Please stand still while I take a photo.
The water was perfectly still.
►still • ness / ' stilnas / noun [ noncount ]
the stillness of the night
stim • u • late / ' stimyaleit /
(stim - u - lates, stim u - lat - ing , stim - u - lat - ed )
to make something active or more active to stimulate the economy
to make someone feel interested in or excited about something
History classes don't really stimulate her. ►stim • u • lat • ing / ' stimyaleitig / adjective
a stimulating discussion
sti ng1 / stig / verb
( stings , sting - ing , stung / stug / has stung )
( HEALTH ) If an insect or a plant stings you, it hurts you by pushing a small sharp part into your skin
I've been stung by a bee!
to feel a sudden sharp pain The smoke made my eyes sting.
Thesaurus
hurt is a general word meaning to feel pain, or to make someone or something else feel pain: My feet hurt. ♦ It hurts when I bend my knee. ♦ Ouch! That really hurts! ♦ Stop that - you're hurting me. ♦ Did you hurt yourself when you fell?
ache to feel a pain that is not strong, but that continues for a long time. This verb does not take an object, so you cannot put a noun directly after it: His legs ached after playing soccer for two hours. ♦ Her eyes ached from lack of sleep. ♦ I'm aching all over. burn to feel very hot and painful; to hurt someone with fire or heat: Your forehead's burning. You must have a fever. ♦ The water was so hot that I burned my hands. ♦ She was badly burned in the fire. sting to feel a sudden sharp pain; to make someone feel a pain like this: My eyes were stinging from the soap. ♦ Ow! That antiseptic cream stings!
sting2 / stig / noun [ count ]
( also sting - er / ' stigar / ) the sharp part of some insects, which can hurt you
A wasp's sting is in its tail.
— Look at the picture at scorpion .
( HEALTH ) a place on your skin where an insect or a plant has stung you
a bee sting
sti n • gy / ' stind3i / adjective ( stin gi - er , stin - gi est )
A stingy person does not like to give or spend money. —ANTONYM generous
stink 1 / stigk / verb ( stinks , stink - ing , stank
/ stagk / has stunk / stAgk / ) ( informal )
to have a very bad smell That fish stinks!
to seem to be very bad or unpleasant This job really stinks!
stink2 / stigk/ noun [ count ] ( informal )
a very bad smell What a terrible stink!
stir / star / verb ( stirs , stir - ring , stirred )
to move a spoon or another thing around and around to mix something
He put sugar in his coffee and stirred it.
to move a little; to make something move a little The wind stirred the leaves.
stir-fry 1 / ' star frai / verb ( stir-fries , stir-fry ing , stir-fried , has stir-fried )
to cook thin pieces of vegetables, fish, or meat quickly by moving them around in very hot oil Stir-fry the chicken for two minutes, then add the sauce. stir-fried vegetables
stir-fry2 / ' star frai / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural stir-fries )
a hot dish of pieces of vegetables, fish, or meat that have been stir-fried
I'd like the shrimp stir-fry with rice, please.
stitch1 / stitf / noun [ count ] ( plural stitch .es )
