| stapedectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear | - |
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| stapelia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers | Synonyms: carrion flower, starfish flower |
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| stapes | (noun) the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | Synonyms: stirrup |
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| staph | (noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | Synonyms: staphylococci, staphylococcus |
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| staphylococci | (noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | Synonyms: staph, staphylococcus |
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| staphylococcus | (noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | Synonyms: staph, staphylococci |
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| staple | (noun) (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant | Synonyms: basic |
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| (noun) paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together | - |
| (noun) a short U-shaped wire nail | - |
| (noun) material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing | Synonyms: raw material |
| (noun) a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn | Synonyms: staple fiber, staple fibre |
| staplegun | (noun) a hand-held machine for driving staples home | Synonyms: staple gun, tacker |
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| stapler | (noun) a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together | Synonyms: stapling machine |
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