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stood past and past participle of STAND

stooge noun 1 : a person who plays a subordinate or compliant role to a principal

2 : STRAIGHT MAN

stool noun 1 : a seat usu. without back or arms

2 : FOOTSTOOL

3 : a seat used while urinating or defecating

4 : a discharge of fecal matter

stool pigeon noun : a person acting as a decoy or informer; especially : a spy sent into a group to report (as to the police) on its activities

Synonyms

betrayer, informer, tattletale, telltale—more at INFORMER

1stoop verb 1 : to bend forward and downward

2 : CONDESCEND

3 : to lower oneself morally

2stoop noun 1 : an act of bending forward

2 : a bent position of head and shoulders

3stoop noun [ORIGIN: D stoep]

: a porch, platform, or entrance stairway at a house door

1stop verb stopped; stop·ping 1 : to close (an opening) by filling or covering closely

2 : to cause to cease : HALT

3 : to cease to go on

4 : to bring activity or operation to an end

5 a : STAY, TARRY

b : to make a brief call — usu. used with by or in

Synonyms

usually stop up [1] block, choke, clog, close, congest, dam, fill, jam, obstruct, plug, stuff—more at CLOG

[2] arrest, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, halt, hold up, stall, stay, still—more at HALT

[3, 4] break, break off, cease, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, end, halt, knock off, layoff, leave off, quit, shut off; also complete, conclude, finish; close (down); deactivate; block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, obstruct, stem; call, suspend; arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch, stunt, suppress, turn back; pause, stay, suspend; abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff

usually stop by or stop in [5b] call, drop, pop, visit—more at CALL

2stop noun 1 : a temporary or final ceasing : END, CESSATION

2 : a set of organ pipes of one tone quality; also : a control knob for such a set

3 : something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : OBSTRUCTION

4 : PLUG, STOPPER

5 : an act of stopping : CHECK

6 : a delay in a journey

7 : a place for stopping

8 chiefly British : any of several punctuation marks

9 : a function of an electronic device that stops a recording

Synonyms

[1] cessation, close, closure, conclusion, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, shutdown, stoppage, termination—more at END

[3] bar, block, clog, crimp, drag, embarrassment, hindrance, let, obstacle, obstruction, stumbling block—more at OBSTACLE

stop–ac·tion noun : STOP-MOTION

stop·gap noun : something that serves as a temporary expedient : MAKESHIFT

stop·light noun : TRAFFIC LIGHT

stop–mo·tion noun : a filming technique in which successive positions of objects are photographed to produce the appearance of movement

stop·over noun 1 : a stop at an intermediate point in one's journey

2 : a stopping place on a journey

stop·page noun : the act of stopping : the state of being stopped

Synonyms

cessation, close, closure, conclusion, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, shutdown, stop, termination—more at END

stop·per noun : something (as a cork) for sealing an opening

stop·watch noun : a watch that can be started or stopped at will for exact timing

stor·age noun 1 a : space for storing

b : cost of storing

2 : MEMORY 6

3 : the act of storing; especially : the safekeeping of goods (as in a warehouse)

Synonyms

depository, depot, magazine, repository, storehouse, warehouse—more at STOREHOUSE

storage battery noun : a group of connected rechargeable electrochemical cells used to provide electric current

1store verb stored; stor·ing 1 : to place or leave in a safe location for preservation or future use

2 : to provide esp. for a future need

Synonyms

[1, 2] cache, hoard, lay away, lay up, put by, salt away, stash, stockpile—more at HOARD

2store noun 1 : something accumulated and kept for future use

2 : a large or ample quantity

3 : STOREHOUSE

4 : a retail business