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stick·ler noun : one who insists on exactness or completeness

stick shift noun : a manually operated automobile gearshift usu. mounted on the floor

stick–to–it·ive·ness noun : dogged perseverance : TENACITY

stick up verb : to rob at gunpoint

— stick·up noun

sticky adjective stick·i·er; -est 1 : having the quality of remaining attached or associated

2 : being thick or tacky like glue : VISCOUS

3 : tending to stick <~ valve>

4 : DIFFICULT

5 : containing or characterized by perceptible moisture : HUMID

Synonyms

[2] adhesive, gelatinous, gluey, glutinous, gooey, gummy, viscid, viscous; also tacky; adherent, tenacious

Antonyms

nonadhesive

[5] humid, muggy, sultry—more at HUMID

1stiff adjective 1 : not pliant : RIGID

2 : not limber <~ joints>; also : TENSE, TAUT

3 : not flowing or working easily <~ paste>

4 a : not natural and easy : FORMAL

b : lacking in ease or grace : STILTED

5 : STRONG, FORCEFUL <~ breeze>

6 : inflicting physical discomfort or hardship : SEVERE

7 : extremely or excessively high

— stiff·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] hard, inflexible, rigid, solid, unyielding; also inelastic

Antonyms

flexible, floppy, pliable, pliant, supple, yielding

[4b] awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden—more at AWKWARD

[6] bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, harsh, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, severe, tough, trying—more at HARSH

2stiff verb : to refuse to pay or tip

stiff·en verb : to make or become stiff

— stiff·en·er noun

stiff·ly adverb : in a stiff manner

Synonyms

hard, hardly, harshly, ill, oppressively, roughly, severely, sternly—more at HARDLY

stiff–necked adjective : STUBBORN, HAUGHTY

sti·fle verb sti·fled; sti·fling 1 : to kill by depriving of oxygen or air; also : to die from lack of oxygen

2 : to keep in check by effort : SUPPRESS <~ a sneeze>

— sti·fling·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] choke, smother, strangle, suffocate—more at SMOTHER

[2] choke, pocket, repress, smother, strangle, suppress, swallow—more at SUPPRESS

stig·ma noun, plural stig·ma·ta or stigmas [ORIGIN: L]

1 : a mark of disgrace or discredit

2 stigmata plural : bodily marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus

3 : the upper part of the pistil of a flower that receives the pollen in fertilization

— stig·mat·ic adjective

Synonyms

blot, brand, smirch, spot, stain, taint—more at STAIN

stig·ma·tize verb -tized; -tiz·ing 1 : to mark with a stigma

2 : to characterize as disgraceful

stile noun : steps used for crossing a fence or wall

sti·let·to noun, plural -tos or -toes [ORIGIN: It, dim. of stilo stylus, dagger]

: a slender dagger

1still adjective 1 : MOTIONLESS

2 : making no sound

Synonyms

hushed, muted, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless—more at SILENT

calm, peaceful, quiet, restful, serene, tranquil—more at QUIET

2still verb : to make or become still

Synonyms

allay, calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize—more at CALM

hush, mute, quell, settle, silence—more at SILENCE

3still adverb 1 : without motion

2 : up to and during this or that time

3 : in spite of that : NEVERTHELESS

4 : EVEN

5 : BESIDES, YET

Synonyms

[1] calmly, quiet, quietly; also immovably

[3] but, howbeit, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, though, withal, yet—more at HOWEVER

4still noun 1 : the quality or state of being quiet : STILLNESS

2 : a static photograph esp. from a motion picture

5still noun 1 : DISTILLERY

2 : apparatus used in distillation

still·birth noun : the birth of a dead fetus

still·born adjective : born dead

still life noun, plural still lifes : a picture of inanimate objects

still·ness noun 1 : freedom from agitation

2 : the quality or state of being soundless

Synonyms

[1] calm, calmness, hush, peace, placidity, quiet, quietness, repose, serenity, still, tranquillity