| stress fracture |
fatigue fracture: fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
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| strobilus |
cone: cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
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| step-up transformer |
a transformer that increases voltage
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| strangle |
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" smother: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" die from strangulation hamper: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" choke: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing gag: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
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| stain |
a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth" dirt: the state of being covered with unclean things mark: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis tarnish: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" blot: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
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