--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 96 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/96/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 96 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Stiffness is being hard to bend or move, like a new board or a stiff collar.[↗](../../stiffness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stiffness in the body is a tight, achy feeling in your muscles or joints, often after exercise or sleeping badly.[↗](../../stiffness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Stiffness in how someone acts is being too formal, cold or awkward, not relaxed.[↗](../../stiffness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (science) Stiffness is how strongly a material or spring resists being bent or stretched.[↗](../../stiffness/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt some stiffness in my legs after the cross-country race.[↗](../../stiffness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gentle stretching helps reduce stiffness.[↗](../../stiffness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad's knees have a bit of stiffness in cold weather.[↗](../../stiffness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The stiffness of the cardboard made it hard to fold.[↗](../../stiffness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured the stiffness of three different rulers in science.[↗](../../stiffness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a stiffness in her voice when she said hello.[↗](../../stiffness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The stiffness of the new shoes gave me blisters.[↗](../../stiffness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · After the long car ride, the stiffness in my back made me groan.[↗](../../stiffness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **stifle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To stifle a sound is to hold it back so that nobody hears it.[↗](../../stifle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To stifle a fire or a person is to smother it or stop its breath or flame.[↗](../../stifle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She stifled a yawn.[↗](../../stifle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He stifled his giggle in his sleeve.[↗](../../stifle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The thick blanket stifled the flames.[↗](../../stifle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **stifled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Held back so it is not heard or seen: a stifled laugh, a stifled yawn, a stifled cry.[↗](../../stifled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unable to breathe well because the air is hot or stuffy.[↗](../../stifled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Stopped from growing or being free: stifled ideas.[↗](../../stifled/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She gave a stifled giggle during the assembly.[↗](../../stifled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I heard a stifled cry from the cupboard.[↗](../../stifled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He stifled a yawn as the speech went on.[↗](../../stifled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We felt stifled in the hot, crowded bus.[↗](../../stifled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A stifled sob came from the next room.[↗](../../stifled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Too many rules stifled their ideas.[↗](../../stifled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At intervals, a half-stifled sigh was heard from its inmost soul; it was the soul of Helga.[↗](../../stifled/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stifling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stifling means very hot and airless, so that it is hard to breathe.[↗](../../stifling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It can also mean making you feel trapped or held back.[↗](../../stifling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was a stifling hot day.[↗](../../stifling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The room was stifling, so we opened the window.[↗](../../stifling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The air in the cave was stifling.[↗](../../stifling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **stile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A stile is a set of steps or a step over a fence or wall that lets people climb over but stops animals like sheep and cows getting through.[↗](../../stile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is common on country footpaths, especially in the UK and Ireland.[↗](../../stile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We climbed over the stile into the field.[↗](../../stile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The footpath goes over a wooden stile.[↗](../../stile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Help Grandpa over the stile.[↗](../../stile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog squeezed under the stile.[↗](../../stile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A stile lets walkers cross but keeps the sheep in.[↗](../../stile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile.»[↗](../../stile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful: the stile is slippery when wet.[↗](../../stile/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She put down the candles whilst she got over the stile.[↗](../../stile/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **still** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Still means even now, or up to this time.[↗](../../still/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Still means not moving, or calm and quiet.[↗](../../still/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Still means even so, in spite of that.[↗](../../still/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Still can make a comparison stronger: «still more», «still better».[↗](../../still/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Still water or still drinks have no bubbles.[↗](../../still/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Still» at the end of a sentence means anyway, even so: «Lost the match.[↗](../../still/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") Good game, still.»[↗](../../still/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") (UK); «you still there?» checks if someone is listening.[↗](../../still/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (rude) «Are you still here?» or «still waiting…» can be cross or sarcastic.[↗](../../still/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) Exams say «remain», «yet to be», «outstanding», «nevertheless», «notwithstanding» and «stationary» (not moving).[↗](../../still/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Continually or always, going on without stopping.[↗](../../still/#m9 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She still has 12 apples.[↗](../../still/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He still needs 5 more dollars.[↗](../../still/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many pages does she still have to read?[↗](../../still/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There are still 8 birds.[↗](../../still/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep still while I take the photo.[↗](../../still/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lake was still and quiet.[↗](../../still/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was raining, but we still went out.[↗](../../still/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby is still asleep.[↗](../../still/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Still or sparkling water, love?[↗](../../still/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · U still got them 2 tickets?[↗](../../still/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you still going on about that one chip?[↗](../../still/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Of a book of 120 pages, 45 have been read.[↗](../../still/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") Determine the number of pages yet to be read.[↗](../../still/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · But Night stood still and mute.[↗](../../still/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.[↗](../../still/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.12.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../still/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, (Torah EXO.9.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../still/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.[↗](../../still/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.35.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../still/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.[↗](../../still/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.47.