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[2] hush, quiet, quietness, silence, still—more at SILENCE

stilt noun : one of a pair of poles for walking with each having a step or loop for the foot to elevate the wearer above the ground; also : a polelike support of a structure above ground or water level

stilt·ed adjective : not easy and natural <~ language>

Synonyms

awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, stiff, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden—more at AWKWARD

Stil·ton noun : a blue cheese of English origin

stim·u·lant noun 1 : an agent (as a drug) that temporarily increases the activity of an organism or any of its parts

2 : something that rouses or incites to activity : STIMULUS

3 : an alcoholic beverage

— stimulant adjective

stim·u·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing : to make active or more active

— stim·u·la·tion noun

Synonyms

animate, brace, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz, liven, pep, quicken, vitalize, vivify—more at ANIMATE

arouse, encourage, excite, fire, incite, instigate, move, pique, provoke, stir

stim·u·la·tive adjective : having power or tending to stimulate

Synonyms

bracing, invigorating, refreshing, restorative, tonic—more at TONIC

stim·u·lus noun, plural -li [ORIGIN: L]

1 : something that moves to activity

2 : an agent that directly influences the activity of a living organism or one of its parts

Synonyms

boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, yeast—more at IMPULSE

1sting verb stung ; sting·ing 1 : to prick painfully esp. with a sharp or poisonous process

2 : to cause to suffer acutely

— sting·er noun

2sting noun 1 a : an act of stinging

b : a wound, sore, or pain resulting from a sting

2 : a pointed often venom-bearing organ (as of a bee) : STINGER

3 : an elaborate confidence game; especially : one worked by undercover police to trap criminals

Synonyms

ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, stitch, tingle, twinge—more at PAIN

stin·gi·ness noun : the quality or state of being stingy

Synonyms

cheapness, closeness, miserliness, parsimony, tightness—more at PARSIMONY

stin·gy adjective stin·gi·er; -est 1 : not generous : giving or spending as little as possible

2 : meanly scanty or small

Synonyms

[1] cheap, close, mean, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, spare, sparing, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable; also careful, chary, conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, saving, scrimping, skimping, thrifty; acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, desirous, grasping, greedy, hoggish, itchy, mercenary, rapacious, selfish, shabby, small, sordid; begrudging, envious, grudging, resentful; inhospitable

Antonyms

bounteous, bountiful, charitable, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting

[2] light, meager, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse—more at MEAGER

1stink verb stank or stunk ; stunk; stink·ing 1 : to give forth a strong and offensive smell

2 : to be extremely bad in quality or repute

2stink noun : a strong offensive odor

stink·er noun : an offensive or contemptible person

stink·bug noun : any of various true bugs that emit a disagreeable odor

1stint verb 1 : to be sparing or frugal

2 : to cut short in amount

Synonyms

usually stint on scant, skimp, spare—more at SPARE

2stint noun 1 : an assigned amount of work

2 : RESTRAINT, LIMITATION

3 : a period of time spent at a particular activity

Synonyms

[1] assignment, chore, duty, job, task—more at CHORE

[3] hitch, tenure, term, tour—more at TERM

sti·pend noun [ORIGIN: ME, alter. of stipendy, fr. L stipendium, fr. stips gift + pendere to weigh, pay]

: a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses

Synonyms

emolument, hire, pay, payment, salary, wage—more at WAGE

stip·ple verb stip·pled; stip·pling 1 : to engrave by means of dots and light strokes

2 : to apply (as paint or ink) with small short touches

3 : to mark with speckles

— stipple noun