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stilt, stilts, stult,
stilt [stɪlt, stʌlt]
n. The handle of a plough. A shaft. A crutch.
v. To go on stilts or crutches. To walk in a stiff-legged, halting manner. To lift the legs high in walking. To walk on high heels.
n. The handle of a plough. A shaft. A crutch.
v. To go on stilts or crutches. To walk in a stiff-legged, halting manner. To lift the legs high in walking. To walk on high heels.
Compounds and phrases etc.
stiltie: NN.b. The redshank Tringa totanus or greenshank Tringa nebularia.
stime, stimin, styme, stymin,
stime [stəim]
n. A tiny amount. A particle. A glimpse, a glimmer of light.
v. To be unable to see or discern the least thing, blink.
n. A tiny amount. A particle. A glimpse, a glimmer of light.
v. To be unable to see or discern the least thing, blink.
Compounds and phrases etc.
stimin: I.Sh. Blind drunk.
stimie, stimy, stymie, stymy,
stimie [ˈstəimi]
n. A golf shot.
v. To obstruct, to baffle, thwart, frustrate.
n. A golf shot.
v. To obstruct, to baffle, thwart, frustrate.
stim, stimless, stimma, stimmaless, stimmy, stimna, stimy, stomna,
stimma [I.Sh. ˈstɪmə]
n. Strength, vitality, substance, pith.
n. Strength, vitality, substance, pith.
Compounds and phrases etc.
stimma awa: I.Sh. To lose consciousness, faint, die.
stimmaless: Powerless, weak. Of the hands: numb.
stimmaless: Powerless, weak. Of the hands: numb.
Stinchar,
Stinchar [ˈstɪnʃər]
pn. The river Stinchar (South Ayrshire).
pn. The river Stinchar (South Ayrshire).
stank, stenk, stink, stinkin, stunk,
stink [stɪŋk]
v. To emit a foul smell. To fill with an offensive smell. With for: to behave in such a way as to make certain unpleasant consequences inevitable.
pt. stank [staŋk]
pp. stunk [stʌŋk]
v. To emit a foul smell. To fill with an offensive smell. With for: to behave in such a way as to make certain unpleasant consequences inevitable.
pt. stank [staŋk]
pp. stunk [stʌŋk]
Compounds and phrases etc.
stinker: WC. The white-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris.
stinkin: Offensively haughty, arrogant, saucy, snobbish or supercillious.
stinkin: Offensively haughty, arrogant, saucy, snobbish or supercillious.
stinkin roger: U. SW. The figwort Scrophularia nodosa.
buil, steinkle, stenkal, stenkel, stenkle, stinkel, stinkie, stinkie-buil, stinkle, stinklin,
stinkle [I.Sh. ˈstiɪŋkl]
also stinklin, stinkie-buil
n. The wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe.
also stinklin, stinkie-buil
n. The wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe.
stint, stintet, stintit,
stint [stɪnt]
n. A check or retardation in growth, of a plant.
v. With tae: to cease, leave off, desist. To restrict, keep short, limit. Of plants: to shrivel, cease to grow, droop.
pt. pp. stintit
n. A check or retardation in growth, of a plant.
v. With tae: to cease, leave off, desist. To restrict, keep short, limit. Of plants: to shrivel, cease to grow, droop.
pt. pp. stintit
steer, sterk, stire, stirk, stirkie, stirkkie, stirky, stork, strick, strik, sturk,
stirk [stɪrk]
n. A heifer, ox or bullock.
dim. stirkie
n. A heifer, ox or bullock.
dim. stirkie
Compounds and phrases etc.
stirkie's staw: The stall in the cowshed reserved for the stirk. The place of a child when the mother has a younger child.
star, stare, stari, starn, ster, stiggie, stirleen, stirler, stirlin, stirling, stirrie, strill, sturlin,
stirlin [ˈstɪrlɪn]
n. The starling Sturnus vulgaris.
dim. stirrie
n. The starling Sturnus vulgaris.
dim. stirrie
Compounds and phrases etc.
rock stirlin: S. The ring ouzel Turdus torquatus.