S — The Judaism dictionary · page 71 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9steedA steed is a horse, especially a fine or strong one that a knight or hero rides.10 sentencessteelA very strong, hard metal made mostly from iron mixed with a little carbon, used for bridges, cars, tools, pans and cutlery.12 sentencessteepRising or falling sharply, like a slope that is hard to climb.15 sentencesstenchA stench is a very bad smell.6 sentencesstepA step is one movement of your foot when you walk.25 sentencessteppeA huge, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in eastern Europe and Asia.10 sentencessterilityThe condition of being unable to have children or to produce crops; barrenness.3 sentencesstewA meal of meat or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a pot.15 sentencesstewardA steward is a person whose job is to look after passengers on a plane, ship or train.19 sentencesstickA stick is a thin piece of wood, often fallen from a tree.28 sentencesstiffStiff means hard and not easy to bend or move.21 sentencesstiffenTo stiffen is to become hard, firm or difficult to bend.14 sentencesstillStill means even now, or up to this time.35 sentencesstillnessStillness is being completely still, with no movement.13 sentencesstimulusA stimulus is something that causes a living thing to react, such as light, sound, heat or touch.12 sentencesstintA stint is a fixed period of work or time spent doing a job.7 sentencesstirTo stir is to move a spoon or stick round and round in a liquid or mixture to mix it.21 sentencesstirredStirred means mixed something by moving a spoon or stick round and round in it.22 sentencesstockA supply of goods kept in a shop or store to sell.22 sentencesstocksStocks are supplies of goods kept ready to use or sell: «stocks of food».18 sentencesstoleThe past tense of "steal": took something that was not yours without asking. "Someone stole my bike.".18 sentencesstomachYour stomach is the bag-like organ inside your body where food goes after you swallow it and starts to be broken down.20 sentencesstoneA stone is a small piece of rock.26 sentencesstonemasonA stonemason is a person whose work is cutting stone and building with it.1 sentencesstonyStony means full of stones or covered with stones.15 sentencesstoolA stool is a seat with legs but no back and usually no arms.12 sentencesstoopTo stoop is to bend your body forwards and down: he stooped to pick up the coin.20 sentencesstopTo stop means to not move or not go on any more.29 sentencesstoppedStopped means came to an end or made something end: «The rain stopped».24 sentencesstoreA store is a shop where people buy things (the usual word in American English).26 sentencesstorehouseA storehouse is a building where food, goods or supplies are kept.18 sentencesstorkA stork is a large bird with long legs, a long neck and a long straight beak, that wades in wet places and eats fish, frogs and insects.17 sentencesstormVery bad weather with strong winds and often heavy rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning.25 sentencesstormyStormy weather has strong winds, heavy rain, thunder or big waves.14 sentencesstoryA story tells about things that happen, true or made up.21 sentencesstoutRather fat or heavy in body (a polite word).14 sentencesstragglerA straggler is a person or animal that falls behind the others on a march, walk or journey.6 sentencesstraightStraight means not bent or curved; going in one direction.21 sentencesstraightforwardStraightforward means easy to understand or do, with no hidden difficulties: a straightforward question.13 sentencesstraightwayStraightway means at once, without any delay; it is the same as «straight away».10 sentencesstrainTo strain is to try very hard or push your body or mind to its limit.19 sentencesstraitA strait is a narrow passage of sea between two pieces of land that joins two larger seas.16 sentencesstraitenTo straiten is to make someone poorer or to limit what they have.17 sentencesstrangeStrange means unusual or surprising in a way that is hard to explain: a strange noise.23 sentencesstrangerA person you do not know.24 sentencesstrangleTo strangle means to squeeze someone's neck so hard that they cannot breathe; it can kill.15 sentencesstratagemA clever plan or trick to get what you want or to fool an enemy.10 sentencesstrawStraw is the dry yellow stalks of plants like wheat, used for animal beds or to make hats and baskets.25 sentencesstrayA stray animal is a pet like a dog or cat that is lost or has no home.17 sentencesstrayingWandering off the right way, or the act of going astray.3 sentencesstreakA streak is a long, thin line or mark of a different colour, like a streak of paint or a streak of lightning.18 sentencesstreamA stream