stub
Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior.
A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.
A length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only.
The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog
An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract
A log or block of wood.
A blockhead.
A pen with a short, blunt nib.
An old and worn horseshoe nail.
Stub iron.
The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt.

stubs
plural of stub

stucchi
plural of stucco

stucco
A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat exterior walls or to make exterior mouldings.
A work made of stucco; stuccowork.

stuccoes
plural of stucco

stuccos
plural of stucco

studfinder
Alternative form of stud finder.

studfinders
plural of studfinder.

studguns
plural of studgun

stuke
stucco

stulp
A short stout post used for any purpose, such as the marking of a boundary.

stulps
plural of stulp

stupa
A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.

stupas
plural of stupa

styli
plural of stylus

stylometers
plural of stylometer

stylus
An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.
A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
Synonym of style.

styluses
plural of stylus

styptic
Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.

styptics
plural of styptic

subchannel
A distinct division of a channel or frequency band.
An additional frequency owned by a television broadcaster used for less lucrative content.
A distinct part of an I/O channel associated with a specific device.

subchannels
plural of subchannel

subcode
A code making up part of a larger code.
Any of several channels of data added to a compact disc (or similar) that are used for indexing and tracking.

subcodes
plural of subcode

subcomponent
A lesser or secondary component.

subcomponents
plural of subcomponent

subconsole
A subsidiary console; an electronic device that monitors and controls a subset of the functions of a main console.

subconsoles
plural of subconsole

subcontroller
A subsidiary controller, or the controller of a subsystem

subcontrollers
plural of subcontroller

subdeployment
a mechanism by which JMS module resources are grouped and targeted to a server resource.

subdeployments
plural of subdeployment

subdevice
A device making up part of a larger device.

subdevices
plural of subdevice

subdynamics
A reduced form of dynamics used to describe certain quantum systems

subetherics
Devices able to communicate using the subether ("a fictional medium through which faster-than-light signals are able to travel"), considered collectively.

subfacet
A subsidiary facet

subfacets
plural of subfacet

subfonds
A fonds (collection of records) forming part of a larger fonds.

subindustries
plural of subindustry

subindustry
An industry that makes up part of a larger industry.

subjee
Alternative form of sabzi.

subji
Alternative form of sabzi.

sublative
A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, or about (a subject)).

subledger
A subsidiary ledger dealing with a specific subsection of the general ledger, such as property and equipment costs.

subledgers
plural of subledger

sublimator
A device that sublimates a substance.

sublimators
plural of sublimator

sublimers
plural of sublimer

submachine
A machine forming part of a larger machine.
A machine forming part of a larger machine.

submachinegun
Alternative form of submachine gun.

submachineguns
plural of submachinegun

submachines
plural of submachine

submechanisms
plural of submechanism

subminiatures
plural of subminiature

subnetwork
A subsection of a network.

subnetworks
plural of subnetwork

subobjective
A subsidiary objective

subobjectives
plural of subobjective

subordinaries
plural of subordinary

subordinary
Any device that is given less status (typically because it is less common or less simple) than the normal ordinaries.

subpalette
An on-screen display of user-selectable tools that makes up part of a larger such display.

subpalettes
plural of subpalette

subplot
A plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.
A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment.

subplots
plural of subplot

subquadrats
plural of subquadrat

subrack
A narrow rack for computer equipment, designed to fit into a larger rack.

subracks
plural of subrack

subrefugia
plural of subrefugium

subrefugium
A subordinate refugium

subresource
A resource making up part of a larger resource.

subresources
plural of subresource

subroutine
A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

subroutines
plural of subroutine

subsampler
A device used to obtain subsamples

subsamplers
plural of subsampler

subscreen
A subsidiary screen making up part of a larger screen (especially the kind used for displaying computer output).

subscreens
plural of subscreen

subsewer
A lesser or subsidiary sewer (drainage system).

subsewers
plural of subsewer

substubs
plural of substub

subswitches
plural of subswitch

subterfuge
An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.

subterfuges
plural of subterfuge

subterrene
underground, subterranean

subterrenes
plural of subterrene

subz
Alternative form of sabzi.

subzi
Alternative form of sabzi.

subzis
plural of subzi

succinimide
The cyclic imide of succinic acid.
Any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used to treat epilepsy.

succinimides
plural of succinimide

succula
A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.

sudatoria
plural of sudatorium

sudatories
plural of sudatory

sudatorium
A hot room used to induce sweating, steam room, steam bath, sauna.

sudatory
A sudatorium; a hot room used to induce sweating.

sugarcube
Rare form of sugar cube.

sugarcubes
plural of sugarcube