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../still/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · That he should still live alway, that he should not see the pit.[↗](../../still/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.49.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../still/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · For all this they sinned still, and believed not in His wondrous works.[↗](../../still/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.78.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../still/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.[↗](../../still/#x20 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.12.9, JPS 1917) · But Night stood still and mute.[↗](../../still/#x21 "tree and pragmatics") (Andersen's Fairy Tales) · Whether a book is still in copyright varies from country to country, and we can't offer guidance on whether any specific use of any specific book is allowed.[↗](../../still/#x22 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) **stillbirth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A stillbirth is when a baby has died before it is born, late in the mother's pregnancy, so it is born not alive.[↗](../../stillbirth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The family was very sad after the stillbirth of their baby.[↗](../../stillbirth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors work hard to make stillbirths rarer.[↗](../../stillbirth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Good care for mothers can help prevent stillbirth.[↗](../../stillbirth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They planted a tree to remember the baby lost in a stillbirth.[↗](../../stillbirth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A stillbirth is a very sad event for any family.[↗](../../stillbirth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **stillness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stillness is being completely still, with no movement.[↗](../../stillness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stillness is being quiet and calm, with no noise.[↗](../../stillness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The stillness of the forest was broken by a bird call.[↗](../../stillness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the stillness of the night, we heard an owl.[↗](../../stillness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lake lay in perfect stillness.[↗](../../stillness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's sit in stillness for one minute and breathe.[↗](../../stillness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hunter waited in total stillness.[↗](../../stillness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A shout broke the stillness of the morning.[↗](../../stillness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A sudden clamor of high-pitched voices broke the deadly stillness of the dawn.[↗](../../stillness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.[↗](../../stillness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.62.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stillness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.[↗](../../stillness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.62.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stillness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **stilt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stilts are a pair of long poles with footrests that you stand on to walk high above the ground.[↗](../../stilt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stilts are also tall posts that hold a house or building up above water or the ground.[↗](../../stilt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A stilt is a wading bird with very long thin pink legs.[↗](../../stilt/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To get on your stilts is an informal way to say to act proud and pompous, as if you are better than others.[↗](../../stilt/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The clown walked on stilts at the fair.[↗](../../stilt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Houses on stilts stay dry when the river floods.[↗](../../stilt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I fell off my stilts twice before I got the hang of it.[↗](../../stilt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The stilt waded through the shallow lake.[↗](../../stilt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stilt walkers led the carnival parade.[↗](../../stilt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The beach hut stands on wooden stilts.[↗](../../stilt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Don't get on your stilts," said the crone, "and I'll answer you.[↗](../../stilt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stimulant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A stimulant is a substance that makes your body and brain more awake and active for a while, such as the caffeine in coffee, tea and cola.[↗](../../stimulant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Some stimulants are strong drugs, some used as medicine and some illegal, that can be harmful.[↗](../../stimulant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A stimulant can also be anything that gets something going or growing faster, like a stimulant to the economy or to the imagination.[↗](../../stimulant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Caffeine is a stimulant found in coffee, tea and cola.[↗](../../stimulant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Energy drinks contain stimulants, so they are not for kids.[↗](../../stimulant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the medicine is a mild stimulant.[↗](../../stimulant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some athletes have been banned for taking stimulants.[↗](../../stimulant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A stimulant can make your heart beat faster.[↗](../../stimulant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nicotine in cigarettes is a stimulant and is very addictive.[↗](../../stimulant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · For Mum, a strong cup of tea is her morning stimulant.[↗](../../stimulant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The new park was a stimulant for local businesses.[↗](../../stimulant/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **stimulate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To stimulate means to make something more active or make it grow or work more.[↗](../../stimulate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Exercise stimulates your heart."[↗](../../stimulate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To stimulate a person means to make them interested, excited or full of ideas.[↗](../../stimulate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The trip stimulated my interest in rocks."[↗](../../stimulate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) In biology, to stimulate a nerve or sense is to make it react, for example light stimulates the eye.[↗](../../stimulate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Puzzles stimulate your brain.[↗](../../stimulate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunlight stimulates plants to grow.[↗](../../stimulate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum visit stimulated our curiosity about Egypt.[↗](../../stimulate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Coffee stimulates adults and keeps them awake.[↗](../../stimulate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright colours stimulate babies' eyes.[↗](../../stimulate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The government cut taxes to stimulate the economy.[↗](../../stimulate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher asked questions to stimulate a discussion.[↗](../../stimulate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stimulated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stimulated is the past form of «stimulate»: made something more active, or made it start or grow.[↗](../../stimulated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* If a person is stimulated, their mind is interested, excited and full of ideas.[↗](../../stimulated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) In the body, a nerve, muscle or sense is stimulated when something triggers it to react, like light stimulating the eye.[↗](../../stimulated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The trip to the museum stimulated our interest in dinosaurs.[↗](../../stimulated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright light stimulated the cells in the eye.[↗](../../stimulated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The toddler was over-stimulated by the noisy party and started crying.[↗](../../stimulated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lower prices stimulated sales at the shop.