| ABSTAIN | • abstain v. (Transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself. • abstain v. (Intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. • abstain v. (Intransitive, obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period). |
| BESTAIN | • bestain v. (Transitive) To mark with stains; discolour; spot. • BESTAIN v. to stain all over. |
| DESTAIN | • destain v. (Transitive) To remove a chemical stain from. • destain v. (Intransitive) To lose a chemical stain. • DESTAIN v. to rid of stain. |
| DISTAIN | • distain v. (Rare) To stain, discolour or tarnish. • distain n. Misspelling of disdain. • DISTAIN v. (archaic) to stain, sully. |
| STAIDER | • staider adj. Comparative form of staid: more staid. • STAID adj. sober and sedate. |
| STAIDLY | • staidly adv. In a staid manner. • STAID adv. sober and sedate. |
| STAINED | • stained adj. Having a stain. • stained adj. Coloured by adding a pigment. • stained v. Simple past tense and past participle of stain. |
| STAINER | • stainer n. Something that stains. • stainer n. One who stains or tarnishes. • stainer n. A workman who applies a stain to wood, etc. |
| STAIRED | • staired adj. Having (a specified kind or number of) stairs. • STAIRED adj. having, or arranged like, stairs. |
| STAITHE | • staithe n. (UK, obsolete) A riverbank. • staithe n. (UK, archaic or dialectal) A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage. • staithe n. (UK, rail transport) An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons. |
| STAITHS | • staiths n. Plural of staith. • STAITH n. a wharf for the transfer of coal or ore, also STAITHE. |
| SUSTAIN | • sustain v. (Transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence. • sustain v. (Transitive) To provide for or nourish. • sustain v. (Transitive) To encourage or sanction (something). (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage… |
| UNSTAID | • unstaid adj. Uncontrolled, unrestrained. • UNSTAID adj. not staid. |
| UPSTAIR | • upstair adj. (Dated) upstairs. • UPSTAIR adj. pertaining to an upper floor. |