Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Stachowski A surname. Stachura A surname. stachybotrylactam The lactam mycotoxin 3,4'-dihydroxy-4,4,7,8a-tetramethylspiro[2,3,4a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene-8,2'-7,8-dihydro-3H-furo[2,3-e]isoindole]-6'-one produced by fungus of the genus Stachybotrys stachybotryotoxicosis Toxicosis caused by the fungi Stachybotrys. stachydrine The betaine of proline (2S)-1,1-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-ium-2-carboxylate stachylysin A hemolysin produced by the fungus Stachybotrys chartarum stachyose A tetrasaccharide found in many vegetables and plants, used as a sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide property. Staci A unisex given name from Ancient Greek, a 20th-century spelling variant of Stacy. Stacie A unisex given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stacey. stack A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch. stackability The quality of being stackable. stackable Capable of being stacked. stackably In a stackable manner; so as to permit stacking. stackage Hay, grain, etc. in stacks; things stacked. stackback The amount of wall space at either side of a window where the curtains are drawn back when fully open. stacked Arranged in a stack. stackencloud A cumulus cloud. stacker Any person or thing that stacks. stacket A stockade. stackfreed A simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy. stackful Enough to fill or form a stack. stackgarth Synonym of stackyard. Stackhouse A surname. stackie A barge used to transport hay or straw on its deck stacking The act by which something is stacked. stackless Without the use of a stack (last-in-first-out data structure). stacklessness The property of being stackless. Stackpole A village in Stackpole and Castlemartin community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SR9896). Stackpool A surname. stackroom A room that houses stacks in a library. stacks A large amount of money, especially winnings. stackstand A stand for supporting a haystack or grain stack; a rickstand. stackup A diagram used to calculate the effects of accumulated variation in dimensions and tolerances; the effects thus diagrammed. stacky Relating to stacks (generalizations of schemes and sheaves). stackyard A farmyard in which stacks of hay etc. are stored. Stacpoole A surname. stacte 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 myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax. stactometer stalagmometer stacy An attractive, genetically gifted and popular woman who is sexually active, often conceived as the female counterpart of a Chad. Stacylite A woman of a slightly lower ranking on a scale of physical attractiveness than a Stacy. Stacyville A city in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. stad town, village stadda A double-bladed handsaw for cutting the teeth of combs. staddle A prop or support; a staff, crutch. Staddlethorpe A suburb of Gilberdyke, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8328). staddling The marking of saplings to remain when thinning a forest Staddon A surname from Old English. stade Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”). Stadel A surname from German. Stadelman A surname. stadia A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs (graduations) through a telescope. stadial Pertaining to a glacial stade. stadialism The theory that a society, culture, etc. passes through a series of developmental stages. stadialist A proponent of stadialism. stadially By, or in terms of, developmental stages. Stadiem A surname. stadimeter A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a stadium, or telemeter, for measuring distances. stadiometer A device, having a vertical scale and a movable headboard, for measuring a person's height stadiometry measurement by means of a stadiometer stadion A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres. stadium A venue where sporting events are held. stadiumful the amount that fills a stadium. stadiumlike Resembling or characteristic of a stadium. Stadlau A suburb of Donaustadt district, Vienna, Austria. Stadler A surname. Stadnyk A surname from Ukrainian. Stadomir A male given name from the Slavic languages. Stadskanaal A town and municipality of Groningen, Netherlands. stadtholder The chief provincial magistrate, military commander, and, as a member of the House of Orange, highest-ranking noble in the Dutch Republic, who often served as a de facto head of state alongside the States General; the position became hereditary in 1747 stadtholderate The office or position of a stadtholder. stadtholderess The wife of a stadtholder. stadtholderian Of or relating to a stadtholder. stadtholdership The office or rank of a stadtholder. stadthouse A town hall in a Dutch-speaking country or (former) colony. staff A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking. Staffa An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. staffable Capable of being staffed (supplied with employees). staffaculty A combination of the staff and faculty of an institution. staffage The people and animals represented in a landscape painting. staffed Occupied by staff, having members of staff. staffelite Synonym of lewistonite. staffellid Any foraminifer of the family Staffellidae staffer A member of a staff; an employee. Staffie A Staffordshire bull terrier. staffier An attendant bearing a staff. Staffieri A surname from Italian. staffing the practice of hiring and firing staff staffish stiff; harsh staffless Without employees; unstaffed. staffman A workman employed in silk throwing. Stafford A Staffordshire bull terrier. Staffordian Of or relating to Stafford. Staffordshire A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Stafforth An English habitational surname from the place name Strafforth. staffperson A staff member. staffrider A person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage. staffroom A room set aside for the use of staff. staffwide Across an entire staff. staffwriter A writer employed as a staff, as at a newspaper. stafidopsomo A medium-sweet raisin bread, kneaded with raisins in round or oval yellow-brown loaves. stag An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult. stage A phase. stageability The quality of being stageable. stageable Capable of being staged, or performed upon the stage. stagebound Restricted to the stage stagecoach A census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. stagecoachman A man who drives a stagecoach. stagecraft The skills of the theater. stagecraftsman A person having the skill of stagecraft. staged Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental. stagedive A leap from the stage of a concert onto the audience below. stagedness The state or condition of being staged. stagedom The theatrical world. stageful As much as a stage will hold. stagehand A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media. stagehead The end of the stage (floating platform like a wharf) where fishermen unload their catch. stagehouse A house where a stagecoach regularly stops for passengers or a relay of horses. Stageira Synonym of Stagira (“ancient Greek city”). stageland The world of plays and the theater. stageless Without a stage. stagelessness Absence of a stage or stages. stagelike Resembling or characteristic of a stage (setting where a dramatic work is performed). stageline A company that operates stage-coaches. stagely Suited or related to the stage; theatrical. stageman A member of the film crew who prepares the stage. stagemanship Technique of performing well on the stage. stageplayer An actor on the stage. stageplaying The performance of plays on stage. stager An actor on the stage. stagery Exhibition on the stage, stagecraft or stage management. stagescape A visual scene created on stage by means of set, props, etc. stagese The style of language used in the dialogue of dramatic performances or plays. stageside Located beside the stage. stagestruck Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses. stagestruckness The state or quality of being stagestruck. stagette A party held for a woman who is about to be married. stagewear Clothing designed to be worn while performing on stage. stagewide All across a stage. stagewise In stages; one stage at a time. stageworthiness The quality of being suitable or effective for theatrical performance; the attribute of a play, script, or production that makes it apt for presentation on stage. stageworthy Worthy, fit, or deserving of stage presentation; stageable. stagewright A playwright. stagflation Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. stagflationary Tending to induce stagflation. Stagg An English surname transferred from the nickname. staggard A four-year-old male red deer. staggart A four-year-old male deer, identified by having three-pronged antlers. Stagge A surname. stagger An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion. staggerbush Any of the genus Lyonia of ericaceous flowering plants.