standstill
1> , 
_Ex:
to bring to a standstill 
_Ex:
to come to a standstill ;   
2> , 
_Ex:
to be at a standstill ,    
3> _. ,   
4> _.  
_Ex:
standstill order     
5> _.  -
_Id:
to ride a horse to a standstill  

stanhope
1>    
_Ex:
stanhope horse ,    

stank
1> _. ; ; 
2> _.  
3> _. ,   
4> _. ; ; ; 
5> _p.  stink

Stannaries
1>   (   
   )

stannary
1>  
2>  
3> _. 
4> _.   
5> _.   

stannate
1> _. ,   

stannic
1> _.   
2> _. 
_Ex:
stannic acid  

stannite
1> _.  , 
2> _. ,   

stannous
1> _.   

stanza
1> _. 
_Ex:
ballad stanza  
2> . _. 
3> . _. 

stanzaic, stanzaical
1> _. 

stanze
1> _pl.  stanza

stapedes
1> _pl.  stapes

stapedial
1> _.   

stapes
1> _. , 

staph
1> _. _.  staphylococcus _. 

staphyline
1> _. 

staphylococci
1> _pl.  staphylococcus

staphylococcus
1> _. 

staple
1> _. ; 
2> _. 
3> ()  (  )
4> _.  
5>   ()
_Ex:
to staple three sheets together    
6> _. ,  
7>  ,    
_Ex:
the staples of that country   
 
8>  ,  
9>  ;   
10> (. the staple)   (-.); 
 (-.); ,  (-.)
_Ex:
the staple of a diet   
_Ex:
politics is the staple of his conversation  
 - 
_Ex:
current words forming the staple of our language 
,    
_Ex:
the newspaper is for many people a staple of daily reading
 ,  ,  
_Ex:
cowboy dramas are a staple on television  
    
_Ex:
his blue suit was a staple in his wardrobe   
    
11> _. ,      
  
12> ,    ( 
     
)
_Ex:
staple crops _-.  () 
_Ex:
staple exports   
_Ex:
staple industries   ,
. 
13> , 
_Ex:
staple ration _.  
_Ex:
staple topic for gossip   
_Ex:
staple foodstuffs   
14> _.    ,   
     
15>   ,  
16> _. , 
17> _. 
18> _.  
19> _.  
20> _.  ()
_Ex:
cotton staple  
21> _.   ()
22> _.  
23> _.  

staple-house
1> _.    

staple-vice
1> _. 

stapler
1> _.  
2> ,  ( )
3>  
4>  
5> _. , ,  (. merchant stapler)

stapling machine
1> _.  
2> ,  ( )

star
1> 
_Ex:
shooting star ,  
_Ex:
the North (the Polar) star  
_Ex:
diurnal star, star of day (of noon)  , 
2>  
3>  ()
_Ex:
a five-point star  
4> _. 
5> ,  ( )
_Ex:
a general's star  
_Ex:
a star on a shoulder-strap   
6>  ( )
_Ex:
Silver S.   ()
7> _. 
_Ex:
star of planes _.  
8> , ,  (  )
9> ,    ; ; ;

_Ex:
Hollywood stars  
_Ex:
opera star 
10>  , 
_Ex:
literary star  
11> _. _. 
_Ex:
tennis star  
12> , , 
_Ex:
to be born under a lucky star    
_Ex:
to bless one's stars  
_Ex:
to foretell future events by the stars  
 
_Ex:
to read stars  
_Ex:
the stars were against it     
_Ex:
his star is evidently setting    
_Ex:
he is through with his star   , 
   
13> _. ,   
(. star prisoner)
14>  ()
15>  
16> _.  
_Id:
(bless) my stars (and garters)!   !,   !,
 !
_Id:
to see stars  ;    
_Id:
to sleep in the star hotel _. _.   

17>     ; 
_Ex:
star cloud _.  
_Ex:
star catalogue  ,  
_Ex:
star place (position)    
18> 
_Ex:
star connection  
19> 
_Ex:
star witness  
20> , ;   (, 
 . .)
_Ex:
star tennis-player  
_Ex:
she received star billing       
    
21>   
_Ex:
star performance    
_Ex:
an all(-)star cast   
_Ex:
star turn  
22> 
_Ex:
star composition _.  
23> 
_Ex:
star quartz  
24>     _. _.   
-  ( )
_Ex:
one-star general  
_Ex:
two-star general -
_Ex:
five-star general  
25>      
(,   . .)
_Ex:
five-star  
_Ex:
five-star hotel  
26>    
27>  
28>   ;  
_Ex:
Laurence Olivier starring    -  
29>   
_Ex:
to star an actress    
_Ex:
the movie stars a famous stage actress    
   
30>  ( ,  -.   . .)
31>  (  ) 
32> ,   ()
_Id:
to star the glaze _.    

