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Staminody
- unknown - The metamorphosis of other floral organs into stamens.
Stammered
- verb - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
Stammerer
- noun - someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
Stamp Act
- noun - an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766
- an act passed by the British parliment in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 17
Stamp Out
- verb - end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
Stamp Pad
- noun - a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
Stamp Tax
- noun - a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
Stampeded
- verb - act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
- cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
- cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
- run away in a stampede
Stampedes
- noun - a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
- a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
- act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
- cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
- cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
- run away in a stampede
Stanching
- verb - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"