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 stingable Capable of being stung. stingaree A stingray. stingbull A greater weever (Trachinus draco), with a powerful sting on its dorsal fin. stinge To act stingily or parsimoniously. stinged Having the specified number or kind of sting. stinger A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. stingerless Having no stinger. stingfish Any of several species of scorpionfish stingily In a stingy manner. stinginess The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony. stinging Having the capacity to sting. stingingly In a stinging way. stingingness The quality of being stinging. stingless Having no sting. stinglessness Absence of a sting. Stingley A surname. Stingly A surname. stingo Any strong beer. stingproof Resistant to being stung. stingray Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail. stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean. stink To have a strong bad smell. stinka Someone who smells badly, a stinker. stinkage Unpleasant smell. stinkard Any of various malodorous animals. stinkbag An objectionable person. stinkbait A form of bait composed of malodorous ingredients, designed to attract fish (primarily catfish) that hunt by scent. stinkball A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odour, formerly used in naval warfare. stinkbird The hoatzin. stinkbomb A device that produces a burst of unpleasant odors, used as a weapon or a prank. stinkbug Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes, which they use to discourage predators. stinkbush star anise (plant) stinkdamp hydrogen sulfide when it builds up in an enclosed space such as a mine stinker One who stinks. stinkerdom The state or sphere of stinkers; contemptible behaviour. stinkeroo Something bad, contemptible or of otherwise low quality. stinkfest A very bad-smelling place or situation. stinkgrass A summer annual grass, Eragrostis cilianensis, regarded as a weed in lawns. stinkhole A filthy, squalid place. stinkhorn Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom. stinkhouse Any offensively unclean building. stinkily In a stinky way. stinkiness The state or condition of being stinky. stinking Having a pungent smell. stinkingly In a stinking way. stinkingness The quality of being stinking. stinkless That does not stink; that lacks a bad smell. stinko Drunk Stinkomalee The University of London. stinkometer A device that measures bad smell. stinkpot An annoying, bad or undesirable person. stinks Chemistry (as a subject taught in school). stinksome Characterised or marked by stinking. stinkstone One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar that emit a foetid odour on being struck. stinkweed Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima). stinkwood Any of several not closely related trees whose wood has an unpleasant smell, but especially Ocotea bullata, a south African tree yielding hard, heavy wood. stinkwort The plant Dittrichia graveolens. stinky Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking. Stinnett A surname. Stinnette A surname. Stino A surname Stinsford A village and civil parish north-east of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY7191). Stinson A surname. stint To stop (an action); cease, desist. stinted Constrained; restrained; confined. stintedly In a constrained manner; with restraint or sacrifice. stintedness The state of being stinted. stinter Someone or something that stints. stinting Act of one who stints. stintingly sparingly; meanly; without generosity stintless Without stint or restraint. Stinton A surname. stinty stinted; constrained stinx stinks (in the sense of being inferior or objectionable) stiob A Russian genre of ironic but ostensibly earnest parody associated with the Soviet era. stip To stipulate. stipa Any grass of the genus Stipa. stiparin A glycoprotein, present in sea cucumber dermis, that aggregates collagen fibrils stipate Pressed together; crowded. stipe The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc. stiped Having a stipe (of a specified kind). stipel A stipule associated with a leaflet rather than a complete leaf. stipeless Of or pertaining to mushrooms or other types of fungus that have no stipe or stem. stipellar Of, relating to, or constituting a stipel. stipellate Having stipels. stipellus A small stipule or stipule‑like appendage, especially in liverworts. stipend A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. stipendary Of or pertaining to a stipend. stipendiarian Characteristic of a stipendiary or a mercenary. stipendiarist Synonym of stipendiary stipendiary Receiving a stipend. stipendiate To provide (someone) with a stipend, or salary; to pay, support or fund. stipendium scholarship, stipend stipendless Having no stipend. Stiperstones A high ridge in Shropshire, England. stipes The vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion. stiphidiid Any spider in the family Stiphidiidae. stipiform stalk-shaped stipitate Possessing a stalk. stipitately In a stipitate manner. stipitiform Having the shape of a stalk. stipitipellis The cuticle of the stipe. Stipp A surname. stipple The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used. stippler An artist who uses the technique of stippling. stipplethroat Any of the tropical birds in the genus Epinecrophylla, found in Central and South America. stippling A stippled pattern. stipply Having a stipple pattern. stipula A stipule. stipulable Capable of being stipulated. stipulaceous stipular; of or relating to stipules stipular Of, relating to, or constituting a stipule. stipulary Of or pertaining to stipules; stipular. stipulatable Capable of being stipulated. stipulate To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement. stipulated Required as a condition of a contract or agreement. stipulatedly In a way that has been stipulated. stipulately In a stipulate manner. stipulation The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement. stipulational Of or pertaining to stipulation. stipulationally In a stipulational manner. stipulative Relating to a stipulation. stipulativeness The state or quality of being stipulative. stipulator A person who stipulates stipulatory Serving to stipulate. stipule A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified. stipuled having stipules (leaf appendages). stipuliferous Bearing stipules. stipuliform Resembling a stipule. stipulode A single-celled organ present in one or more rows in the branchlets of algae of the genus Chara. stir To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. stira contradiction, oxymoron stirabout Porridge. stirato A type of Italian baguette bread. Stirchley A settlement in Stirchley and Brookside parish, Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7006). Stirewalt A surname. stiria An icicle-shaped concretion. stiriated Adorned with icicles, or resembling icicles. stirious Resembling icicles. stiripentol An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy. stirk A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer. stirless Motionless, still. stirlessly In a stirless manner. stirlessness Lack of motion; stillness. Stirling A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in the city. Stirlingshire A historical county and registration county of Scotland, based in Stirling. The historic county was absorbed into Central Region in 1975. Stirner Max Stirner, the German philosopher and proponent of individualist anarchism. Stirneresque Reminiscent of the works of the German philosopher Max Stirner (1806–1856). Stirnerian Relating to or characteristic of the German philosopher Max Stirner (1806–1856). Stirnerism The philosophy of Max Stirner, credited as a major influence in the development of nihilism, existentialism, postmodernism, and anarchism.