First Names Rhyming STERLING
English Words Rhyming STERLING
ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES STERLƯNG AS A WHOLE:
| easterling | noun (n.) A native of a country eastward of another; -- used, by the English, of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic. |
| | noun (n.) A piece of money coined in the east by Richard II. of England. |
| | noun (n.) The smew. |
| | adjective (a.) Relating to the money of the Easterlings, or Baltic traders. See Sterling. |
| fosterling | noun (n.) A foster child. |
| oysterling | noun (n.) A young oyster. |
| sterling | noun (n.) Same as Starling, 3. |
| | noun (n.) Any English coin of standard value; coined money. |
| | noun (n.) A certain standard of quality or value for money. |
| | adjective (a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used. |
| | adjective (a.) Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH STERLƯNG (According to last letters):
Rhyming Words According to Last 7 Letters (terling) - English Words That Ends with terling:
| bitterling | noun (n.) A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus). |
| chitterling | noun (n.) The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings. |
| scatterling | noun (n.) One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond. |
Rhyming Words According to Last 6 Letters (erling) - English Words That Ends with erling:
| dapperling | noun (n.) A dwarf; a dandiprat. |
| fingerling | noun (n.) A young salmon. See Parr. |
| herling | noun (n.) Alt. of Hirling |
| hinderling | adjective (a.) A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal. |
| merling | noun (n.) The European whiting. |
| riverling | noun (n.) A rivulet. |
| sanderling | noun (n.) A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover. |
| silverling | noun (n.) A small silver coin. |
| sperling | noun (n.) A smelt; a sparling. |
| | noun (n.) A young herring. |
| steerling | noun (n.) A young small steer. |
| tenderling | noun (n.) One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. |
| | noun (n.) One of the first antlers of a deer. |
| timberling | noun (n.) A small tree. |
| underling | noun (n.) An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow. |
| witherling | noun (n.) A withered person; one who is decrepit. |
Rhyming Words According to Last 5 Letters (rling) - English Words That Ends with rling:
| airling | noun (n.) A thoughtless, gay person. |
| burling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burl |
| carling | noun (n.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl. |
| curling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Curl |
| | noun (n.) The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. |
| | noun (n.) A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark. |
| darling | noun (n.) One dearly beloved; a favorite. |
| | adjective (a.) Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. |
| dearling | noun (n.) A darling. |
| fourling | noun (n.) One of four children born at the same time. |
| | noun (n.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals. |
| furling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furl |
| gnarling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gnarl |
| hirling | noun (n.) The young of the sea trout. |
| hurling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hurl |
| | noun (n.) The act of throwing with force. |
| | noun (n.) A kind of game at ball, formerly played. |
| impearling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impearl |
| marling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marl |
| morling | noun (n.) Mortling. |
| nurling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nurl |
| pastorling | noun (n.) An insignificant pastor. |
| purling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Purl |
| | noun (n.) The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing. |
| shearling | noun (n.) A sheep but once sheared. |
| shorling | noun (n.) The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing. |
| | noun (n.) A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest. |
| skirling | noun (n.) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. |
| | noun (n.) A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. |
| snarling | noun (p. pr. & vvb. n.) of Snarl |
| | () a. & n. from Snarl, v. |
| sparling | noun (n.) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). |
| | noun (n.) A young salmon. |
| | noun (n.) A tern. |
| spirling | noun (n.) Sparling. |
| spurling | noun (n.) A tern. |
| starling | noun (n.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra. |
| | noun (n.) A California fish; the rock trout. |
| | noun (n.) A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. |
| surling | noun (n.) A sour, morose fellow. |
| swirling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swirl |
| thirling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thirl |
| thurling | noun (n.) Same as Thurl, n., 2 (a). |
| twirling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twirl |
| yearling | noun (n.) An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses. |
| | adjective (a.) Being a year old. |
| yeorling | noun (n.) The European yellow-hammer. |
| warling | noun (n.) One often quarreled with; -- / word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with darling. |
| wharling | noun (n.) A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr. See Burr, n., 6. |
| whirling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whirl |
| | () a. & n. from Whirl, v. t. |
Rhyming Words According to Last 4 Letters (ling) - English Words That Ends with ling:
| addling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Addle |
| adeling | noun (n.) Same as Atheling. |
| ailing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ail |
| ambling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amble |
| angling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Angle |
| | noun (n.) The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line. |
| annealing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Anneal |
| | noun (n.) The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat. |
| | noun (n.) The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc. |
| annulling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Annul |
| appalling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Appall |
| | adjective (a.) Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. |
| appareling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Apparel |
| appealing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Appeal |
| | adjective (a.) That appeals; imploring. |
| articling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Article |
| assailing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assail |
| assembling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assemble |
| atheling | noun (n.) An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family. |
| availing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avail |
| babbling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Babble |
