a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey
steel trap
Noun
an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)
stockyard
Noun
enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
stick shift
Noun
a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal
steel-wool pad
Noun
abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing
stogy
Noun
a cheap cigar
standee
Noun
a lifesize cardboard cutout, usually of a celebrity
standee
Noun
someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train)
steelyard
Noun
a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
stogie
Noun
a cheap cigar
stokehold
Noun
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
standing press
Noun
a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically
stokehole
Noun
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
standing room
Noun
room for passengers or spectators to stand
street clothes
Noun
ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances, as opposed to costumes, sports apparel, work clothes and so on
steeper
Noun
a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping
standpipe
Noun
a vertical pipe
streetlight
Noun
a lamp supported on a lamppost
steeple
Noun
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
stoker
Noun
a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
stoker
Noun
a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
street lamp
Noun
a lamp supported on a lamppost
spire
Noun
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
stole
Noun
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
saltire
Noun
a cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length
strengthener
Noun
a device designed to provide additional strength
steering gear
Noun
a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle
stomacher
Noun
garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
steering linkage
Noun
mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle
streptomycin
Noun
an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
stomach pump
Noun
a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach
steering system
Noun
a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle)
streptothricin
Noun
a basic antibiotic derived from a soil actinomycete
stone wall
Noun
a fence built of rough stones
stanhope
Noun
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
steering mechanism
Noun
a mechanism by which something is steered, especially a motor vehicle
stretch pants
Noun
trousers made of a stretchy fabric
stoneware
Noun
ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous
steering wheel
Noun
a handwheel that is used for steering
strickle
Noun
a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
strickle
Noun
a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure
strickle
Noun
an implement for sharpening scythes
strickle
Verb
smooth with a strickle
strickle
Verb
level off with a strickle in a measuring container
stonework
Noun
masonry done with stone
staple gun
Noun
a hand-held machine for driving staples home
stele
Noun
an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
stele
Noun
the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant