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staɪsty
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Princeton's WordNet
sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infectionnoun
an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
sty, pigsty, pigpennoun
a pen for swine
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stynoun
Etymology: stige , Saxon.
Tell Richmond,
That in the sty of this most bloody boar,
My son George Stanley is frank’d up in hold. William Shakespeare, R. III.When her hogs had miss’d their way,
Th’ untoward creatures to the sty I drove,
And whistl’d all the way. John Gay.May thy black pigs lie warm in little sty,
And have no thought to grieve them ’till they die. King.They all their friends and native home forget,
To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty. John Milton.With what ease
Might’st thou expel this monster from his throne,
Now made a sty. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d.To Styverb
To shut up in a sty.
Etymology: from the noun.
Here you sty me
In this hard rock, while you do keep from me
The rest of th’ island. William Shakespeare, Tempest.To Styverb
To soar; to ascend. Edmund Spenser.
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sty
A sty is a bacterial infection on the edge of the eyelid that results in a small, painful lump resembling a pimple. It is caused by Staphylococcus bacteria and can occur at any age. In addition, a sty can also refer to an enclosure or farm structure where pigs are kept.
Webster Dictionary
Styverb
a pen or inclosure for swine
Styverb
a place of bestial debauchery
Styverb
to shut up in, or as in, a sty
Styverb
to soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup
Styverb
an inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid
Etymology: [OE. stien, stien, AS. stgan to rise; akin to D. stijgen, OS. & OHG. stgan, G. steigen, Icel. stga, Sw. stiga, Dan. stige, Goth. steigan, L. vestigium footstep, Gr. to walk, to go, Skr. stigh to mount. Cf. Distich, Stair steps, Stirrup, Sty a boil, a pen for swine, Vestige.]
Wikidata
Sty
A sty or pigsty is a small-scale outdoor enclosure for raising domestic pigs. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlor, pigpen, pig parlor, or pig-cote. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud. Both "sty" and "pigpen" are used as derogatory descriptions of dirty, messy areas. There are three contributing reasons that pigs, generally clean animals, create such a living environment: ⁕Pigs are voracious eaters and will eat all the plants in the enclosure until there is nothing left to control erosion. ⁕The pig is a rooting animal and will dig for food in the enclosure, further disturbing the soil. ⁕Pigs do not regulate temperature by sweating which means that they must be provided with water or mud in which they can control their own body temperature. A large-scale enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike a sty which would be found on a mixed farm, a hog lot is usually a dedicated facility.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sty
stī, n. a small inflamed tumour on the eyelid. [A.S. stígend, from stígan, to step up.]
Sty
stī, n. an enclosure for swine: any place extremely filthy, any place of gross debauchery. [A.S. stígo; Ger. steige.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of STY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of STY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- кочинаBulgarian
- stiDanish
- sikolätti, lääväFinnish
- stíggjurFaroese
- porcherieFrench
- cró muc, cró muiceIrish
- disznóólHungarian
- haraLatin
- cūkkūts, cūku kūtsLatvian
- rāiheMāori
- ко́чина, сви́њарникMacedonian
- stalDutch
- chiqueiroPortuguese
- cocinăRomanian
- хлев, свина́рникRussian
- svinjacSerbo-Croatian
- krmníkSlovak
- svinstia, stiaSwedish
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