staffe
Obsolete spelling of staff.

staffes
plural of staffe

staffs
plural of staff

stail
Alternative form of stale (“a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.”).

stails
plural of stail

starshell
Alternative form of star shell.

starshells
plural of starshell

stelai
plural of stele

stele
An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
Any carved or engraved surface.
An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.

steles
plural of stele
plural of stela

stepquote
A message in the grid of a crossword, split between multiple lights and arranged in a zigzag or steplike pattern.
A crossword puzzle including such a message.

stepquotes
plural of stepquote

stereodiagram
A stereoscopic diagram

stereodiagrams
plural of stereodiagram

sternoptychid
Any fish in the family Sternoptychidae (marine hatchetfishes).

sternoptychids
plural of sternoptychid

sternopygid
Any knifefish in the family Sternopygidae.

sternopygids
plural of sternopygid

stickfrog
Alternative form of stick frog.
Alternative form of stick frog.

stilet
stylet
stiletto

stiletti
plural of stiletto

stilettoes
plural of stiletto

stilettoings
plural of stilettoing

stinger
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
A final note played at the end of a military march.
An extension cord.
A stinging nettle.
Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.

stingers
plural of stinger

stoccado
A stab with a pointed weapon.

stoccadoes
plural of stoccado

stoccados
plural of stoccado

stoccata
Alternative form of stoccado.

stoccatas
plural of stoccata

stockpile
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.
A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.

stockpiles
plural of stockpile

storyknife
A carved knife made for a Yup'ik girl to use for storyknifing.

storyknifing
A traditional Yup'ik play activity of young girls in which they tell stories accompanying them with illustrations scratched in the mud, sand, or snow using a storyknife or stick.

storyknives
plural of storyknife

strallies
plural of strally

strally
Alternative form of strap (“firearm”).

stramazon
Alternative form of stramazoun.

stramazons
plural of stramazon

stramazoun
A direct descending blow with the sword edge.

stramazouns
plural of stramazoun

strig
A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
The tang of a sword-blade.
The string of a button.

strigs
plural of strig

stronglink
Part of a permissive-action link that ensures resilience to accidental activation of the weapon through physical damage, such as a ruggedized component, or munitions designed not to be circumvented by fire, vibration, etc.

stronglinks
plural of stronglink

stucks
plural of stuck

studgun
Any gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").

stunna
Pronunciation spelling of stunner (“a woman of stunning beauty”).

stunnas
plural of stunna

stunner
Anything that is stunning.
Anything that is stunning.
A professional wrestling maneuver in which an attacking wrestler applies a facelock to an opponent and falls to a seated position, forcing the opponent's jaw or neck to drop on the attacker's shoulder.
A pistol firing a beam capable of stunning an enemy.
A person or machine that stuns an animal before slaughter.

stunners
plural of stunner

stunrod
A baton that delivers an electric shock upon striking someone or something.

stunrods
plural of stunrod

stylet
An engraving tool, a stylus.
A style of a plant's flower.
A slender medical probe or device.
A poniard or stiletto.
A stiff, slender organ of an animal.

stylets
plural of stylet

subfolder
A folder within another folder.

subfolders
plural of subfolder

submissile
A missile that detaches from a larger missile.

submissiles
plural of submissile

submunition
Any part of a weapon (typically a bomb or missile) that separates from a parent munition before or during employment.

submunitions
plural of submunition

subquivers
plural of subquiver

subweapon
A secondary weapon.

subweapons
plural of subweapon

sumpit
The poison dart used in the sumpitan, or Malay blowpipe.
The blowpipe itself.

sumpitan
The sumpit.

sumpitans
plural of sumpitan

sumpits
plural of sumpit

sundang
A kind of dagger or short machete.

sundangs
plural of sundang

sunshaft
A shaft of sunlight; a sunbeam.

sunshafts
plural of sunshaft

superdiagram
A supersymmetric diagram

superdiagrams
plural of superdiagram

superface
surface

superfolder
A superdirectory.

superfolders
plural of superfolder

supergrids
plural of supergrid

superheavies
plural of superheavy

superheavy
Much heavier than usual.
Much heavier than usual.
stressed more than is usual

supermissile
Any massive object used as a superweapon by being thrown or fired through the air.
An extremelypowerful, self-propelled projectile whose trajectory is adjustable after it is launched.

supermissiles
plural of supermissile

superprojectile
A superior projectile; a supershot.

superprojectiles
plural of superprojectile

supershot
A superior shot (ammunition or projectile).

supershots
plural of supershot

superwarhead
An extremely destructive and powerful warhead.

superwarheads
plural of superwarhead

superweapon
An extremely powerful weapon.

superweaponry
Superweapons collectively.

superweapons
plural of superweapon

surface
The overside or upside of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
The outside hull of a tangible object.
Outward or external appearance.
The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a space of more than two dimensions.
The story or image suggested by a cryptic clue, when read as a whole sentence without considering wordplay.
A portion of the display to which graphics can be rendered.

surfaces
plural of surface

swammies
plural of swammy

swammy
gun, firearm

swashbuckler
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and a lighthearted tone.

swashbucklers
plural of swashbuckler

sweard
Obsolete form of sword.

swerd
Obsolete form of sword.

switchknife
A knife with a switchblade.

switchknives
plural of switchknife

swoord
Obsolete spelling of sword.

swoorde
Obsolete spelling of sword.

sword
A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Violence; military might.

swordbelt
A belt with an attachment for the sword, used to carry it when not in use.

swordbelts
plural of swordbelt