sty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahy]
- /staɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahy]
- /staɪ/

Definitions of sty word

noun plural sty a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen. 1
noun plural sty any filthy place or abode. 1
noun plural sty a place of bestial debauchery. 1
noun plural sty a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum. 1
verb with object sty to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty. 1
verb without object sty to live in or as if in a sty. 1

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Origin of sty

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English *stī in stī-fearh sty-pig; probably identical with stig- in stigweard steward; cognate with Old Norse stī, Dutch stijg, German Steige

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Parts of speech for Sty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sty

sty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sty usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sty

noun sty

hogpen — pigpen (def 1).
hovel — a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.
leanto — a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
enclosure — An area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.

All 6 Synonyms of sty

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