[↗](../../stimulated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story stimulated lots of questions from the class.[↗](../../stimulated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Warm weather stimulated the seeds to sprout.[↗](../../stimulated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt stimulated and full of ideas after the science fair.[↗](../../stimulated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stimulating** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stimulating means interesting and exciting in a way that makes you think and want to know more.[↗](../../stimulating/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stimulating can mean making something more active, like a drink stimulating your brain.[↗](../../stimulating/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a verb form, stimulating is what you are doing when you stimulate something: «They are stimulating growth».[↗](../../stimulating/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was a really stimulating science lesson about volcanoes.[↗](../../stimulating/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Puzzles are a stimulating way to spend a rainy afternoon.[↗](../../stimulating/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher made the classroom bright and stimulating.[↗](../../stimulating/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a stimulating discussion about whether robots can think.[↗](../../stimulating/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Coffee has a stimulating effect on the brain.[↗](../../stimulating/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fertiliser works by stimulating plant growth.[↗](../../stimulating/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma finds crosswords stimulating.[↗](../../stimulating/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The zoo gives the monkeys stimulating toys so they do not get bored.[↗](../../stimulating/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **stimulation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stimulation is making something more active, or the thing that does it: the stimulation of a muscle, of growth.[↗](../../stimulation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Stimulation is something that makes the mind busy and interested.[↗](../../stimulation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Children need play and stimulation."[↗](../../stimulation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) In biology, stimulation is when a nerve, sense or cell is made to react, for example by light, sound, touch or electricity.[↗](../../stimulation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Babies need lots of stimulation from talking and play.[↗](../../stimulation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Reading gives the brain good stimulation.[↗](../../stimulation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bored pets need more stimulation, like toys and walks.[↗](../../stimulation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Electrical stimulation can help weak muscles.[↗](../../stimulation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The noisy party was too much stimulation for the toddler.[↗](../../stimulation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Puzzles provide mental stimulation for older people.[↗](../../stimulation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The eye reacts to stimulation by light.[↗](../../stimulation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **stimulus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A stimulus is something that causes a living thing to react, such as light, sound, heat or touch.[↗](../../stimulus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A stimulus is something that encourages activity or growth, such as a reward or extra money.[↗](../../stimulus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) A stimulus is money a government spends to help the economy grow, such as stimulus payments.[↗](../../stimulus/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A bright light is a stimulus that makes your pupils shrink.[↗](../../stimulus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bell was a stimulus that made the dogs expect food.[↗](../../stimulus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants grow towards the stimulus of light.[↗](../../stimulus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Touching a hot pan is a stimulus; pulling your hand away is the response.[↗](../../stimulus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The prize was a stimulus to work harder.[↗](../../stimulus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The government gave a stimulus payment to families.[↗](../../stimulus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Different stimuli make us react in different ways.[↗](../../stimulus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Soul; the word is NPSh, which is commonly translated soul, meaning the living personality of man, animal or existing thing : it corresponds almost to the Theosophic Prana plus the stimulus of Kama.[↗](../../stimulus/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../stimulus/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of a bee, wasp, jellyfish or nettle: to hurt you by pushing a tiny sharp part or poison into your skin.[↗](../../sting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A noun: the wound or pain made by this.[↗](../../sting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To feel or cause a sharp burning pain: soap stings your eyes.[↗](../../sting/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A noun: the sharp part of an insect that stings (also called a stinger).[↗](../../sting/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Of words: to hurt someone's feelings.[↗](../../sting/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A bee stung me on the finger.[↗](../../sting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wasp sting made my arm red and swollen.[↗](../../sting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shampoo stings if it gets in your eyes.[↗](../../sting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stinging nettles grow by the path, so wear long trousers.[↗](../../sting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Jellyfish can sting you at the beach in Australia.[↗](../../sting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people are allergic to bee stings and need a doctor quickly.[↗](../../sting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A honeybee dies after it stings.[↗](../../sting/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her mean words stung more than the fall.[↗](../../sting/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Wasps said that they would keep guard and drive off thieves with their stings.[↗](../../sting/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **stinger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A stinger is the sharp part on an insect or animal, such as a bee, wasp or scorpion, that it uses to sting.[↗](../../stinger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A stinger can be an animal or plant that stings, like a stinging jellyfish (Australia) or a nettle.[↗](../../stinger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A stinger is a painful hit, remark or ending, something that «stings».[↗](../../stinger/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A honeybee leaves its stinger in your skin.[↗](../../stinger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum scraped the stinger out with a bank card.[↗](../../stinger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A scorpion's stinger is at the end of its tail.[↗](../../stinger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The stingray's stinger is on its tail.[↗](../../stinger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We wore stinger suits when we swam at the beach in Queensland.[↗](../../stinger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The wasp waved its stinger at us.[↗](../../stinger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · That last goal was a real stinger for the other team.[↗](../../stinger/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Only female bees and wasps have stingers.[↗](../../stinger/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Fionn would run his best to get away from that prickly stinger, but how he would run when it was his turn to deal the strokes\![↗](../../stinger/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [95](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/95/) **96** [97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/97/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 95](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/95/) - next →: [page 97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/97/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)