Star Chamber
1> _.   (    ,
  1641 .)
2> ,  , ; 

star chart
1>  ,   

star drift
1> _.   

star grass
1> _.   (Callitriche verna)
2> _.   (Callitriche aquatica)

star lightning
1> _. 

star map
1>  ;   

Star of Bethlehem
1> _.  
2>   (Ornithogalum ambellatum)

star sapphire
1> _.  

star shell
1> _.  

star shower
1> _.  
2> _.  

star system
1> _. ,  
2> _.  , 

star tracker
1>   ( )

star wheel
1> _.  , 
2> 

star-anise
1> _.   (Illicium verum)

star-apple
1> _. " " (Chrisophyllum)

star-blind
1> 

star-bright
1>   

star-chamber
1> _.   ,   . . (
);  (   . .)
_Ex:
star-chamber proceedings   


star-class yacht
1> _.   

star-crossed
1>    , 
_Ex:
star-crossed lovers  

star-led
1>   
2> _.  
_Ex:
star-led magi ,   

star-like
1> 
2>   

star-man
1> 
2> ,   

star-navigation
1>   
2> 

star-shaped
1> 

star-spangled
1>  
_Ex:
the Star-Spangled Banner " " (
 )
2> _.  -, 
( )

star-stone
1>   (, )

star-studded
1>  ;  ( )
2>    ,    
( ,   . .)
3>  
_Ex:
star-studded uniform    

starboard
1> _.  
_Ex:
starboard watch   
_Ex:
starboard tack  
2> _.    (. starboard the helm)

starch
1> 
_Ex:
starch paste  
_Ex:
starch sugar _. 
2> , 
3> _. _. , 
4> _. 
5> , 

starch bandage
1> _.  

starch-gum
1> _. 

starch-reduced
1>     ( )

starched
1> , 
_Ex:
starched gauze  
2> , , , 

starchy
1> , ,  
2> , , , 

stardom
1>      ,  
_Ex:
to reach stardom  
2> _.  ( , )

stardust
1> _.  
2> , 
_Ex:
there was stardust in her eyes     

stare
1>  
_Ex:
to give smb. a stare   -.
2>  , 
_Ex:
to stare into smb.'s eyes   -.  
_Ex:
to stare smb. in the face  () 
 -.
_Ex:
to stare straight before (in front of) one  
 
_Ex:
to stare into vacancy   
_Ex:
to stare into the darkness    
_Ex:
he stared the stranger up and down   
 
_Ex:
don't stare (at me)!   ( ) !
3>    -. 
_Ex:
to stare smb. into confusion (out of countenance) 
-.  
_Ex:
to stare snb. dump (into silence)  
 -. 
4>   
_Ex:
to make people stare  () 
5>   
_Ex:
to stare in the face   ()
_Ex:
her lie stared him in the face      
6> , , 
_Ex:
ruin stares him in the face   
_Ex:
the error stared from the page    
7> 
_Ex:
rows of empty windows stared from the house   
 
8> , 
_Ex:
the white benches stared against the green of the grass 
     
9>   ( , )

stare down, stare out
1>   ,   ,
  
_Ex:
to stare down a stranger, newcomer   ()
,   . .
_Ex:
the boys stared at the new teacher but she stared them out
    ,   
  

stare-cat
1> _.  

starets
1> _.  ( )

starfinch
1> _. - (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

starfish
1> _.   (Asteroidea)

starflower
1>    

stargaze
1> . _.  ,   
2>    (. )
_Ex:
to go backstage to stargaze at close range   ,
    

stargazer
1> , ; 
2> 
3> _.   (Uranoscopidae)

stargazing
1>    ; 
2> 
3> 

staring
1>   ( )
2>  ( )
3> , , ,   
_Ex:
he wore a staring red tie    - 
4>  ,  ( , ); 

staring-quarter
1> _. 

stark
1> , 
2> , ; , 
3> , 
4> , ;   
_Ex:
a stark room    ,  
5> , 
6> _-. , ; , ,

