| stump | 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. 2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom. 3. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. 4. One of the three pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the bails. 5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc, in powder. 6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece. Leg stump, a term used to describe late German Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end of each similar stump. To go on the stump, or To take the stump, to engage in making public addresses for electioneering purposes; a phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech, stump oratory, etc. Origin: OE. Stumpe, stompe; akin to D. Stomp, G. Stumpf, Icel. Stumpr, Dan. & Sw. Stump, and perhaps also to E. Stamp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| stump cancer | Carcinoma of the stomach developing after gastroenterostomy or gastric resection for benign disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stump hallucination | The sensation, after amputation of a limb, that the absent part is still present; there may also be paresthesias, transient aches, and intermittent or continuous pain perceived as originating in the absent limb. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stump neuralgia | Pain experienced as coming from an absent part, caused by irritation of neuromas in the scarred tissue of an amputation stump. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stump sprouting | <botany> Sprouts developing from the region between the stem base and the root crown (on the root neck of cut trees). (09 Oct 1997) |
| stump-tailed | Having a short, thick tail. <zoology> Stump-tailed lizard, a singular Australian scincoid lizard (Trachydosaurus rugosus) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form. Synonym: sleeping lizard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stumpage | 1. Timber in standing trees, often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared. "Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land." (C. S. Sargent) 2. A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stun | To stupefy; to render unconscious by cerebral trauma. Origin: A.S. Stunian, to make a loud noise (05 Mar 2000) |
| stunt | To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant. "When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation." (Burke) Origin: See Stint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stupa | <medicine> See 1st Stupe. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stupe | <medicine> Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore. Origin: L. Stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stupefacient | Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. <medicine> Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic. Origin: L. Stupefaciens, p.pr. Of stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere = to make. Cf. Stupefy Alternative forms: stupifacient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stupefactive | Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. <medicine> Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic. Origin: L. Stupefaciens, p.pr. Of stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere = to make. Cf. Stupefy Alternative forms: stupifacient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stupor | <neurology> The partial or nearly complete unconsciousness, manifested by the subject's responding only to vigorous stimulation. <psychiatry> A disorder marked by reduced responsiveness. (11 Nov 1997) |
| stuporous | <neurology> A condition unconsciousness, diminished consciousness or lethargy with a suppression of sense or feeling. (27 Sep 1997) |
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Synonyms : Narcosis
Synonyms : Angiomatosis Oculoorbital-Thalamic Syndrome, Encephalofacial Hemangiomatosis Syndrome, Meningo-Oculo-Facial Angiomatosis, Meningofacial Angiomatosis-Cerebral Calcification Syndrome, Sturge Disease, Sturge Syndrome, Sturge's Syndrome, Neuroretinoangiomatoses
Synonyms : Stuttering, Acquired, Stuttering, Adult, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental, Acquired Stuttering, Adult Stuttering, Childhood Stuttering, Developmental Stuttering
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daze: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" grogginess: marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
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| Sturmdorf's operation |
conical excision of the diseased endocervix.
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Stunt is the fifth full-length album and fourth studio album by Barenaked Ladies. By far their most successful album, it entered the US charts at #3 and sold over 4 million units at the end of its chart run. It was also the home to "One Week", which proved to be BNL's biggest hit with international appeal, hitting #1 in the US and #5 in the UK. ...
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| stutter |
Stuttering (commonly known as stammering in the UK and scientifically known as dysphemia) is a speech disorder in which the normal flow of speech is frequently disrupted by repetitions (sounds, syllables, words or phrases), pauses and prolongations that differ both in frequency and severity from those of normally fluent individuals. ...
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Stuttering (commonly known as stammering in the UK and scientifically known as dysphemia) is a speech disorder in which the normal flow of speech is frequently disrupted by repetitions (sounds, syllables, words or phrases), pauses and prolongations that differ both in frequency and severity from those of normally fluent individuals. ...
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| STU | a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime |
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| STU | coat with stucco, as of a ceiling |
| STU | decorate with stucco work |
| STU | caught or fixed |
| STU | (informal) baffled |
| STU | burdened with |
| STU | used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant |
| STU | poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up |
| STU | adult male horse kept for breeding |
| STU | an upright in house framing |
| STU | ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) |
| STU | a man who is virile and sexually active |