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Stimulate
- verb - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
- cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
- cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
- provide the needed stimulus for
- stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
Stimulism
- - The theory of medical practice which regarded life as dependent upon stimulation, or excitation, and disease as caused by excess or deficiency in the amount of stimulation. (b) The practice of treating disease by alcoholic stimulants.
Stingaree
- - Any sting ray. See under 6th Ray.
Stingbull
- - The European greater weever fish (Trachinus draco), which is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays of its dorsal fin. See Weever.
Stingiest
- adjective - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
- mean
- unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
Stingings
- noun - a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
Stingless
- adjective - without a sting
Stingrays
- noun - large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds