| pastoral | (noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life | Synonyms: idyl, idyll, pastorale |
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| (noun) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) | - |
| (noun) a letter from a pastor to the congregation | - |
| pastorale | (noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life | Synonyms: idyl, idyll, pastoral |
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| pastorate | (noun) the position of pastor | Synonyms: pastorship |
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| (noun) pastors collectively | - |
| pastorship | (noun) the position of pastor | Synonyms: pastorate |
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| penstock | (noun) conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | Synonyms: sluice, sluiceway |
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| (noun) regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | Synonyms: floodgate, head gate, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate |
| pentastomid | (noun) wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals | Synonyms: tongue worm |
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| peristome | (noun) region around the mouth in various invertebrates | - |
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| (noun) (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule | - |
| pesto | (noun) a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil | - |
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| phlogiston | (noun) a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning | - |
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| pistol | (noun) a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | Synonyms: handgun, shooting iron, side arm |
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| pistoleer | (noun) someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed) | - |
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| piston | (noun) mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion | Synonyms: plunger |
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| pistonphone | (noun) an acoustical calibrator (sound source) that uses a closed coupling volume to generate a precise sound pressure for the calibration of measurement microphones. | - |
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| pitchstone | (noun) dark acid granitic glass | - |
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| prehistory | (noun) the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word | Synonyms: prehistoric culture |
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| progestogen | (noun) any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone | Synonyms: progestin |
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| protohistory | (noun) the study of humans prior to the invention of writing | Synonyms: protoanthropology |
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| pycnodysostosis | (noun) a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth | - |
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| quaestor | (noun) any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration) | - |
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| rainstorm | (noun) a storm with rain | - |
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| resistor | (noun) an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | Synonyms: resistance |
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| restoration | (noun) the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state | - |
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| (noun) getting something back again | Synonyms: regaining, restitution, return |
| (noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed | - |
| (noun) a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. | - |
| (noun) the state of being restored to its former good condition | Synonyms: refurbishment, renovation |
| restorative | (noun) a device for treating injury or disease | Synonyms: corrective |
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| (noun) a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | Synonyms: tonic |
| restorer | (noun) a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | Synonyms: preserver, refinisher, renovator |
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| retinoblastoma | (noun) malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells | - |
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| rhinestone | (noun) an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste | - |
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| rootstock | (noun) root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots | - |
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| (noun) a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure | Synonyms: rhizome, rootstalk |
| rottenstone | (noun) a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing | Synonyms: tripoli |
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| rudderstock | (noun) a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot | Synonyms: rudderpost |
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| sandstone | (noun) a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) | - |
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| sandstorm | (noun) a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand | Synonyms: dust storm, duster, sirocco |
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| schistorrhachis | (noun) a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis | Synonyms: rachischisis, spina bifida |
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| schistosome | (noun) flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals | Synonyms: blood fluke |
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| schistosomiasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected | Synonyms: bilharzia, bilharziasis |
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| shitstorm | (noun) A considerable backlash or controversy | - |
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| shortstop | (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base | Synonyms: short |
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| (noun) (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position | - |
| showstopper | (noun) something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal | Synonyms: show-stopper |
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| (noun) an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down | Synonyms: show-stopper, stopper |
| siltstone | (noun) a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt | - |
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| snowstorm | (noun) a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds | Synonyms: blizzard |
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| soapstone | (noun) a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments | Synonyms: soap-rock, soaprock, steatite |
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| spongioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: glioblastoma |
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| steatocystoma | (noun) a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked | Synonyms: pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, wen |
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| sternocleidomastoid | (noun) one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head | Synonyms: musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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| stoat | (noun) the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail | - |
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| stob | (noun) a short straight stick of wood | - |
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| stochasticity | (noun) the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan | Synonyms: haphazardness, noise, randomness |
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| stock | (noun) any animals kept for use or profit | Synonyms: farm animal, livestock |
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| (noun) the merchandise that a shop has on hand | Synonyms: inventory |
| (noun) the handle end of some implements or tools | - |
| (noun) the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun | Synonyms: gunstock |
| (noun) an ornamental white cravat | Synonyms: neckcloth |
| (noun) lumber used in the construction of something | - |
| (noun) liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces | Synonyms: broth |
| (noun) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species | Synonyms: breed, strain |
| (noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual | Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma |
| (noun) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant | Synonyms: caudex |
| (noun) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers | Synonyms: gillyflower |
| (noun) any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia | Synonyms: Malcolm stock |
| (noun) a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants | - |
| (noun) the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity) | - |
| (noun) a supply of something available for future use | Synonyms: fund, store |
