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 staggered Astonished; taken aback. staggeredly In a staggered way. staggerer One who staggers. staggering Incredible, overwhelming, amazing. staggeringly To a breathtaking degree. staggeringness The quality of being staggering, incredible, amazing, overwhelming. staggerment The state of feeling staggered or overwhelmed. staggers Any of various diseases of animals that affect the nervous system, characterized by a lack of control of the limbs staggerweed A flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it. staggerwort Jacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio jacobaea), a kind of ragwort. staggery staggering Staggs A surname. staggy Resembling or characteristic of a stag. staghorn The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc. staghound Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags. staghunt A hunt for stags. staghunter A hunter who hunts stags. staghunting The hunting of stags. stagiaire An amateur rider who is taken in by a professional team during the season. stagily In a stagy way. staginess The state or quality of being stagy. staging A performance of a play. stagione A system for presenting opera, whereby each production is cast separately and has a brief but intensive run of performances. Stagira An ancient Greek city near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice. Stagirite Someone from Stagira. Stagirus Synonym of Stagira (“ancient Greek city”). stagism The theory that society ought to pass gradually in order to arrive at communism: first through capitalism, then through socialism (the worker’s state). stagist Of or pertaining to stagism. Stagliano A surname from Italian. staglike Resembling or characteristic of a stag. stagma A distilled liquid. stagnance Stagnation. stagnancy The property of being stagnant. stagnant Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness. stagnantly In a stagnant manner. stagnate To cease to flow or run. stagnation The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; (countable) an instance of this. stagnational Of or relating to stagnation. stagnationist Characterized by stagnation. stagnative That causes or tends to cause stagnation. stagnatory Causing or relating to a state of stagnation. stagnature stagnation Stagner A surname. Stagni A surname from Italian. stagnicoline Any of the genus Stagnicola of freshwater snails. stagnicolous Living in stagnant water. stagnophilous That prefer to live in pools and similar stagnant water stagnosol A kind of soil with strong mottling of the soil profile due to redox processes caused by stagnating surface water. stagnum A millpond. stagodontid Any extinct mammal of the family Stagodontidae stagonolepidid Any archosaur in the family Stagonolepididae. Stagsden A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9848). stagskin The skin of a stag. stagwatch To observe the environment of nocturnal tree-dwelling animals as they move in and out of hollows. stagwatching The observation of nocturnal animals stagworm The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, which infests the stag. stagy theatrical Staheli A surname from German. Stahl A surname. Stahle A surname. stahleckeriid Any therapsid in the family Stahleckeriidae. Stahler A surname. Stahley A surname. Stahlhelm A distinctive steel helmet fielded by the German Reich and some other nations during the World Wars, and by some modern-day bikers. Stahlhelmer A member of Der Stahlhelm, a German World War I ex-servicemen's organization existing from 1918 to 1935. Stahlian A believer in, or advocate of, Stahlism. Stahlianism Stahlism Stahlism The obsolete theory that all matter has a vital force and that every vital action is a function or operation of the soul. Stahlist A believer in Stahlism; a Stahlian. Stahlman A surname from German. Stahlmann A surname from German. Stahly A surname. Stahnke A surname from German. Stahr A surname. Stahulak A surname. Stahura A surname. Stai A surname from Norwegian. Staib A surname. staid Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober. staidly In a staid manner. staidness The state or characteristic of being staid. Staiger A surname. stain A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances. stainability The state or condition of being stainable. stainable Able to be stained. stainableness The quality of being stainable. stainand Staining (used, infrequently, to describe the heraldic stains like tenné). Stainback A surname. Stainborough A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3203). Stainbrook A surname. Stainby A small village in Gunby and Stainby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9122). Staincliffe A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323). Staincross A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, near the boundary with West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3310). Staindrop A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, between Barnard Castle and Bishop Auckland (OS grid ref NZ1220). stained having a stain stainedglass Made of stained glass. stainedness The quality of being stained. stainer Something that stains. Staines A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored. Stainforth A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD8267). stainful Covered in stains; stained. Stainland A village in Stainland and District parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0719). stainless Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration. stainlessly Without a stain; in unspoiled purity. stainlessness The state or condition of being stainless. Stainmore A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district. stainproof Resistant to stains. stains A city in Seine-Saint-Denis department, France. Stainsacre A village in Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ9108). Stainthorpe A surname. Stainton A hamlet in Kingmoor parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3856). Staintondale A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref SE9998). stainy That easily stains staio fanega (various units of dry capacity and land area) stair A single step in a staircase. stairbuilder A worker who constructs stairways. stairbuilding The construction of stairways. staircase A flight of stairs; a stairway. staircased Furnished with a staircase. staircaselike Resembling or characteristic of a staircase. staircasing The design and/or installation of a staircase. stairchair A foldout gurney used to transport a medical patient up and down stairs. stairclimber A trolley fitted with a set of rotating wheels so that it can be pushed or pulled up or down steps. stairclimbing The climbing of stairs staired Having (a specified kind or number of) stairs. stairflight A flight of stairs. stairfoot The foot, or bottom, of a flight of stairs. stairful The amount that fills a staircase. stairgate A gate fitted across a domestic staircase to prevent young children from climbing the stairs, or falling down them. stairhead The landing at the top of a staircase. stairless Without stairs. stairlessness Absence of stairs. stairlift A motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier. stairlike Resembling or characteristic of a stair. stairs A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. stairstep Any of the steps in a staircase stairstepped Synonym of stairstep stairsteps Having distinct evenly-spaced values, especially when arranged in order. stairtower A tower with stairs on the inside. stairward Towards the stairs. stairwards Towards the stairs. stairway A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down. stairwell A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase. stairwelled Furnished with a stairwell. stairwise In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. stairwork The construction of flights of stairs. Staite A surname from Old English. staith A shore or a riverbank. staithe A riverbank staithes A coastal village in Hinderwell parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ7818).