9-letter words containing sta
- stand out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- stand pat — exactly to the point or purpose; apt; opportune: a pat solution to a problem.
- stand-off — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- stand-out — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- standards — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- standaway — (of a garment) designed or constructed to stand upright or extend outward from the body: a standaway collar.
- standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
- standfast — a rigid or unyielding position.
- standover — practising or relating to acts of threatening, intimidating or extorting money from people by force
- standpipe — a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
- stanislav — former name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- stanisław — Saint. 1030–79, the patron saint of Poland. As Bishop of Cracow (1072–79) he excommunicated King Bolesław II, who arranged his murder. Feast day: May 11
- stannator — a member of the old Cornish parliament known as the Stannary Parliament
- stapedial — the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. Also called stirrup. Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stapedius — the small muscle in the inner ear attached to and controlling the stapes
- staphylo- — uvula
- star carr — an archaeological site in Yorkshire, England, that was the lakeside camp of a Neolithic hunting, fishing, and gathering culture, 9000–7000 b.c.
- star lily — a lily, Lilium concolor, of China, having erect, somewhat fragrant, bright-red flowers.
- star part — the main role, or one of the main roles
- star ruby — a ruby that resembles a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure
- star sign — one of 12 signs of the Zodiac
- star turn — the leading performer or act in a play, review, film, or the like.
- star wars — a U.S. weapons research program begun in 1984 to explore technologies, including ground- and space-based lasers, for destroying attacking missiles and warheads.
- starboard — the right-hand side of or direction from a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
- starburst — a pattern of lines or rays radiating from a central point.
- stardrift — the very small continuous change in the direction of movement which is shared by the stars within a particular cluster
- stare out — If you stare someone out, you look steadily into their eyes for such a long time that they feel that they have to turn their eyes away from you.
- stargazer — a person who stargazes, as an astronomer or astrologer.
- staringly — in a staring way
- starlight — the light emanating from the stars.
- starquake — a rapid change in the mass distribution or shape of a pulsar, resulting in a fluctuation of the pulsar's pulse rate or radiation intensity.
- starshine — starlight
- starstone — a precious stone which has been cut in such a way that it reflects light in a starlike pattern
- start off — begin sth
- start out — begin career
- startling — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- startlish — (of a horse) easily startled
- stasidion — a choir stall in an Orthodox church.
- state aid — financial support extended by a state government to a local institution serving the public, as a school or library.
- state-run — controlled by the government
- statehood — the status or condition of being a state, especially a state of the U.S.
- stateless — lacking nationality.
- statelily — in a stately or dignified manner
- statement — something stated.
- stateroom — a private room or compartment on a ship, train, etc.
- stateside — being in or toward the continental U.S.
- statesman — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
- statesmen — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
- statewide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- statfarad — the electrostatic unit of capacitance, equivalent to 1.1126 × 10 −12 farad and equal to the capacitance of a condenser in which one statcoulomb is transferred from one conductor of the condenser to the other per volt of potential difference between the conductors.