_Ex:
stark nonsense  
_Ex:
stark fool  
7> , 
8> , ; 
9> , 
_Ex:
stark discipline  
_Ex:
the stark realities of life   
10> _-. , ; 
_Ex:
stark blind  
_Ex:
stark mad  ,  
_Ex:
he was once stark poor  -   
11> , , 
12> , 

stark-naked
1> _.    
2>  ,    

starkers
1> _. ,    
_Ex:
to be starkers  , 
2> _. ,    

starkly
1> , , 
2> , 

starless
1> 

starlet
1> 
2> _. _. _.  ,  ;
 

starlight
1>  
2> 
_Ex:
starlight night  
3> , 
_Ex:
starlight eyes  

starling
1> _.  (Sturnus vulgaris)
2> , ; 

starlit
1> ;  
_Ex:
starlit landscape ,   

starred
1> ,  
_Ex:
starred night  
2>   
_Ex:
starred officer ,  
3>  ,  ,     ( )
4> _.  
5> 
6>  
7> _.   ,    

starring
1>   - ;  -  
 
_Ex:
starring Robert Taylor     

starry
1> 
_Ex:
the starry jewels of the night   
2> ,   
3>  ( )
4> 
5>   
_Ex:
starry expectations  

starry-eyed
1> _. ; ,    

Stars and Bars
1> _. _. "  ",  
 

Stars and Stripes
1> "  ",   

starspot
1> _.   (  )

start
1> 
_Ex:
from start to finish    
_Ex:
a start in life   
_Ex:
to have a good start in life   
_Ex:
to give smb. a start in life  -.   
_Ex:
to give an ex-convict a fresh start in life  
    
2> 
_Ex:
we shall make an early start for town    
 
3> _.  ; , 
4> _. 
5> _.  
_Ex:
start time   
_Ex:
start line  
6> _.  
7> _. 
_Ex:
high start   ( )
_Ex:
individual start   ()
_Ex:
standing start    ()
_Ex:
false start 
_Ex:
start line  
_Ex:
to line up for the start   
_Ex:
start list  
8> 
_Ex:
to get the start of smth.  -.; 
  -.
9> _. 
_Ex:
he gave me a start of 10 yards     10 
10> ; 
_Ex:
to give a start 
_Ex:
to give smb. a start  -., 
-. 
_Ex:
he sprang up with a start   ()  ( )
_Ex:
your sudden, silent appearance gave me quite a start
     ,   -

11> _. , 
12> _.  ( rum start)
_Id:
by fits and start ; 
_Id:
to get off to a good start  ;  ;
  (-. )
_Id:
the conference got off to a good start  
 ;
_Id:
to get off to a slow start  
();   
13> ,   , 
_Ex:
to start on a journey   
_Ex:
to start in pursuit of smb., smth.    
-., -.
_Ex:
the train has just started    
_Ex:
he started for India last week     
 
_Ex:
we're going to start as early as possible   
 
14> 
_Ex:
to start a train  
15> 
_Ex:
to start north   
_Ex:
to start forward  () 
_Ex:
he started towards the door    
16> ;  ( -.)
_Ex:
to start a squarrel  
_Ex:
to start a subject    -.
_Ex:
to start a fresh loaf of bread  () 
 
_Ex:
we must start work at once    
  (  )
_Ex:
when do I start?    ( )?
_Ex:
he got started on his literary work    
  
_Ex:
a young man starting in life  ,  
17> 
_Ex:
how did the war start?   ?
_Ex:
the fire started in the kitchen    
_Ex:
the rates start at $10  ,   

18> , 
_Ex:
to start a rumour  
_Ex:
to start a movement in art   -. 
 
19> 
_Ex:
to start a fire  ; 
_Ex:
to start cigar  
20> ,  (. start up)
_Ex:
he starts at every noise     
21> _.  , 
22> ,  (. start up)
_Ex:
to start from one's bed   
_Ex:
to start in one's seat   
_Ex:
to start in one's feet   
_Ex:
to start from sleep  
23> (out of)   -.
_Ex:
the appearance of the teacher at his side started John out
of his happy daydreaming      ,
     
_Ex:
the audience was started out of its somnolence by a sudden
crash of the drums     
 
24>  ( ); 
_Ex:
the damage was trifling, not a rivet was started 
 ,     
25>  ( ); 
_Ex:
his tooth started    
26> , 
_Ex:
his eyes started from their sockets     

