S — The school dictionary · page 161 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22stampedeA stampede is a sudden wild rush of frightened animals or people.6 sentencesstanceA stance is the way someone stands, especially how they place their feet and body, like a batting stance.9 sentencesstandTo stand is to be on your feet with your body upright.16 sentencesstandardA standard is a level of quality, how good something is or should be: «a high standard».14 sentencesstandardisationMaking things the same size, shape, quality or way of working, so they fit together or can be compared.8 sentencesstandardisedPast form of «standardise»: made things the same or fitted to one rule or standard.8 sentencesstandbyStandby is being ready to be used or to act if needed, as in «on standby».12 sentencesstanderA stander is a person who stands and watches. Standers-by are people who are standing nearby, watching what happens without taking part.6 sentencesstandstillA standstill is a complete stop, when nothing is moving.6 sentencesstankStank is the past form of «stink»: it smelled very bad.9 sentencesstanzaA stanza is a group of lines in a poem, set apart from the other groups by a space, like a paragraph in a story; it is often called a verse.9 sentencesstapleA small piece of thin bent wire pushed through papers to hold them together.14 sentencesstarA star is a huge ball of burning gas far away in space that we see as a bright point in the night sky. The Sun is a star.15 sentencesstarchA white substance found in foods such as bread, rice, pasta and potatoes, which gives the body energy.13 sentencesstarchyStarchy food contains a lot of starch, a kind of carbohydrate found in potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and corn.10 sentencesstardustDust made in old stars and spread in space when they die; the atoms in our bodies were made inside stars long ago.8 sentencesstareTo stare means to look at someone or something for a long time without looking away.11 sentencesstarerA person who stares, looking at someone or something for a long time with fixed eyes.7 sentencesstarfishA starfish is a sea animal shaped like a star, usually with five arms, that lives on the sea floor and on rocks.10 sentencesstarkStark means bare, plain and harsh, with nothing added.7 sentencesstarlessStarless means with no stars to be seen, usually because the sky is covered by cloud or it is very dark.5 sentencesstarlightStarlight is the light that comes from the stars.9 sentencesstarlingA starling is a common bird with dark shiny feathers that look purple and green in the sun, often covered in small pale spots in winter.11 sentencesstarlitStarlit means lit up by stars, so that the sky or the ground can be seen faintly at night.5 sentencesstarryFull of stars; lit by stars.11 sentencesstartThe start is the beginning of something: the start of the race.16 sentencesstarterA small dish eaten as the first part of a meal; in the US called an appetizer.12 sentencesstartleTo startle someone is to surprise or frighten them suddenly, so that they jump or move quickly.11 sentencesstartledStartled means suddenly surprised or a little frightened by something unexpected, so you jump or stop.11 sentencesstarvationSerious suffering or death caused by having little or no food for a long time.10 sentencesstarveTo starve is to suffer or die because you have no food for a long time.13 sentencesstarvingVery ill or dying because of having no food for a long time.11 sentencesstateA state is the condition something or someone is in, like a state of mess or a calm state.25 sentencesstatelyStately means grand, dignified and impressive, and often slow and calm in movement or appearance.5 sentencesstatementA statement is something you say or write that tells a fact or an idea.13 sentencesstaticStatic means not moving or not changing: a static picture, prices stayed static.10 sentencesstationA station is a place where trains or buses stop so people can get on and off.15 sentencesstationaryStationary means not moving, standing still.11 sentencesstationeryThings used for writing and office work, such as paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, rulers and rubbers.9 sentencesstatisticalStatistical means about statistics: the collecting, counting and studying of numbers and data to find patterns and facts.9 sentencesstatisticallyStatistically means according to statistics, judging by numbers and data.10 sentencesstatisticsThe branch of maths that collects, organises and studies numbers and data to find patterns and answer questions.11 sentencesstatuaryStatues as a group: the statues in a place or collection.8 sentencesstatueA model of a person or animal made of stone, metal or wood, usually life-size or bigger, often in a public place.9 sentencesstatuesqueTall, graceful and impressive, like a statue.8 sentencesstatureStature is how tall a person is, their height when standing.11 sentencesstatusYour status is your position or rank compared with other people, especially how important people think you are.13 sentencesstatuteA law that has been written down and passed by a parliament or government.8 sentencesstatutoryStatutory means set by law: something written in a statute, a law made by a parliament.9 sentencesstaunchStaunch means loyal and firm, never letting a friend or cause down. A staunch friend stays with you when things go wrong. (A bit