sty
part of speech
noun (a sty, sties or styes); also spelled stye for the eye sense
meaning for a pupil
1) A sty, or pigsty, is a pen or small building where pigs are kept. tree →
2) (informal) A sty is a very dirty or messy place, like a messy bedroom. tree →
3) A sty (also spelled stye) is a small, red, sore lump on the edge of the eyelid, caused by an infection. tree →
sense in the lessons
In farm and story books, pigs live in a sty. At home, parents may say «Your room is a pigsty!» meaning very messy. In health, a stye on the eyelid is common, usually harmless, and helped by a warm cloth and clean hands; do not squeeze it. Phrases: «a pig sty / pigsty», «like a pigsty», «a stye in my eye».
examples
- The pigs rolled in the mud in their sty. tree →
- Mum said my bedroom looked like a pigsty. tree →
- I had a sore stye on my eyelid. tree →
- The farmer cleaned out the sty every morning. tree →
- A warm cloth can help a stye get better. tree →
- Don't rub a stye or squeeze it. tree →
- The three little pigs never lived in a sty. tree →
- But the prince had gone to sleep long before in the pig-sty. tree →
note
Plural: «sties» (pens) or «styes» (eye lumps). The eye sense is often spelled «stye». Rhymes with «sky».
Trees and pragmatics
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