27> _.  (  )
28> , 
_Ex:
blood started from the wound    
_Ex:
tears started from her eyes      
29> ; 
_Ex:
to start the beer into a new cask    

30>  (-.),  (-.)
_Ex:
to start a horse   
_Ex:
to start a family   ()
_Ex:
to start a baby 
31> , 
_Ex:
to start chicks  
32> _.  (. start out)
_Ex:
five cars started but only three finished  
,      
33>  
_Ex:
to start the ball in play    
34>     ( )
35> (. start up)  ();  ()
_Ex:
to start a watch  
36>  ( , )
_Ex:
I can't get the engine of my car to start   

37> ,  (  . .)
_Ex:
to start an objection _.   ( )
_Ex:
to start a subject  
38> ,  (,   . .)
_Ex:
to start a new clothing-store    

_Ex:
he decided to start a newspaper    
39> ,  (  . .)
40> _.  (, )
41>  ( )
42>  ()
43>  ( )
44> _.  ()
_Ex:
to start a hare  
_Ex:
to start smb. doing smth.  -. 
-. 
_Ex:
the news started me thinking    

_Ex:
this smell always starts my cat sneezing   
    
_Ex:
to start smb. (off) in smth.  -.  -.
_Ex:
to start smb. in life  -.   
_Ex:
there's nobody who could start me off in London  
  ,       
_Ex:
to start smb. (off) on smth.  -. 
 -.
_Ex:
don't start him off on his invention    
   
_Ex:
to start smb. (off) as smth.  -.   
 -.;  -.  -. 
_Ex:
the station started him as a news announcer   
    
_Ex:
to start smb. at some salary  -. -. 
_Ex:
they started him at a low salary    
45>  - ;  .  -
_Ex:
to start talking 
_Ex:
to start smoking 
_Ex:
to start into song 
_Ex:
the bells started ringing  
_Ex:
she started crying  
_Id:
to start with   , ...,  ; ,
; 
_Id:
you have no right to be here, to start with -,
     
_Id:
I'll pay you twelve dollars a week to start with  
    20   
_Id:
to start the ball rolling  -. ; 

_Id:
to start smth.  
_Id:
don't you start! , !
_Id:
to start another hare   ; 
 
_Id:
to start on smb. _. ,  -.;
  -.

start back
1>  , 
_Ex:
he started back in fear    

start in
1> ( on) _. ,  ( -. )
_Ex:
to start in on homework   
_Ex:
just start in and clean the room -   
_Ex:
he started in drinking again    
2> (on) , 
_Ex:
the manager started in on the team for slovenly, unagressive
play      ,
 

start off
1> _.  
_Ex:
I'll start off with introducing you to him   ,
  
_Ex:
he started off by pointing to the dangers of rock climbing
     ,    

_Ex:
the dictionary starts off with the letter A  
  
2> (. on)  -.   ,
"" -.
_Ex:
don't, for Heaven's sake, start him off on one of his golfing
stories  ,       ,  
      
_Ex:
once she's been started off, it's impossible to stop her
   ,   
3> (on)   
_Ex:
it's a bright class, I can start them off on the second-year
programme     ,   
      
4>   
_Ex:
to start off for Moscow  (, )  
_Ex:
we start off at seven     

start out
1>   
_Ex:
to start out for Moscow  (, )  
_Ex:
we start out at seven     
2> _.  
_Ex:
I'll start out with introducing you to him   ,
  
_Ex:
he started off by pointing to the dangers of rock climbing
     ,    

_Ex:
the dictionary starts off with the letter A  
  
3>   -.;   -.
_Ex:
he started out to write a book    

start up
1> , () 
_Ex:
so many complications started up    
2>  
_Ex:
new houses are starting up in the suburbs of the city 
     
3> 
_Ex:
to start up a conversation with smb.  
 -.
_Ex:
to start up a firm   

start-stop printer
1> 

start-up
1> 
2> ,  (  . .)
_Ex:
start-up programme  , 

3>    ()

startability
1> _.  ;  

starter
1> _. 
2> _.  ()
_Ex:
of the 10 starters, only six finished   
    
3> 
4>  ,  ; 
5> _.  , 
6> _.  
7> _.  
8>   (,   . .)
9> _-. ,   
10> _-.    (  )
11> _pl. _.  

