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staid

Short Definition : serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony

Definition
(adj) characterized by dignity and propriety
Synonyms : sedate
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for staid

Staid--sounds like "STAYED"--Imagine you have always maintained your dignity and propriety in the place where you have stayed for so many years!

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STAID rhymes with MAID.think that a maid is RESPECTFUL,its a rarity

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Remember as ' Rahul Dravid stayed(staid) on the pitch for long time' relate Dravid maintaining dignity of the country.

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Stay with dignity=staid

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the batsman STAID (stayed)in the crease for the whole day and scored only 20 odd runs,we call it a STAID knock,meaning UNENTERPRISING AND UNINTERESTING

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ST+AID=sexually transmitted AIDS..a person suffering from AIDS has to generally suffer from loss of dignity by the society.

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Start Treating AIDs patient Staidly

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ST(student) + AID. you will get one only if you are serious about studies.

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staid image -- that has always stayed the same.. i.e. it is boring , uninteresting and old fashioned. (staid image)

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i STAYED 'sober' even when others were drunk

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if you over-STAID(stayed) your welcome in a guests house then it will effect you dignity and propriety..

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staid sounds like straight

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stalemate

Short Definition : deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked

Definition
(noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Example Sentence
  • reached an impasse on the negotiations
Definition
(noun) drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check Definition
(verb) subject to a stalemate
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stalemate

STALE(bad) + MATE(lifemate) -> You have got a bad life mate, and now you cannot do anything about it, you are at a standstill, a deadlock.

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sounds like CHECKMATE..in chess i.e deadend ,u cant do anything!!

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CHECKMATE..and also STALE(dead matter)+MATE = DEADLOCK!

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s+tale+mate—if you got lifeMATE with a TALE, you cannot do anything, you are at a STANDSTILL, DEADLOCK

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You stole somebody's mate. And when you see him, you are quite embarrassed.

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stalwart

Short Definition : physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower

Definition
(noun) a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
Synonyms : loyalist
Definition
(adj) having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
Synonyms : hardy stout sturdy
Example Sentence
  • hardy explorers of northern Canada
  • proud of her tall stalwart son
  • stout seamen
  • sturdy young athletes
Definition
(adj) dependable
Synonyms : stout
Example Sentence
  • the stalwart citizens at Lexington
  • a stalwart supporter of the UN
  • stout hearts
Definition
(adj) used especially of persons
Synonyms : stouthearted
Example Sentence
  • a stalwart knight
  • a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stalwart

STALL+WAR- He alone can stall the war because he is a stalwart.

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someone loyal to you will stay (STAL) with you in war(WART) .

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Talwar(sword) hate(in the hand of) tipu sultan.. Or imagine any other hero.

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Similar to "STEWARD", the receptionist on board who is very strong.

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wall mart, if any1 here watches southpark then he knows cartman is a walmark stallwart

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WAL MART IS a very STRONG supermarket.

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Stall+war--so loyal dat having ''stall'' of tea at the battle field during ''war'' for the soilders

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stamina

Short Definition : power of endurance; strength; staying power

Definition
(noun) enduring strength and energy

stammer

Short Definition : speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions

Definition
(noun) a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
Synonyms : stutter
Definition
(verb) speak haltingly
Synonyms : bumble falter stutter
Example Sentence
  • The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room

stamp

Short Definition : step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamp

Definition
(noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made
Synonyms : cast mold mould
Example Sentence
  • pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
Definition
(noun) a type or class
Example Sentence
  • more men of his stamp are needed
Definition
(noun) a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
Synonyms : impression
Example Sentence
  • he put his stamp on the envelope
Definition
(noun) a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
Synonyms : postage postage stamp
Definition
(noun) something that can be used as an official medium of payment
Synonyms : legal tender tender
Definition
(noun) a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
Synonyms : revenue stamp
Definition
(noun) machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
Synonyms : pestle
Definition
(noun) a block or die used to imprint a mark or design Definition
(noun) a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
Synonyms : seal
Definition
(verb) walk heavily
Synonyms : stomp stump
Example Sentence
  • The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
Definition
(verb) to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
Example Sentence
  • a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps
Definition
(verb) reveal clearly as having a certain character
Example Sentence
  • His playing stamps him as a Romantic
Definition
(verb) affix a stamp to
Example Sentence
  • Are the letters properly stamped?
Definition
(verb) treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
Synonyms : pigeonhole stereotype
Example Sentence
  • I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
Definition
(verb) destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
Example Sentence
  • Stamp fascism into submission
  • stamp out tyranny
Definition
(verb) form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
Example Sentence
  • stamp needles
Definition
(verb) crush or grind with a heavy instrument
Example Sentence
  • stamp fruit extract the juice
Definition
(verb) raise in a relief
Synonyms : boss emboss
Example Sentence
  • embossed stationery

stampede

Short Definition : sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people); V: participate in or cause stampede; Ex. stampede before the price rises

Definition
(noun) a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
Example Sentence
  • when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
Definition
(noun) a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) Definition
(verb) cause to run in panic
Example Sentence
  • Thunderbolts can stampede animals
Definition
(verb) cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
Example Sentence
  • The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
Definition
(verb) act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
Example Sentence
  • Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
Definition
(verb) run away in a stampede
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stampede

Lets remember it as a post office has to dispatch lots of posts within an hour with a seal on it. Imagine the workers, having 'stampede' => stamp + pad [ink pad], "running into panic" situation as how to finish so many letters/po

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stamp ede

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People on a riot with stamps in their hands.

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stanch

Short Definition : stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound

Definition
(verb) stop the flow of a liquid
Synonyms : halt staunch stem
Example Sentence
  • staunch the blood flow
  • stem the tide
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stanch

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stanch = ST(op)+AN(d)+CH(eck)

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staunch is determinate,unmovable.Stanch(verb) is to make blood unmovable.

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S(stop)TANCH(tank):- Stop the tank of water

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stanch - stand or stop the drench ( liquid pouring )

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stanch - make the flow to stand and to be checked

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Reminds me of Starch. Starch will definitely stop water from flowing around. Hehe...

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putting STop to blood drA(e)nCH

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standstill

Short Definition : condition of no movement or activity; stop

Definition
(noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Example Sentence
  • reached an impasse on the negotiations
Definition
(noun) an interruption of normal activity
Synonyms : stand tie-up
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for standstill

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STAND + STILL - Stand very still with no activity or movement.

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stanza

Short Definition : division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)

Definition
(noun) a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
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