfast, with his gun at his shoulder.↗ · My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.↗ (Writings PSA.108.2, JPS 1917)↗

steadfastly — Everyday, meaning 1: Steadfastly means in a firm, steady way, without moving or giving up.↗ A character who stands steadfastly keeps still and does not turn away.↗ Example: He stood steadfastly by his friend.↗ · She kept steadfastly to her plan.↗ · The dog waited steadfastly at the gate.↗

steadied — Everyday, meaning 1: Made something stop shaking, wobbling or moving, so it is firm and still.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Became calm or regular again, like breathing or nerves.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Stopped going up and down and stayed about the same, like prices or a temperature.↗ Example: She steadied herself on the rail as the boat rocked.↗ · Dad steadied the ladder while I climbed.↗ · He took a deep breath and steadied his nerves before the race.↗ · The nurse steadied the old man's arm.↗ · After the storm, the wind steadied.↗ · Prices rose quickly and then steadied.↗ · The boy steadied the wobbly table with a folded card.↗ · Her breathing steadied after she sat down.↗

steadily — Everyday, meaning 1: Steadily means in a slow, even and regular way, without stopping or sudden changes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Steadily can mean firmly and calmly, without shaking, like looking at someone steadily.↗ Example: The tortoise walked steadily and won the race.↗ · The rain fell steadily all afternoon.↗ · The plant grew steadily taller each week.↗ · Her reading has improved steadily this year.↗ · Hold the glass steadily so it doesn't spill.↗ · The temperature rose steadily during the morning.↗ · The queue moved forward steadily.↗ · And Mowgli looked at him steadily between the eyes.↗