Words beginning with S

To make stable.

A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.

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One of the sweet spices used by the Jews in Biblical times for preparing incense; it is thought to have been an oil or other form of…

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A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the…

A Staffordshire bull terrier.

A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.

A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

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The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to har…

simple past and past participle of stamp

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The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

American and Oxford British standard spelling of standardise.

A habitational surname from Old English.

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A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

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Place of supply; source.

A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its starshaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a sp…

galaxy

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An American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas in a setting where futuristic technology co…

The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions acco…

A coffee from Starbucks.

The principle of following judicial precedent.

Someone who starts, or who starts something.

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A borough and island in New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminou…