In this article, you’ll learn about various words that start with the letters “st,” enhancing your vocabulary and understanding of their usage.
- Stable- Firm and steady.
- Stack- Pile things one on top of another.
- Staff- Group of people employed by a company.
- Stage- Platform for performances.
- Stain- Mark left on something.
- Stair- Set of steps.
- Stake- Strong post with a point.
- Stale- No longer fresh.
- Stalk- Main stem of a plant.
- Stall- Individual compartment for an animal in a stable or small enclosure in a market.
- Stamp- Tool for imprinting or stamping.
- Stand- Maintain an upright position.
- Stanza- Group of lines in a poem.
- Staple- Basic or principal element; a type of wire fastener used to secure paper.
- Star- Celestial body visible as a point of light.
- Stare- Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something.
- Start- Begin an activity or event.
- Starve- Suffer or die from lack of food.
- State- Condition of something; a nation in a federation.
- Station- Regular stopping place or broadcast entity.
- Statue- Sculpture representing a figure.
- Status- Relative social or professional position.
- Stay- Remain in the same place.
- Steak- Slice of meat or fish.
- Steal- Take another’s property without permission.
- Steam- Vapor into which water is converted when heated.
- Steel- Hard, strong alloy used for construction.
- Steep- Having a sharp inclination.
- Steer- Guide or control the movement of a vehicle or vessel.
- Stem- Central part of a plant.
- Step- Movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down.
- Stereo- System of two or more speakers creating a three-dimensional sound.
- Stew- Dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid.
- Stick- Thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut from a tree.
- Stiff- Not easily bent; formal, constrained.
- Still- Calm, motionless, quiet.
- Sting- Sharp pain or prick from a pointed object or insect.
- Stink- Strong bad smell.
- Stint- specific period of work or service.
- Stir- Mix or move around with a spoon or stick.
- Stitch- Loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of a needle.
- Stock- Goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.
- Stomach- Internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs.
- Stone- Hard, solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made.
- Stool- Seat without back or arms, typically resting on three or four legs or on a single pedestal.
- Stop- Cease movement or operation.
- Store- Place where items may be purchased.
- Storm- Violent weather condition with winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
- Story- Narrative or tale of real or fictitious events.
- Stout- Strong and thick.
- Stove- Appliance for cooking.
- Strain- Force (a part of one’s body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort.
- Strait- Narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
- Strand- Beach or shore; a single thin length of something.
- Strange- Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.
- Strap- Strip of leather, cloth, or other material used to fasten, secure, or carry something.
- Straw- Dried stalks of grain, used especially as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, or weaving.
- Stray- Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.
- Streak- Long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings.
- Stream- Small, narrow river.
- Street- Public road in a city or town, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides.
- Stress- Pressure or tension exerted on a material object or mental or emotional strain.
- Stretch- Be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.
- Strict- Demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed.
- Stride- Long, decisive step.
- Strike- Hit forcibly and deliberately with one’s hand or a weapon or other implement.
- String- Material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length.
- Strip- Remove all coverings from.
- Stripe- Long narrow band or strip differing in color or texture from the surface on either side.
- Stroll- Walk in a leisurely way.
- Strong- Having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
- Struct- Short for “structure,” typically used in various industries to denote a building or other built object.
- Struggle- Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.
- Strut- Stiff, erect, and apparently self-important walk.
- Stub- Short, remaining part of something that has been removed or broken off.
- Stuff- Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.
- Stumble- Trip or momentarily lose one’s balance; almost fall.
- Stump- The bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down.
- Stun- Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.
- Stunt- An action displaying spectacular skill and daring.
- Stupid- Lacking intelligence or common sense.
- Sturdy- Strongly and solidly built.
- Style- A manner of doing something.
- Suave- Charming, confident, and elegant.
- Subtle- So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
- Succeed- Achieve the desired aim or result.
- Success- The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.
- Succinct- Briefly and clearly expressed.
- Such- Like or similar; used to make an implicit comparison.
- Suck- Draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lip and mouth to make a partial vacuum.
- Sudden- Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.
- Suffer- Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
- Suffice- Be enough or adequate.
- Sugar- Sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants.
- Suggest- Put forward for consideration.
- Suit- Set of clothes made from the same fabric, designed to be worn together.
- Suite- A set of rooms designated for one person’s or family’s use or for a particular purpose.
- Sum- The total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items.
- Summer- Warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August.
- Summit- The highest point of a hill or mountain.