9-letter words containing sta
- stage set — all of the scenery and props used on stage to create a particular scene
- stageable — (of a play, musical, etc) capable of or suitable for being staged
- stagehand — a person who moves properties, regulates lighting, etc., in a theatrical production.
- stagelike — resembling a theatrical stage
- staggered — to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- stagirite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
- stagnance — not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- stagnancy — not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- stagnated — to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
- stagyrite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
- staidness — of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
- stainless — having no stain; spotless.
- stair rod — a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser.
- staircase — a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.
- stairfoot — the area at the foot of a flight of stairs
- stairhead — the top of a staircase; top landing.
- stairless — without or not consisting of stairs
- stairlift — A stairlift is a device that is fitted to a staircase in a house in order to allow an elderly or sick person to go upstairs.
- stairlike — resembling stairs
- stairstep — a step in a staircase.
- stairwell — the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
- stairwise — by steps or in the manner of steps
- stairwork — unseen plotting
- stake out — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- stake-out — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- stakhanov — a city in E Ukraine, W of Lugnask.
- stalactic — consisting of, containing or relating to stalactites
- stalemate — Chess. a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.
- staleness — not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stalinism — the principles of communism associated with Joseph Stalin, characterized especially by the extreme suppression of dissident political or ideological views, the concentration of power in one person, and an aggressive international policy.
- stalinist — of or relating to Joseph Stalin or Stalinism.
- stalkless — having no stalk.
- stalklike — the stem or main axis of a plant.
- stall-fed — (of animals) confined to and fed in a stall, especially for fattening.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- staminate — having a stamen or stamens.
- staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- staminody — the metamorphosis of any of various flower organs, as a sepal or a petal, into a stamen.
- staminoid — like a stamen
- stamp act — an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.
- stamp out — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- stamp tax — a tax whose revenue is derived from the sale of stamps that are required to be affixed to certain retail merchandise and legal documents.
- stampeder — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stampless — without a stamp
- stanchest — staunch2 .
- stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stand for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- stand off — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- stand oil — a thick oil made by heating linseed oil to temperatures of 600°F and higher, used chiefly as a medium in paints.