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Bonnet_Toon, Bonnet_Toun, Bunnet_Toon, Bunnet_Toun,
Stewartoun [st(j)uərˈtun]
pn. Stewarton (East Ayrshire).
Nicknamed the Bunnet Toun.
pn. Stewarton (East Ayrshire).
Nicknamed the Bunnet Toun.
stay, stayit, stays, stey, steyed, steys, stie, sties, stiyed, sty, stye, styed, styes, stys,
stey [stəi]
n. A prop.
pl. steys Corsets etc.
v. To stay, to support.
pt. pp. steyed
n. A prop.
pl. steys Corsets etc.
v. To stay, to support.
pt. pp. steyed
stay, steich, stey, steyer, steyest, stie, stiech, stiest, sty, stye,
stey [stəi, stae, stəiç]
adj. Of a hill, cliff, road or ascent etc.: steep, rising sharply, difficult to ascend or climb.
comp. steyer
superl. steyest
adj. Of a hill, cliff, road or ascent etc.: steep, rising sharply, difficult to ascend or climb.
comp. steyer
superl. steyest
staid, stay, stey, steyd, steyed, stie, stiy, stiyed, sty, stye, styed,
stey [stəi]
v. To stay. To remain, tarry. To dwell, reside permanently, to make one's home.
pt. pp. steyed
v. To stay. To remain, tarry. To dwell, reside permanently, to make one's home.
pt. pp. steyed
Stey_Brae, Stye_Brae,
Stey Brae [stəi bre]
pn. Stye Brae (Belfast).
pn. Stye Brae (Belfast).
staple, stapple, stapplie, stapply, stibbelt, stibblart, stibble, stibblet, stibblie, stibbly, stiblart, stopple, stopplie, stopply, stubbelt, stubblt,
stibble [stɪbl]
n. Stubble.
v. To cover with stubble. To leave stubble on a field after harvest.
pt. pp. stibbelt
n. Stubble.
v. To cover with stubble. To leave stubble on a field after harvest.
pt. pp. stibbelt
stibbly [ˈstɪble]
adj. Stubbly.
adj. Stubbly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
stibblart: MN. A young lad, a youth at the hobbledehoy stage, half-man, half-boy.
stack, stack, stake, stake, steck, steck, steek, stick, stick_and_stiver, stick_and_stow, stick_and_stower, stick-an$-stowe, stick-and-stowe, stick-an-stowe, sticken, sticker, stickers, stickid, stickie, stickin, stickit, stickle, sticklie, stickly, sticky, stikk, stikkin, stricklie, strickly, stucken, upsticked, upsticken, upstickit, upstucken,
stick [stɪk]
n. A stick. A stoppage, breakdown, standstill. Nonplus. A botch, bungle. An obstacle, hindrance.
dim. stickle
v. To stick, to stab: To thrust a knife or sword etc. into. To bring to a stand. To nonplus. To come to a premature halt in whatever one is doing: To break down in the middle of a job. To be unable to carry on a piece of work or a speech etc. To bungle, botch. To break down, fail, give up.
pt. stickit, stack [stak]
pp. stickit, sticken, stack, stucken [ˈstʌkən]
n. A stick. A stoppage, breakdown, standstill. Nonplus. A botch, bungle. An obstacle, hindrance.
dim. stickle
v. To stick, to stab: To thrust a knife or sword etc. into. To bring to a stand. To nonplus. To come to a premature halt in whatever one is doing: To break down in the middle of a job. To be unable to carry on a piece of work or a speech etc. To bungle, botch. To break down, fail, give up.
pt. stickit, stack [stak]
pp. stickit, sticken, stack, stucken [ˈstʌkən]
sticky
adj. Sticky.
adj. Sticky.
stickle
v. To have scruples. To raise objections. To hesitate, scruple.
v. To have scruples. To raise objections. To hesitate, scruple.
stickly
adj. Prickly, bristly. Rough, fibrous.
adj. Prickly, bristly. Rough, fibrous.
Compounds and phrases etc.
gowkin stick: An implement for stunning fish.
stick-and-stowe: Totally, altogether.
sticker: A sticker. A stabber, a slaughterer. One who sticks with or follows, a follower.
stickers: S. C. Cleavers Galium aparine.
stickin [-ɪn]: Stiff and unsocial in manner. Unwilling to join in, obstinate.
stick in: To stick in, persevere.
stickiness: Stickiness.
stick tae: To adhere, keep close.
stick up tae: Stand up to, defy.
upstickit, upsticken, upstucken: Stuck up, priggish, snobbish.
stick-and-stowe: Totally, altogether.
sticker: A sticker. A stabber, a slaughterer. One who sticks with or follows, a follower.
stickers: S. C. Cleavers Galium aparine.
stickin [-ɪn]: Stiff and unsocial in manner. Unwilling to join in, obstinate.
stick in: To stick in, persevere.
stickiness: Stickiness.
stick tae: To adhere, keep close.
stick up tae: Stand up to, defy.
upstickit, upsticken, upstucken: Stuck up, priggish, snobbish.
sduddy, stiddie, stiddy, stithie, stithy, studdie, studdy, study, stuthie,
stiddie [ˈstɪdi, ˈstʌdi]
n. A blacksmith's anvil.
n. A blacksmith's anvil.
stail, steal, steel, steil, stele, stiel,
stiel [stil]
n. S. The handle of a barrow or plough etc.
n. S. The handle of a barrow or plough etc.
steeve, steevely, steive, steivel, steively, stieve, stievely, stievely,
stieve [stiːv]
adj. Of objects: firmly fixed, stable, rigid, immobile, compact, stiff. Well-established. Of people, animals or their limbs: firm, stout, strong, sturdy. Of people or their attributes: steady, resolute, stouthearted, staunch, firm in principles, trusty, loyal, dependable. Hard-hearted, grim, relentless, inflexible, obstinate. Well-established in the world, shrewd and prosperous in business, cautious and prudent in money matters, cannie, slightly niggardly. Of qualities: strong, durable, hard-wearing. Of a struggle: hard, obstinately contested, grim. Of haste: pressing. Of food or drink: strong, substantial, thick, full of pith or body, potent. Of the wind: strong, blowing hard.
adv. Firmly, stoutly, stiffly, securely. With determination, staunchly.
v. To make firm, stiff, or taut.
adj. Of objects: firmly fixed, stable, rigid, immobile, compact, stiff. Well-established. Of people, animals or their limbs: firm, stout, strong, sturdy. Of people or their attributes: steady, resolute, stouthearted, staunch, firm in principles, trusty, loyal, dependable. Hard-hearted, grim, relentless, inflexible, obstinate. Well-established in the world, shrewd and prosperous in business, cautious and prudent in money matters, cannie, slightly niggardly. Of qualities: strong, durable, hard-wearing. Of a struggle: hard, obstinately contested, grim. Of haste: pressing. Of food or drink: strong, substantial, thick, full of pith or body, potent. Of the wind: strong, blowing hard.
adv. Firmly, stoutly, stiffly, securely. With determination, staunchly.
v. To make firm, stiff, or taut.
stievely
#Adv. Firmly, securely, stiffly.
#Adv. Firmly, securely, stiffly.