- 3. Branch, shoot, scion, descendant, progeny, offspring.
- 4. Stock, race, pedigree, descent, family, generation, lineage, ancestry.
- 5. (Naut.) Forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow.
- 6. Lookout, leading position, helm.
- 7. (Mus.) Tail (of a note).
- 8. Root, origin, radical, radix, primitive word, etymon.
Stem, v. a.
- 1. Oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against.
- 2. Stop, check, oppose, stay.
Stench, n. Stink, fetor, bad smell, offensive odor.
Stench-trap, n. Cesspool, stink-trap.
Stenographer, n. Stenographist.
Stenographist, n. Stenographer.
Stenography, n. Shorthand, tachygraphy, brachygraphy.
Stent, n. See Stint.
Stentorian, a. Stunning, deafening, very loud, sonorous, powerful, thundering, trumpet-like.
Step, n.
- 1. Pace.
- 2. Stair.
- 3. Degree, grade, gradation.
- 4. Advancement, progression, advance.
- 5. Action, act, deed, proceeding, measure, procedure.