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Staining
- verb - (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
- color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
- color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
- the act of spotting or staining something
Stairway
- noun - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Stakeout
- noun - surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)
Stalkers
- noun - someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
- someone who stalks game
- someone who walks with long stiff strides
Stalking
- verb - a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
- follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
- go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
- the act of following prey stealthily
- walk stiffly
Stallage
- - The right of erecting a stall or stalls in fairs; rent paid for a stall.
Stalling
- verb - a tactic used to mislead or delay
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
- come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
- deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
- put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
Stallion
- noun - uncastrated adult male horse
Stallman
- - One who keeps a stall for the sale of merchandise, especially books.
Stalwart
- adjective - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
- dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"
- having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
- used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"