is a small, narrow river.21 sentencesstreetA street is a road in a town or city with houses, shops or buildings on its sides.20 sentencesstrengthStrength is how strong someone or something is: the power of muscles to lift and push.23 sentencesstrengthenTo strengthen something is to make it stronger.23 sentencesstretchTo make something longer or wider by pulling it.23 sentencesstretchingStretching means making your body or a part of it longer by reaching out arms and legs or pulling muscles gently.16 sentencesstrewTo scatter things untidily over a surface.13 sentencesstrickenBadly affected by something bad, such as illness, sadness or disaster: a stricken ship, a grief-stricken family.20 sentencesstrifeStrife is angry fighting, quarrelling or struggle between people or groups.17 sentencesstrikeTo strike is to hit something hard: «lightning struck the tree».23 sentencesstringA string is a thin cord used for tying things.20 sentencesstripA strip is a long, narrow piece of something, like paper, cloth or land.23 sentencesstripeA stripe is a long thin line of colour on something, like on a zebra or a flag.21 sentencesstriplingAn old word for a boy or young man who is no longer a child but not yet fully grown.3 sentencesstrippedStripped is the past of «strip»: took off a covering or layer, such as paint, bark or sheets.24 sentencesstriveTo try very hard to do or get something, over a long time: strive to do your best.21 sentencesstrivingStriving means trying very hard for a long time to get or reach something: «She is striving to improve».20 sentencesstrokeTo stroke an animal or person is to move your hand gently over it, usually again and again.26 sentencesstrongHaving a lot of power in your body.34 sentencesstrongholdA stronghold is a strong, well-defended place such as a castle or fort that is hard to attack.19 sentencesstronglyStrongly means with a lot of strength or force.14 sentencesstruckHit someone or something hard.21 sentencesstructuralismAn approach to a subject that looks at the basic patterns and structure that hold its parts together.1 sentencesstructureA structure is something that has been built, like a bridge, tower or building.24 sentencesstruggleTo struggle means to try very hard to do something difficult.14 sentencesstubbleStubble is the short, rough hairs that grow on a man's face when he has not shaved for a day or a few days.20 sentencesstubbornNot willing to change your mind or do what others want, even when you should.21 sentencesstubbornnessStubbornness is refusing to change your mind or do what others want, even when there are good reasons.18 sentencesstuckStuck is the past form of stick: she stuck the stamp on.15 sentencesstudA stud is a small piece of metal or plastic sticking out of a surface, like the studs on football boots or on a jacket.16 sentencesstudentA student is a person who learns at a school, college or university.15 sentencesstudiedStudied is the past of study: learned about something, read or practised to learn it.17 sentencesstudyTo study is to spend time learning about something, by reading, practising and thinking.22 sentencesstudyingSpending time learning about a subject by reading, practising or going to lessons.12 sentencesstuffThings in general, when you do not need to name them.29 sentencesstumbleTo stumble is to trip and almost fall when walking or running.20 sentencesstumpA stump is the short part of a tree trunk left in the ground after the tree is cut down.15 sentencesstupefyTo make someone dull, dazed or unable to think clearly.1 sentencesstupidStupid means not clever or not sensible: a stupid mistake.10 sentencesstupidityStupidity is being stupid: not thinking well or not understanding.12 sentencessturdyStrong and solid, not easy to break or knock over.12 sentencesstyleA style is a particular way of doing, making or saying something: a style of writing, swimming or painting.16 sentencessubdivisionA subdivision is a smaller part made when something already divided is divided again.13 sentencessubdueTo subdue is to get control over a person, group or country, usually by force: «The army subdued the rebels».17 sentencessubduedSubdued means quiet and a little sad or tired, not lively as usual: «You seem subdued today».19 sentencessubjectSomething you learn at school, such as maths, English or science.21 sentencessubjectionSubjection is being under the control of another person or power and having to obey. It is what a conquered people or town is forced into.8 sentencessublimeSublime means so grand, great and beautiful that it fills you with wonder.11 sentencessubmitTo submit something is to hand it in or send it so it can be checked or judged, like homework or a form.21 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/7/