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 sturtite An amorphous black mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. Sturtz A surname. sturzstrom A rock avalanche, a large landslide of soil and rock which travels a much greater horizontal than vertical distance. stush posh; classy or stylish stushie A commotion. stuss A card game, a variant of faro. stut To support, prop up. Stutensee A town in Karlsruhe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Stutesman A surname. Stuteville A surname from Norman. Stuti A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Stutler A surname. Stutsman A surname from German. Stuttaford A surname. stutter To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds. stutterer One who stutters; one who speaks with a stutter. stuttering A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds. stutteringly In a stuttering manner. stuttery Tending to stutter. Stuttgart A soil series formed in alluvium and primarily used for crops, most notably rice and also soybeans, small grains and corn, all of which ducks and geese feed on in the colder months; they are classified as alfisols but their high content of montmorillonite puts them close to the vertisol class; the series is the state soil of Arkansas. Stuttgarter A native or inhabitant of the city of Stuttgart, capital of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Stutton A village in Stutton-cum- Hazlewood parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4741). Stutzman A surname. stuuupid Elongated form of stupid. Stuyvesant A surname from Dutch. STX Pseudo-acronym of St Cross, i.e. St Cross College, Oxford. sty A pen or enclosure for swine. Styal A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8383). styca An Anglo-Saxon copper coin of little value, used in Northumbria. stycerin A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; phenyl glycerin. Stydia The ship of characters Stiles Stilinski and Lydia Martin from the television series Teen Wolf. stye A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. styed Enclosed in a sty. styelid Any in the family Styelidae of tunicates. styen stone Styer A surname. styey Of or relating to a sty. styful Enough to fill a sty. styfziekte Paralysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning. stygial Stygian stygian Infernal or hellish. stygiobiont Any organism that lives in permanent darkness, typically in deep caves stygiophobia The fear of Hell. stygmergetic Describing methods of indirect communication between organisms by modification of the environment stygobiont Synonym of stygobitic. stygobite An instance of stygofauna, a stygobiont. stygobitic Living exclusively in groundwater, such as aquifers or caves. stygofauna Any fauna that live within groundwater systems, such as caves and aquifers, particularly the small, aquatic groundwater invertebrates. stygofaunal Relating to stygofauna. stygophile A stygofauna that inhabits both surface and subterranean aquatic environments stygophilic Relating to stygophiles stylable Capable of being styled. stylalgia Synonym of Eagle syndrome stylar Of or pertaining to a stylus. stylaster Any member of the genus Stylaster of calcareous hydroid corals. stylasterid Any hydrozoan of the family Stylasteridae stylasterine Any hydrozoan of the order Stylasterina. stylate Like a style; styliform. style A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen. stylebook A manual containing an organization's standardized usage conventions for how to write. stylectomy excision of a stylet (typically that of an aphid) styled Set in place, arranged. styledom The fashionable world; the realm or sphere of popular style. stylee style styleless Lacking good style or any style at all. stylelessly In a styleless fashion. stylelessness Absence of style. stylelike Resembling or characteristic of a style. stylemog To patronize or talk down to someone by complimenting them as though from a position of authority on the compliment's subject. stylephorid Any deep-sea fish in the family Stylephoridae. stylephoriform Any fish of the order Stylephoriformes styler Someone who styles (especially hair), a stylist. styles A surname. stylesheet A document issued by a publisher informing authors and editors how to style a work for publication; a small style guide. styless Without a sty. stylet An engraving tool, a stylus. styletiform Shaped like a stylet. styletted Having stylets. stylewise In terms of style. styleworthy Fashionable. Styliani A transliteration of the Greek female given name Στυλιανή (Stylianí). Stylianos A transliteration of the Greek male given name Στυλιανός (Stylianós), used in Greece. stylid A ridge on the molar tooth of some animals stylidiaceous Of or relating to the Stylidiaceae. styliferous Bearing one or more styles. styliform Having the form of, or resembling, a bristle, pin, or pen; styloid. stylike Resembling a sty. styling Any form of decoration or stylistic approach. stylinodontid Any extinct taeniodont mammal in the family Stylinodontidae. styliolinid Any mollusc of the family †Styliolinidae. stylion The styloid process of the radius bone stylish Having style. stylishly In a stylish manner. stylishness The state or quality of being stylish. stylism A particular style that is employed; a stylistic choice. stylist A designer. stylista A stylish person. stylistic Of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style. stylistical stylistic stylistically In a stylistic manner. stylistician One who studies stylistics. stylistics The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts. stylite A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar. stylites an epithet of several saints revered as stylites stylitic Of or relating to a stylite. stylitism The practice of living atop a pillar as a form of Christian asceticism. stylization The process or result of designing or presenting in accordance with a style. Adoption of a style. stylize To represent (someone or something) in a particular style. stylized Made to conform to some style. stylizer One who stylizes. styll Usually added to the end of a sentence to add emphasis. stylo A stylographic pen. stylobate The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected. stylocavernula A bundle of sensilla chaetica stylocellid Any harvestman of the family Stylocellidae. stylocone A pyramidal lobe on a molar with a spiky projection. styloconic long and slender, and twisted to follow the outline of a cone stylodactylid Any member of the family Stylodactylidae. stylodial Relating to the stylodium. stylodium An elongate stigma that resembles a style. styloform Synonym of styloid. styloglossal Of or relating to the styloid process and the tongue. styloglossus A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing. stylograph A fountain pen that has a thin hollow tube or needle instead of a nib, and which releases ink when pressed against the paper. stylographic Pertaining to or designed to be used for stylography; stylographical. stylographical Pertaining to stylography; stylographic. stylographically In a stylographic manner. stylography The process of drawing or writing using a stylus onto a wax tablet, etc. stylohyal A segment in the hyoid arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal. stylohyoid Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone. stylohyoideus Synonym of stylohyoid muscle. styloid Resembling a stylus or pen. styloidectomy An operation to reduce the length of a styloid process. stylolite An irregular surface between strata consisting of toothlike projections; most common in limestone and dolomite. stylolitic Relating to stylolites. stylomandibular Relating to the styloid process and the mandible; applied to a ligament that extends from near the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle and posterior border of the angle of the mandible. stylomastoid Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone. stylomaxillary Of or relating to the styloid process and the maxilla. stylometer An instrument for measuring columns. stylometric Of, relating to, or using stylometry. stylometrically By means of, or in terms of, stylometry. stylometrician Synonym of stylometrist. stylometrics stylometry stylometrist A person who uses stylometry to analyze the style and content of text. stylometry A statistical method of analyzing a text to determine its author. stylommatophoran Any land snail or slug of the clade Stylommatophora. stylommatophorous Of or pertaining to the Stylommatophora. styloniscid Any isopod in the family Styloniscidae. stylonurid Any eurypterid of the family †Stylonuridae. stylonurine Any eurypterid sea scorpion of the suborder †Stylonurina.