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cache, hoard, stash, store—more at HOARD

2stockpile verb : to place or store in or on a stockpile; also : to accumulate a stockpile of

Synonyms

cache, hoard, lay away, lay up, put by, salt away, stash, store—more at HOARD

stocky adjective stock·i·er; -est : being short and relatively thick

Synonyms

chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, stout, stubby, stumpy, thickset; also beefy, brawny, bulky, burly, husky, sturdy, thick, weighty; chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, heavy, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round; paunchy, potbellied; flabby, soft

stock·yard noun : a yard for stock; especially : one for livestock about to be slaughtered or shipped

stodgy adjective stodg·i·er; -est 1 : not interesting : DULL

2 : extremely old-fashioned

1stoic noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L stoicus, fr. Gk stōïkos, lit., of the portico, fr. Stoa (Poikilē) the Painted Portico, portico at Athens where the philosopher Zeno taught]

: one who suffers without complaining

2stoic or sto·i·cal adjective : not affected by passion or feeling; especially : showing indifference to pain

— sto·ical·ly adverb

— sto·icism noun

Synonyms

forbearing, long-suffering, patient, tolerant, uncomplaining—more at PATIENT

apathetic, cold-blooded, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid, unemotional—more at IMPASSIVE

stoke verb stoked; stok·ing 1 : to stir up a fire

2 : to tend and supply fuel to a furnace

— stok·er noun

STOL abbreviation short takeoff and landing

1stole past of STEAL

2stole noun 1 : a long narrow band worn round the neck by some members of the clergy

2 : a long wide scarf or similar covering worn by women

stolen past participle of STEAL

stol·id adjective : not easily aroused or excited : showing little or no emotion

— sto·lid·i·ty noun

— stol·id·ly adverb

Synonyms

apathetic, cold-blooded, impassive, phlegmatic, stoic, unemotional—more at IMPASSIVE

blank, deadpan, expressionless, impassive, inexpressive, vacant—more at BLANK

sto·lon noun : RUNNER 6

1stomach noun 1 : a saclike digestive organ of a vertebrate into which food goes from the mouth by way of the throat and which opens below into the intestine

2 : a cavity in an invertebrate animal that is analogous to a stomach

3 : the part of the body that contains the stomach : ABDOMEN

4 : desire for food caused by hunger : APPETITE

5 : INCLINATION, DESIRE

Synonyms

abdomen, belly, gut, solar plexus, tummy; also middle, midriff, waist; paunch, potbelly; thorax

2stomach verb : to bear without open resentment : put up with

Synonyms

abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, meet, stand, stick out, support, sustain, take, tolerate—more at BEAR

stom·ach·ache noun : pain in or in the region of the stomach

stom·ach·er noun : the front of a bodice often appearing between the laces of an outer garment (as in 16th-century costume)

stomp verb 1 : to walk with a loud heavy step usu. in anger

2 : to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot : STAMP

— stomp noun

Synonyms

clump, lumber, pound, stamp, tramp, tromp—more at LUMBER

1stone noun 1 : hardened earth or mineral matter : ROCK

2 : a small piece of rock

3 : a precious stone : GEM

4 : CALCULUS 3

5 : a hard stony seed (as of a date) or one (as of a plum) with a stony covering

6 pl usu stone : a British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds

2stone verb stoned; ston·ing 1 : to pelt or kill with stones

2 : to remove the stones of (a fruit)

Stone Age noun : the first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools

stoned adjective 1 : DRUNK

2 : being under the influence of a drug

stone·wall verb : to refuse to comply or cooperate with

stone·washed adjective : having been washed with stones during manufacture to create a softer fabric <~ jeans>

stony also ston·ey adjective : manifesting no movement or reaction

Synonyms

callous, cold-blooded, hard, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, merciless, obdurate, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, uncharitable, unfeeling,