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st en · INTJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Imitative. Compare hist.

Meanings

1. Expressing a sudden desire for silence.

Forms

Translations (8)

hu pszt (expressing a sudden desire for silence) · sv hyss (expressing a sudden desire for silence) · el σουτ (expressing a sudden desire for silence) · la st (expressing a sudden desire for silence) · no hysj (expressing a sudden desire for silence) · sv sch (expressing a sudden desire for silence) · el σσστ (expressing a sudden desire for silence) · hu csitt (expressing a sudden desire for silence)

st en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of st. and St.; abbreviation of street.
   alt of st. and St
2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of state.
   alt of state
3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of stone; not capitalized or usually spaced.
   alt of stone
   • Weighed myself at the gym and have hit 10st 8lb, a sure sign of things getting out of control—so I can’t even console myself with a chocolate biscuit. 1992 October 3, Edwina Currie, Diary:
4. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of store.
   alt of store
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, qualifier:crochet) Abbreviation of stitch.
   alt of stitch
   • Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem. 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible, page 71:
   • Change to larger needles and knit 1 rnd in CC, inc 3 (4, 5) sts evenly[…] 2011, Barb Brown, Knitting Knee-Highs: Sock Styles from Classic to Contemporary, page 55:
   • st – stitch [2011 August 23, Carmen Heffernan, “How to make colourful crocheted flowers”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2023:
   • insert right-hand needle bet 2 sts just knitted 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics, page 63:

Forms

Deriveds

sl st · st st · rev st st · g st

Translations (16)

el Άϊ (saint) · hu u. (utca) (street) · es c (street) · de St. (saint) · pl św. (saint) · ka ქ. (street) · el οδ. (street) · de Str. (street) · pt St. (saint) · ka წმ. (saint) · el Άη (saint) · cs ul. (street) · ca c. (street) · hu Szt. (saint) · el Αγ. (saint) · pl ul. (street)