ready and waiting to do something immediately if needed We were put on standby for the flight to Miami.
stand • still / stanstil / noun [ singular ]
a situation when there is no activity or progress Traffic came to a complete standstill .
stank
form of stink
sta • ple / ' steipl / noun [ count ]
a small piece of metal that you use for fastening pieces of paper together. You press the staples through the paper, using a stapler ,
—Look at the picture at stationery . ► sta • ple verb ( sta - ples , sta - pling , sta - pled )
Staple the pieces of paper together .
sta • pler / ' steiplar / noun [ count ]
a tool that you use for fastening pieces of paper together with metal staples ,
Look at the picture at stationery .
Star 1 © / star / noun [ count ]
one of the small, bright lights that you see in the sky at night
a shape with points
a horse with a white star on its forehead
a famous person who performs something or plays sports, for example an actor
a basketball star
star 2 / star / verb ( stars , star ring , starred )
to be the main actor in a play or movie He has starred in many movies.
to have someone as a star
The movie stars George Clooney.
starch / startf/ noun [ count, noncount ]
( BIOLOGY , CHEMISTRY ) a white substance that is found in foods such as potatoes, rice, and bread
Star6 © / ster / verb ( stares , star ing , stared )
to look at someone or something for a long time Everyone stared at her hat. He was staring out of the window.
star • fish
/ ' starfij / noun [ count ] ( plural star - fish )
a flat animal that lives in the ocean and is shaped like a star
the Stars and Stripes/6s ,starz sn ' straips/
noun [ singular ]
the national flag of the U.S.
Start 1 Ф/ start/verb (starts, start ing, start ed)
1 to begin to do something
start work at nine o'clock. It started raining.
She started to cry.
to begin to happen; to make something begin to happen The concert starts at 8:00.
The police do not know who started the fire.
to begin to work or move; to make something begin to work or move
The engine won't start. I can't start the car. start off to begin
The teacher started off by asking us our names. start over to begin again
I've made a lot of mistakes, so I'd better start over.
Start 2 Ф / start / noun [ count ]
the beginning or first part of something She arrived after the start of the meeting.
the act of starting something
There's lots of work to do, so let's make a start. for a start ( informal )
words that you use when you give your first reason for something
"Why can't we go on vacation?" "Well, for a start, we don't have enough money."
star • tle / ' startl / verb ( star tles , star - tling , star - tled )
to make someone suddenly surprised or afraid You startled me when you knocked on the window. ►star • tled / ' startld / adjective
He was so startled he dropped the glass.
starve / starv / verb ( starves , starv - ing , starved ) ( HEALTH ) to die because you do not have enough to eat Millions of people are starving in some parts of the world. be starving ( informal ) to be very hungry
When will dinner be ready? I'm starving! ► star • va • tion / star'veijn / noun [ noncount ]
The child died of starvation.
State 1 © / steit / noun
1 how someone or something is The house was in a terrible state . What state of mind is he in?
( POLITICS ) a part of a country, especially one of the 50 parts of the United States