| (noun) a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation | Synonyms: stock certificate |
| (noun) the reputation and popularity a person has | - |
| stockade | (noun) a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) | Synonyms: concentration camp |
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| (noun) fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense | - |
| stockbroker | (noun) an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds | - |
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| stockcar | (noun) boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock | - |
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| stocker | (noun) a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment | - |
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| stockfish | (noun) fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt | - |
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| stockholder | (noun) someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | Synonyms: shareholder, shareowner |
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| stockholding | (noun) ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock | - |
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| (noun) a specific number of stocks or shares owned | Synonyms: stockholdings |
| stockholdings | (noun) a specific number of stocks or shares owned | Synonyms: stockholding |
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| stockhorn | (noun) an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone | Synonyms: hornpipe, pibgorn |
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| stockiness | (noun) The quality of being compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build. | - |
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| stockinet | (noun) knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments | Synonyms: stockinette |
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| stockinette | (noun) knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments | Synonyms: stockinet |
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| stocking | (noun) the activity of supplying a stock of something | - |
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| (noun) close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) | - |
| stockist | (noun) one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods | - |
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| stockjobber | (noun) one who deals only with brokers or other jobbers | - |
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| stockman | (noun) farmer who breed or raises livestock | Synonyms: stock farmer, stock raiser |
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| stockpile | (noun) a storage pile accumulated for future use | - |
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| (noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | Synonyms: backlog, reserve |
| stockpiling | (noun) accumulating and storing a reserve supply | - |
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| stockpot | (noun) a pot used for preparing soup stock | - |
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| stockroom | (noun) storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business | Synonyms: stock room |
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| stocks | (noun) a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked | - |
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| (noun) a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod | - |
| (noun) a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction | - |
| stocktake | (noun) an instance of stocktaking | Synonyms: stock-take |
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| stocktaker | (noun) an employee whose job is to take inventory | Synonyms: stock-taker |
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| stocktaking | (noun) making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand | Synonyms: inventory, inventorying, stock-taking |
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| (noun) reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook | Synonyms: stock-taking |
| stockyard | (noun) enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily | - |
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| stodge | (noun) heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food | - |
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| stodginess | (noun) dull and pompous gravity | Synonyms: stuffiness |
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| stoep | (noun) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house | Synonyms: stoop |
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| stogie | (noun) a cheap cigar | Synonyms: stogy |
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| stogy | (noun) a cheap cigar | Synonyms: stogie |
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| stoic | (noun) someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions | Synonyms: unemotional person |
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| stoichiometry | (noun) (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers) | - |
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| stoicism | (noun) an indifference to pleasure or pain | Synonyms: stolidity, stolidness |
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| stokehold | (noun) (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired | Synonyms: fireroom, stokehole |
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| stokehole | (noun) (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired | Synonyms: fireroom, stokehold |
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| stoker | (noun) a mechanical device for stoking a furnace | - |
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| (noun) a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) | Synonyms: fireman |
| stole | (noun) a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women | - |
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| stolidity | (noun) an indifference to pleasure or pain | Synonyms: stoicism, stolidness |
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| (noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, phlegm, unemotionality |
| stolidness | (noun) an indifference to pleasure or pain | Synonyms: stoicism, stolidity |
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| stolon | (noun) a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips | Synonyms: offset, runner |
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| stoma | (noun) a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) | - |
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| (noun) a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass | Synonyms: pore, stomate |
| stomach | (noun) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion | Synonyms: breadbasket, tum, tummy |
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| (noun) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | Synonyms: abdomen, belly, venter |
| (noun) an appetite for food | - |
| (noun) an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness | - |
| stomachache | (noun) an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | Synonyms: bellyache, gastralgia, stomach ache |
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| stomacher | (noun) garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century | - |
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| stomate | (noun) a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass | Synonyms: pore, stoma |
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| stomatitis | (noun) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth | - |
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| stomatopod | (noun) a kind of crustacean | Synonyms: stomatopod crustacean |
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| stomp | (noun) a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step | - |
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| stomper | (noun) someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground | Synonyms: stamper, tramper, trampler |
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| stone | (noun) building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose | - |
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| (noun) a lack of feeling or expression or movement | - |
| (noun) a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter | Synonyms: rock |
| (noun) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed | Synonyms: endocarp, pit |
| (noun) an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds | - |
| (noun) material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust | Synonyms: rock |
| (noun) a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry | Synonyms: gem, gemstone |
| stonechat | (noun) common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast | Synonyms: Saxicola torquata |
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| stonecress | (noun) any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats | Synonyms: stone cress |
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| stonecrop | (noun) any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers | - |
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