definition of stoat
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stoat noun \ˈstōt\. : a small animal that has a long body and brown fur that turns white in winter; especially : this animal when its fur is brown. See words that rhyme with stoat.
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stoma 2. stoma-a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ). colostomy-a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus.toma. n, pl stomata (ˈstəʊmətə; ˈstɒm-; stəʊˈmɑːtə). 1. (Botany) botany an epidermal pore, present in large numbers in plant leaves, that controls the passage of gases into and out of a plant. 2. (Zoology) zoology anatomy a mouth or mouthlike part.
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accost accost definition: The definition of accost is to attack someone verbally in a bold or aggressive way. (verb) An example of the word accost would be a person on a bus yelling at someone in order to get his seat. ...
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Groats a food product that consists of whole or ground grains of various crops. Most groats are made from grains of rice, millet, and buckwheat; some are made from oats, corn, wheat, and peas.
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- Meanwhile Ahab half smothered in the foam of the whale's insolent tail, and too much of a cripple to swim, --though he could still keep afloat, even in the heart of such a whirlpool as that; helpless Ahab's head was seen, like a tossed bubble which the least chance shock might burst.
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Inchoate offences in English law Definition. Inchoate means just begun or undeveloped, and is used in English criminal law to refer to situations where, although a substantial offence has not been committed, the defendant has taken steps to commit it, or encouraged others to do so.
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Groat (grain) Groats (or in some cases, berries)  are the hulled kernels of various cereal grains such as oat, wheat, rye, and barley. Groats are whole grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran portion of the grain, as well as the endosperm (which is the usual product of milling).
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stave The verb (to stave in, past tense stove) is 1590s, originally nautical, on notion of bashing in the staves of a cask and letting out the contents; stave off (1620s) is literally keep off with a staff, as of dogs.
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- Define stave. stave synonyms, stave pronunciation, stave translation, English dictionary definition of stave. n. 1. a. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure. b. One of the wooden planks in a stave wall. 2.
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stoic Definition of stoic. 1  1 capitalized : of, relating to, or resembling the Stoics or their doctrines Stoic logic. 2  2 : not affected by or showing passion or feeling; especially : firmly restraining response to pain or distress a stoic indifference to cold.
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Definition of 'berth' A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan. Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could. A berth is a space in a harbour where a ship stays for a period of time. When a ship berths, it sails into harbour and stops at the quay. As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard. There the Gripsholm was berthed next to another ship.
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- Definition of roost. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to settle down for rest or sleep : perch. 3  2 : to settle oneself as if on a roost.  transitive 1  verb. : to supply a roost for or put to roost.
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- From Middle English *staye, from Old French estaye, estaie (“a prop, a stay ), from Middle Dutch staeye (“a prop, stay ), a contracted form of staede, stade (a prop, stay, help, aid; compare Middle Dutch staeyen, staeden (“to make firm, stay, support, hold still, stabilise )), from Old Dutch *stad (“a site, place, location, standing ), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“a standing, place ), from Proto-Indo-European *stÄ -(“to stand ).
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Groat (grain) Groats are the hulled kernels of various cereal grains such as oat, wheat, rye, and barley. Groats are whole grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran portion of the grain, as well as the endosperm. Groats can also be produced from pseudocereal seeds such as buckwheat.
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Nearby words for staving Stave definition, one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel. See more.
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- Groat (grain) Groats (or in some cases, berries) are the hulled kernels of various cereal grains such as oat, wheat, rye, and barley. Groats are whole grains that include the cereal germ and fiber-rich bran portion of the grain, as well as the endosperm (which is the usual product of milling). Groats can also be produced from pseudocereal seeds such as buckwheat
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Definition of 'stave' A stave is a strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon. Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron. American English: stave
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hull Definition of hull. 1  1a : the outer covering of a fruit or seedb : the persistent calyx or involucre that subtends some fruits (as a strawberry) 2  2a : the frame or body of a ship or boat exclusive of masts, yards, sails, and riggingb : the main body of a usually large or heavy craft or vehicle (as an airship or tank) 3  3 : covering, casing.
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- Sthan/Stan is a very common root in Indo-European languages. Even in English, the words Stationary, State, and Standard are derivatives of the Stan root. Usually the country's name is formed by adding the nation's name (ie. Uzbekh, Tajik), adding an appropriate connector (i, a, u) and then adding stan.
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stave stave. 1  a. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure. b. One of the wooden planks in a stave wall. 2  A rung of a ladder or chair. 3  A staff or cudgel. 4  Music See staff1. 5  A set of verses; a stanza.
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- 1525-35; < Latin inchoātus, variant of incohātus, past participle of incohāre “to begin, start work on,” perhaps equivalent to in- in-2 + coh(um) “hollow of a yoke into which the pole is fitted” + -ātus -ate1.
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inchoate Legal Definition of inchoate. 1  1a : not yet made complete, certain, or specific : not perfected — see also inchoate lien at lien b : not yet transformed into actual use or possession until an employee has earned his retirement pay…[it] is but an inchoate right — Peterson v. Fire & Police Pension Ass'n, 759 P.2d 720 (1988)
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Definition of 'berth' A berth is a space in a harbor where a ship stays for a period of time. ...the slow passage through the docks to the ship's berth. 4. intransitive verb. When a ship berths, it sails into harbor and stops at the quay. As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary.
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Definition of 'accost' accost (əkɒst , US əkɔːst ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense accosts , present participle accosting , past tense , past participle accosted. verb. If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
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Loony Dook The Loony Dook, sponsored by Stoats, is an annual event held on New Years' Day in which people dive into the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, often in fancy dress. The name Loony Dook is a combination of Loony and Dook, a Scots term meaning dip or bathe.
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inchoate inchoate. 1  just begun; in the early stages; incipient; rudimentary. 2  not yet clearly or completely formed or organized; disordered. 3  Law not yet completed or made effective; pending.