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 stormwind A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm. stormwise Relating to, or taking place during, a storm. stormworthiness The state of being stormworthy. stormworthy Fit for weathering a storm; capable of outlasting, outliving, or surviving a storm; stormproof. stormy Of or pertaining to storms. stornello An Italian lyric poem or folk song. Stornoway A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232). Stornowegian Of or pertaining to Stornoway, Scotland, or to its people. Storozhynets A city in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. Storr A surname. Storrar A surname. Storrie A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Storrington A large village in Storrington and Sullington parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0814). storrow Of a vehicle: to collide with a bridge; to perform a bridge strike. Storrs A surname. Stort A river in Essex and Hertfordshire, England, which joins the River Lea near Hoddesdon. Storti A surname from Italian. Storting The supreme legislature of Norway, the Norwegian parliament. Stortz A surname. Storuman A town and municipality in Västerbotten County, Lapland, Sweden. Storvik A village in Gildeskål municipality, Nordland county, Norway. story An account of real or fictional events. storyable Suitable to be told as, or described in, a story. Storyani A Pashtun tribe inhabiting parts of Pakistan. storyboard A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one. storyboarder One who creates and arranges storyboard drawings. storybook A book containing stories, especially children's stories. storybookish Reminiscent of a storybook. storybooklike Like a storybook, or a traditional story storyette A short story or tale. storyful Characteristic of a story; storylike storying The telling of a story or series of events. storyknife A carved knife made for a Yup'ik girl to use for storyknifing. storyknifing A traditional Yup'ik play activity of young girls in which they tell stories accompanying them with illustrations scratched in the mud, sand, or snow using a storyknife or stick. storyland The fictitious world where stories are set. storyless Without a story. storylessly In a storyless manner. storylessness Absence of stories. storylet A little story. storylike Resembling or characteristic of a story. storyline The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven. storyliner A person employed to write storylines. storylining The creation of a storyline. storylore The lore associated with stories told within a culture. storymaker An inventor of stories. storymaking The creation of stories. storyman One who writes the storyline for an animated cartoon. storymonger One who tells or composes stories. storyscape A notional landscape made up of stories or narratives. storyteller A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience. storytelling The act and skills of presenting stories and tales. storytime The time at which a story is told. storywise In terms of a story or narrative. storywork Storytelling, and the study of these stories, in the context of indigenous cultures. storyworker One who takes part in storywork. storyworld The fictional world described by a narrative. storywriter Someone who writes stories. Storz A surname. stosh fish offal stoss Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée. Stossel A surname from German. stot An inferior horse. Stoten A surname. Stotfold A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2136). Stothard A surname. stotin A former currency unit of Slovenia, one hundredth of a tolar. stotinka A former unit of currency in Bulgaria, worth one hundredth of a lev. Stotler A surname. stott A surname from Middle English. stotter To stagger; totter; stumble Stottesdon A village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6782). stottie A round flat loaf of bread, traditionally pan-fried rather than oven-baked. stottite A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing germanium, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen. Stottlemyer A surname. Stotz A surname. Stoudemire A surname. Stouder A surname. Stoudite A resident of the Monastery of Stoudios, a Greek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople. Stoudt A surname. Stouffer A surname. Stouffville An urban community in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada, originally a village. Stough A surname. Stoughton A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK638490). Stoulton A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9049). stound An hour. stoundmeal At times; at intervals stoup A bucket. stoupful Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket. stour Tall; big; stout. Stourbridge A large town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Stourpaine A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8609). Stourton A village in Kinver parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8685). stoush A fight, an argument. stout Large; bulky. Stoute A surname. stouten To make or become stout or stouter; to gain in size or weight; fatten up. Stoutenborough A surname. stouthearted Brave, courageous and plucky. stoutheartedly Bravely, courageously. stoutheartedness Courage, pluck, boldness. stouthrief A Scottish criminal offense; a form of rief (theft) committed by force. stoutish reasonably stout, somewhat stout stoutlike Synonym of stouty (“resembling the beer called stout”). stoutly In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately. stoutness The state or quality of being stout. stouty Resembling or characteristic of the kind of beer called stout. stovain The hydrochloride of the benzoyl ester of 1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methyl propanol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local anaesthetic. Stovall A surname. stove A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room. stovec A stolen car, van, lorry or other motor vehicle. stoveful Enough to fill a stove. stovehouse A hothouse for plants. stoveless Without a stove. stovelike Resembling or characteristic of a stove. stovemaker One who manufactures stoves. stovemaking The manufacture of stoves. stoven A small village in Brampton with Stoven parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4481). stovepipe Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace. stovepipes Synonym of stovepipe trousers. stover Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay. stoveside Beside a stove. stovetop The top of a stove; usually specifically the burners. stoveware Utensils for use on a stovetop, such as pots, pans, griddles, etc. stovewood Cut wood for burning in a stove. stovies A traditional Scottish dish of stewed potatoes and onions with cold meat. Stovin A surname. stoving The process of heating or drying something in a stove. stow A place, stead. stowable Capable of being stowed away. stowage The act or practice of stowing. stowaway A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage. stowboard A place where rubbish is put. stowce A windlass, a device for drawing ore up from a mine, also formerly used (when made entirely of wood) to indicate possession of mining land. stowdown The placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling. Stowe A surname. Stowell A hamlet in Yanworth parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0813). stower One who stows. stowing A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein. Stowmarket A market town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0458). Stowport A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia. stowse To mark (mining ground) with a stowce or stowces. Stoy A surname. Stoyanov A surname from Bulgarian. STP A hallucinogen (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine), chemically related to amphetamine but with LSD-like effects. straat A valley between dunes. Strabane A town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 3497). strabism strabismus strabismal Relating to strabismus. strabismally With strabismus. strabismic Afflicted with, or pertaining to, strabismus.