past and past part. Of *sting.

past and past part. Of *stink.

man n. Man employed to perform dangerous stunts in place of an actor.

- v. Retard the growth or development of. [obsolete stunt foolish, short]

- n. - something unusual done for publicity.

- trick or daring feat. [origin unknown]

—n. - kind or sort, esp. In regard to appearance and form (elegant style of house).

- manner of writing, speaking, or performing.

- distinctive manner of a person, artistic school, or period.

- correct way of designating a person or thing.

- superior quality or manner (do it in style).

- fashion in dress etc.

- pointed tool for scratching or engraving.

- bot. Narrow extension of the ovary supporting the stigma. —v. (-ling) 1 design or make etc. In a particular (esp. Fashionable) style.

- designate in a specified way. [latin stilus]

adj. Smooth; polite; sophisticated. suavely adv. Suavity n. [latin suavis]

n. (often attrib.) 1 leather with the flesh side rubbed to a nap.

- cloth imitating it. [french, = sweden]

beet n. Beet yielding sugar.

- cane n. Tropical grass yielding sugar.

- loaf n. Conical moulded mass of sugar.

- soap n. Alkaline compound for cleaning or removing paint.

- —n. - sweet crystalline substance esp. From sugar cane and sugar beet, used in cookery etc.; sucrose.

- chem. Soluble usu. Sweet crystalline carbohydrate, e.g. Glucose.

- esp. Us colloq. Darling (as a term of address). —v. Sweeten or coat with sugar. [french sukere, from arabic sukkar]

n. - set, esp. Of rooms in a hotel etc. Or a sofa and armchairs.

- mus. Set of instrumental pieces performed as a unit. [french: related to *suit]

n. (brit. Sulpha) any of various sulphonamides (often attrib.: sulpha drug). [abbreviation]

adj. (-ier, -iest) sullen or silent, esp. From resentment or bad temper. sulkily adv. Sulkiness n. [perhaps from obsolete sulke hard to dispose of]