Stage-like, a. Ranting, declamatory, stagey.
Stage-player, n. Actor, performer, player, tragedian or comedian.
Stage whisper. Loud whisper, very audible whisper.
Stagey, a. (Colloq.) Ranting, declamatory, bombastic, theatrical, stage-like, dramatic, melodramatic, fustian, pompous.
Stagger, v. n.
- 1. Reel, totter, vacillate.
- 2. Fail, waver, give way.
- 3. Hesitate, waver, doubt.
Stagger, v. a. Shock, astonish, astound, amaze, confound, dumfound, pose, surprise, nonplus, strike with wonder, take by surprise.
Staggers, n. (Farriery.) Apoplexy.
Staging, n. [U. S.] Platform, scaffold.
Stagnant, a.
- 1. Motionless, standing, close, quiet.
- 2. Sluggish, inactive, inert, torpid, dull, heavy.
Stagnate, v. n.
- 1. Be stagnant, stand still.
- 2. Be dull, be inactive.
Staid, a. Sober, grave, steady, serious, composed, demure, solemn, calm, settled, sedate.
Stain, v. a.
- 1. Soil, sully, tarnish, spot, blot, blemish, discolor, maculate.
- 2. Dye, tinge, color.
- 3. Disgrace, pollute, corrupt, defile, dishonor, debase, deprave, contaminate, taint, blot, soil, tarnish,
sully, befoul.