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- English Word Srawls Definition Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays.
- English Word SSociable Definition Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
- English Word SSociable Definition Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social.
- English Word SSociable Definition Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved.
- English Word SSociable Definition Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party.
- English Word SSociable Definition No longer hostile; friendly.
- English Word Stab Definition To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person.
- English Word Stab Definition Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab a person's reputation.
- English Word Stab Definition To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon.
- English Word Stab Definition To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon.
- English Word Stab Definition The thrust of a pointed weapon.
- English Word Stab Definition A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin.
- English Word Stab Definition Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab given to character.
- English Word Stabat Mater Definition A celebrated Latin hymn, beginning with these words, commemorating the sorrows of the mother of our Lord at the foot of the cross. It is read in the Mass of the Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, and is sung by Catholics when making "the way of the cross" (Via Crucis). See Station, 7 (c).
- English Word Stabbed Definition of Stab
- English Word Stabber Definition One who, or that which, stabs; a privy murderer.
- English Word Stabber Definition A small marline spike; a pricker.
- English Word Stabbing Definition of Stab
- English Word Stabbingly Definition By stabbing; with intent to injure covertly.
- English Word Stabiliment Definition The act of making firm; firm support; establishment.
- English Word Stabilitate Definition To make stable; to establish.
- English Word Stability Definition The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the stability of a throne or a constitution.
- English Word Stability Definition Steadiness or firmness of character, firmness of resolution or purpose; the quality opposite to fickleness, irresolution, or inconstancy; constancy; steadfastness; as, a man of little stability, or of unusual stability.
- English Word Stability Definition Fixedness; -- as opposed to fluidity.
- English Word Stable Definition Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
- English Word Stable Definition Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
- English Word Stable Definition Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
- English Word Stable Definition To fix; to establish.
- English Word Stable Definition A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
- English Word Stable Definition To put or keep in a stable.