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not intelligent; silly Don't be so stupid! What a stupid question!

►stu • pid • i • ty / stu'pidati / noun [ noncount ] There are no limits to his stupidity!

stu • pid • ly / ' stupadli / adverb I stupidly forgot to close the door.

stur • dy / ' stardi / adjective ( stur di -er, stur - di est )

strong and healthy; not easy to break sturdy legs sturdy shoes

stut • ter / ' stAtar / verb ( stut ters , stut ter ing , stut tered )

to say the same sound many times when you are trying to say a word

"I d-d-don't understand," he stuttered. —SYNONYM stammer

stut • ter noun [ singular ]

to have a stutter

styleФ AWL / stail / noun

1 [ count, noncount ] a way of doing, making, or saying something

don't like his style of writing.

[ count, noncount ] the shape or kind of something This store has all the latest styles.

I love your new hairstyle.

[ noncount ] an ability to do things in a way that other people admire

She does everything with style and elegance.

styl • ish aw П / ' stailif / adjective

fashionable and attractive Kate's very stylish.

styl • ist / ' stailist/ noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to cut and shape people's hair

sty • lus / ' stailas/ noun [ count ] ( plural sty .lus - es or sty - li / ' stailai / ) ( COMPUTERS ) a special pen you use to write or draw on some computer screens

sty • ro • foam™ / stairafoum / noun

[ noncount ]

a very light, soft plastic that is usually white. It is used for packing things so they do not get broken.

sub .ject О/ 'sAbd₃ikt/ noun [ count ]

the person or thing that you are talking or writing about What is the subject of the talk?

something you study at school, college, or university I'm studying three subjects: Math, Physics, and Chemistry.

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the word in a sentence that does the action of the verb

In the sentence "Sue ate the cake," "Sue" is the subject. — Look at object 1 ( 3 ).

sub • jec • tive / sab' d₃ektiv / adjective

based on your own feelings and opinions, not on the facts a highly subjective point of view —ANTONYM objective ► sub • jec • tive • ly / sab ' d3ektivli / adverb sub • let / sAb ' let / verb

( sub lets, sub - let - ting, sub - let , has sub - let )

to rent to someone a room, an apartment, etc. that you are renting from someone else

submarine

sub • ma • rine

/ ' sAbma^in / noun [count]

a ship that can travel underwater

sub • mit AWL / sab ' mit / verb ( sub mits , sub - mit - ting , sub - mit - ted )

to give a plan, a document, etc. to an official organization so that it can be looked at or considered I submitted my college applications last month.

sub • scrip • tion / sab' skripjn / noun [ count ]

money that you pay, for example to get the same magazine each month or to join a club I have a subscription to "Vogue" magazine.

sub • se • quent Iaw / ' sAbsakwant /

adjective ( formal )

coming after something

the damage caused by the heavy rains and subsequent flooding

► sub • se • quent • lyAWL / ' sAbsakwantli / adverb The rumors were subsequently found to be untrue.

sub .stance Ф / ' sAbstans / noun [ count ]

any solid, liquid, or gas Stone is a hard substance. chemical substances

sub • stan • tial / sab ' strenjl /

large in amount or importance The storms caused substantial damage. ►sub • stan • tial • ly / sab ' strenjln / adverb House prices have fallen substantially.

sub • sti • tute aw / ' sAbstatut / Щ

a person or thing that you put in the place of another a substitute teacher ►sub • sti • tute verb