old-fashi…7 sentencesstaveA stave is the set of five lines on which music notes are written (US: staff).14 sentencesstayTo stay means to remain in the same place: stay at home.25 sentencessteadIn someone's stead means in their place, instead of them.10 sentencessteadfastFirm and loyal; not changing in what you believe or in who you support: a steadfast friend.9 sentencessteadfastlySteadfastly means in a firm, steady way, without moving or giving up. A character who stands steadfastly keeps still and does not turn away.5 sentencessteadiedMade something stop shaking, wobbling or moving, so it is firm and still.11 sentencessteadilySteadily means in a slow, even and regular way, without stopping or sudden changes.10 sentencessteadinessBeing firm and not shaking or wobbling.9 sentencessteadyFirm and not shaking or wobbling, like a steady ladder or a steady hand.13 sentencessteakA thick, flat slice of good meat, usually beef, cooked by grilling or frying.11 sentencesstealTo take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to give it back.13 sentencesstealerA stealer is a person or animal that takes things which belong to someone else. (A rare word for a thief.).5 sentencesstealthStealth is moving or acting quietly and secretly so that no one notices you.10 sentencesstealthilyStealthily means quietly and secretly, so that nobody hears or sees you.4 sentencesstealthyStealthy means quiet and secret, moving so as not to be heard or seen.4 sentencessteamSteam is the hot white mist that rises from boiling water.13 sentencessteamboatA boat driven by a steam engine, often with a large paddle wheel, used especially on rivers in the 1800s.9 sentencessteamerA ship or boat driven by a steam engine; a steamship.11 sentencessteamrollerA heavy machine with big, wide rollers that flattens roads; once powered by steam, now usually by diesel (often called a road roller).9 sentencessteamshipA large ship driven by a steam engine, which burns coal or oil to boil water and make steam.9 sentencessteamyFull of steam, the hot water vapour.10 sentencessteedA steed is a horse, especially a fine or strong one that a knight or hero rides.4 sentencessteelA very strong, hard metal made mostly from iron mixed with a little carbon, used for bridges, cars, tools, pans and cutlery.10 sentencessteelmanTo steelman someone's argument is to describe it in its strongest, fairest form before you answer it, even if you disagree.10 sentencessteelworksA steelworks is a factory where steel is made from iron and other materials, using huge furnaces.7 sentencessteelyMade of steel, or grey and shiny like steel.9 sentencessteepRising or falling sharply, like a slope that is hard to climb.13 sentencessteepleA steeple is the tall pointed tower on top of a church.4 sentencessteepnessSteepness is how steep something is: how sharply a slope, hill, road or roof goes up or down.8 sentencessteerTo steer is to control which way a car, bike, boat or other vehicle goes.13 sentencessteersmanA steersman is the person who steers a boat or ship, keeping it on its course.4 sentencesstegosaurusA stegosaurus was a large plant-eating dinosaur with two rows of big bony plates along its back and sharp spikes on its tail.9 sentencessteleAn upright stone slab or pillar with writing or carvings on it, put up as a monument, gravestone or to record laws or events.8 sentencesstellarStellar means about stars in space: stellar light, stellar systems.9 sentencesstemA stem is the long thin part of a plant that holds up the leaves and flowers.14 sentencesstenchA stench is a very bad smell.4 sentencesstencilA stencil is a thin sheet of card, plastic or metal with shapes or letters cut out of it; you paint or colour through the holes to copy th…10 sentencesstepA step is one movement of your foot when you walk.14 sentencesstepbrotherA boy or man who is the son of your stepmother or stepfather, but not the son of your own mother or father.7 sentencesstepdaughterA stepdaughter is a girl who is the child of your husband or wife from an earlier marriage, not your own child by birth.4 sentencesstepfatherA stepfather is a man who is married to your mother but is not your birth father.9 sentencesstepmotherThe woman who is married to (or the partner of) your father but is not your birth mother.8 sentencesstepparentA stepparent is the person who is married to your mother or father but is not your birth parent: a stepmother or a stepfather.7 sentencessteppeA huge, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in eastern Europe and Asia.7 sentencesstepsisterA girl or woman who is the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather, but not the daughter of your own mother or father.8 sentencesstepsonA stepson is a boy who is the child of your husband or wife from an earlier marriage, not your own child by birth.4 sentencesstereotypeA stereotype is a fixed, too-simple idea about what all people of one group are like, for example that all girls like pink or all old peop…13 sentencessterileSterile means completely clean and free from germs (bacteria and viruses): sterile bandages, a sterile operating room.11 sentencessterlingSterling is the money of the United Kingdom; its main unit is the pound (£). «Pound sterling» is its full name.11 sentencessternStern means serious and strict, not smiling, like a teacher who wants you to behave.11 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/16/