Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stahy]
- /staɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [stahy]
- /staɪ/
Definitions of sty word
- noun plural sty a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen. 1
- noun plural sty any filthy place or abode. 1
- noun plural sty a place of bestial debauchery. 1
- noun plural sty a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum. 1
- verb with object sty to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty. 1
- verb without object sty to live in or as if in a sty. 1
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Origin of sty
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English *stī in stī-fearh sty-pig; probably identical with stig- in stigweard steward; cognate with Old Norse stī, Dutch stijg, German Steige
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Parts of speech for Sty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sty
noun sty
- hogpen — pigpen (def 1).
- hovel — a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.
- leanto — a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- enclosure — An area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.
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