Definitions for STY
staɪsty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infectionnoun

   an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

2. sty, pigsty, pigpennoun

   a pen for swine

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stynoun

   Etymology: stige , Saxon.

   1. A cabbin to keep hogs in.

   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.

   2. Any place of bestial debauchery.

   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.

2. 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.

3. To Styverb

   To soar; to ascend. Edmund Spenser.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Styverb

   a pen or inclosure for swine

2. Styverb

   a place of bestial debauchery

3. Styverb

   to shut up in, or as in, a sty

4. Styverb

   to soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup

5. Styverb

   an inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid

6. 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.]

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sty

   stī, n. a small inflamed tumour on the eyelid. [A.S. stígend, from stígan, to step up.]

2. 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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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STY
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=STY
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STY
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=STY
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=STY