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stairvation, stairve, stairved, stairvin, starvin, stehrve, stehrved, stervation, sterve, sterved, stervin, stirve, stirved, stirvin,
sterve [steːrv, stɛrv]
v. To starve, perish with hunger or cold. To affect with extreme cold, to make to freeze.
pt. pp. sterved adj. Starved, frozen with cold.
v. To starve, perish with hunger or cold. To affect with extreme cold, to make to freeze.
pt. pp. sterved adj. Starved, frozen with cold.
Compounds and phrases etc.
stervation: Starvation.
stervin [-ɪn]: Starving, hungry or freezing cold.
sterve for: Starving of.
stervin [-ɪn]: Starving, hungry or freezing cold.
sterve for: Starving of.
steven, stevven,
steven [ˈstɛvən]
n. A voice. A loud outcry.
n. A voice. A loud outcry.
steuch, steuchie, steuchy, steugh, steughy, stew, stewch, stewer, stewie, stewie, stewy, stewy, stoich, stooch, stoygh, stue, stuey, styaghey, styoich, styoigh, styoo, styooch, styooie, styowe,
stew [stju, MN. stjʌu]
also steuch [stjux, stjəx]
n. Dust in motion, a thick dust-laden atmosphere, a cloud or swirl of dust etc. A hubbub, a to-do. A coating or sprinkling of dust or any powdery substance. Sea-spray, vapour. A rank, obnoxious smell, a strong pungent aroma, a stench.
dim. steuchie
v. To emit smoke or vapour, to smoulder. To cause a foul smell, to stink.
also steuch [stjux, stjəx]
n. Dust in motion, a thick dust-laden atmosphere, a cloud or swirl of dust etc. A hubbub, a to-do. A coating or sprinkling of dust or any powdery substance. Sea-spray, vapour. A rank, obnoxious smell, a strong pungent aroma, a stench.
dim. steuchie
v. To emit smoke or vapour, to smoulder. To cause a foul smell, to stink.
stewy
adj. Dusty etc.
adj. Dusty etc.
stewer [ˈstjuər]
v. To stir.
v. To stir.
skeward, steuart, steuartrie, steward, steward, stewart, stewartrie, stewartry, stuart, stuartrie,
stewart [ˈst(j)uərt]
n. A steward.
n. A steward.
stewartry [ˈst(j)uərtre]
n. The jurisdiction of a stewart over lands. A 'province'.
n. The jurisdiction of a stewart over lands. A 'province'.
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.