11-letter words containing sta
- abastardize — (transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase. (Attested from the late 16th century until the late 17th century.).
- abstainment — (rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
- adzharistan — an autonomous region in SW Georgia, bordered by Turkey and the Black Sea. 1120 sq. mi. (2900 sq. km). Capital: Batumi.
- aerostatics — the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases
- aerostation — the science of operating lighter-than-air craft
- afghanistan — a republic in central Asia: became independent in 1919; occupied by Soviet troops, 1979–89; controlled by mujaheddin forces from 1992 until 1996 when Taliban forces seized power; in the US-led 'war on terror' (2001) the Taliban were overthrown although their insurgency continues; generally arid and mountainous, with the Hindu Kush range rising over 7500 m (25 000 ft) and fertile valleys of the Amu Darya, Helmand, and Kabul Rivers. Official languages: Pashto and Dari (Persian), Tajik also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: afghani. Capital: Kabul. Pop: 31 108 077 (2013 est). Area: 657 500 sq km (250 000 sq miles)
- aforestated — Stated earlier in a document.
- aid station — a medical station in a forward area where the sick and wounded are given emergency treatment
- air station — an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft
- aloha state — Hawaii (used as a nickname).
- altar stand — a lectern for a missal, especially one on an altar.
- angiostatin — a naturally occurring protein that inhibits endothelial proliferation and interferes with the growth of new blood vessels, investigated for use as an anticancer drug.
- antistatism — the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- apostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostatize.
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- arena stage — the central acting area found in a theatre-in-the-round
- aristarchus — a crater in the NE quadrant of the moon, having a diameter of about 37 kilometres, which is the brightest formation on the moon
- arrestation — the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- assistances — the act of assisting; help; aid; support.
- astatically — unstable; unsteady.
- astaxanthin — (organic compound) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.
- atelierista — Studio teacher.
- attestation — the act of attesting
- attestative — relating to or of the nature of attestation
- back stairs — stairs at the back of a house, as for use by servants.
- backstabbed — Simple past tense and past participle of backstab.
- backstabber — someone who attacks another deceitfully, behind his or her back
- baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
- base estate — an estate held from a lord on the condition of performing some service, especially service of a demeaning nature.
- basel-stadt — a demicanton in N Switzerland: virtually coextensive with the city of Basel. 14 sq. mi. (36 sq. km). Capital: Basel.
- basket star — any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, especially of the genus Gorgonocephalus, having long, slender, branching arms.
- basket-star — any of several echinoderms of the genus Gorgonocephalus, in which long slender arms radiate from a central disc: order Ophiuroidea (brittle-stars)
- bastard cut — (of a file) having medium teeth; intermediate between a coarse cut and a fine cut
- bastard pop — a type of popular music in which two records, usually from different genres or eras, are blended together into a whole, often using the vocal performance from one and the instrumental from the other
- bastard son — an illegitimate son
- bastard-saw — plain-saw.
- bastardised — Simple past tense and past participle of bastardise.
- bastardized — If you refer to something as a bastardized form of something else, you mean that the first thing is similar to or copied from the second thing, but is of much poorer quality.
- bastardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastardize.
- battle star — a small star worn on a campaign ribbon, awarded to a member of the armed forces for participation in a particular battle or campaign
- belowstairs — (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work
- binary star — a double star system comprising two stars orbiting around their common centre of mass. A visual binary can be seen through a telescope. A spectroscopic binary can only be observed by the spectroscopic Doppler shift as each star moves towards or away from the earth
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- boost-start — jump-start.
- borstal boy — (formerly) a boy sent to borstal
- bowie state — Arkansas (used as a nickname).
- bronze star — a U.S. military decoration awarded for heroism or achievement in military operations other than those involving aerial flights.
- brown-state — (of linen and lace fabrics) undyed
- buena vista — a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: site of the defeat of the Mexicans by US forces (1847)
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