| baffling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Baffle |
| | adjective (a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. |
| bailing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bail |
| baling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bale |
| balling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ball |
| bamboozling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bamboozle |
| bantling | noun (n.) A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] |
| bardling | noun (n.) An inferior bard. |
| barreling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Barrel |
| basiling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Basil |
| batfowling | noun (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise. |
| battling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Battle |
| baubling | adjective (a.) See Bawbling. |
| bawbling | adjective (a.) Insignificant; contemptible. |
| bawling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bawl |
| bealing | noun (p. pr & vb. n.) of Beal |
| bedabbling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedabble |
| bedazzling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedazzle |
| bedeviling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedevil |
| bedraggling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedraggle |
| beetling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beetle |
| befalling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befall |
| befooling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befool |
| befouling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befoul |
| beguiling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beguile |
| | adjective (a.) Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. |
| bejeweling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bejewel |
| belittling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Belittle |
| belling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bell |
| | noun (n.) A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. |
| bepommeling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bepommel |
| bespangling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespangle |
| bespeckling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bespeckle |
| besprinkling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Besprinkle |
| | noun (n.) The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over. |
| beveling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bevel |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH STERLƯNG (According to first letters):
Rhyming Words According to First 7 Letters (sterlin) - Words That Begins with sterlin:
Rhyming Words According to First 6 Letters (sterli) - Words That Begins with sterli:
Rhyming Words According to First 5 Letters (sterl) - Words That Begins with sterl:
| sterlet | noun (n.) A small sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) found in the Caspian Sea and its rivers, and highly esteemed for its flavor. The finest caviare is made from its roe. |
Rhyming Words According to First 4 Letters (ster) - Words That Begins with ster:
| stercobilin | noun (n.) A coloring matter found in the faeces, a product of the alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, -- identical with hydrobilirubin. |
| stercolin | noun (n.) Same as Serolin (b). |
| stercoraceous | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to dung; partaking of the nature of, or containing, dung. |
| stercoranism | noun (n.) The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists. |
| stercoranist | noun (n.) A nickname formerly given to those who held, or were alleged to hold, that the consecrated elements in the eucharist undergo the process of digestion in the body of the recipient. |
| stercorarian | noun (n.) A Stercoranist. |
| stercorary | noun (n.) A place, properly secured from the weather, for containing dung. |
| stercorate | noun (n.) Excrement; dung. |
| stercoration | noun (n.) Manuring with dung. |
| stercorianism | noun (n.) The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists. |
| stercorin | noun (n.) Same as Serolin (b). |
| stercory | noun (n.) Excrement; dung. |
| sterculiaceous | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceae) of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao (Theobroma Cacao) is the most useful plant of the order. |
| stere | noun (n.) A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly 1/ cubic yards. |
| | noun (n.) A rudder. See 5th Steer. |
| | noun (n.) Helmsman. See 6th Steer. |
| | verb (v. t. & i.) To stir. |
| sterelmintha | noun (n. pl.) Same as Platyelminthes. |
| stereobate | noun (n.) The lower part or basement of a building or pedestal; -- used loosely for several different forms of basement. |
| stereochrome | noun (n.) Stereochromic picture. |
| stereochromic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to the art of stereochromy; produced by stereochromy. |
| stereochromy | noun (n.) A style of painting on plastered walls or stone, in which the colors are rendered permanent by sprinklings of water, in which is mixed a proportion of soluble glass (a silicate of soda). |
| stereoelectric | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the generation of electricity by means of solid bodies alone; as, a stereoelectric current is one obtained by means of solids, without any liquid. |
| stereogram | noun (n.) A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a stereograph. |
| stereograph | noun (n.) Any picture, or pair of pictures, prepared for exhibition in the stereoscope. Stereographs are now commonly made by means of photography. |
| stereographic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Stereographical |
| stereographical | adjective (a.) Made or done according to the rules of stereography; delineated on a plane; as, a stereographic chart of the earth. |
| stereography | noun (n.) The art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane; a branch of solid geometry which shows the construction of all solids which are regularly defined. |
| stereometer | noun (n.) An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body, or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer. |
| | noun (n.) An instrument for determining the specific gravity of liquid bodies, porous bodies, and powders, as well as solids. |
| stereometric | adjective (a.) Alt. of Stereometrical |
| stereometrical | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to stereometry; performed or obtained by stereometry. |
| stereometry | noun (n.) The art of measuring and computing the cubical contents of bodies and figures; -- distinguished from planimetry. |
| stereomonoscope | noun (n.) An instrument with two lenses, by which an image of a single picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several persons at once. |
| stereoplasm | noun (n.) The solid or insoluble portion of the cell protoplasm. See Hygroplasm. |
| stereopticon | noun (n.) An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views. |
| stereoscope | noun (n.) An optical instrument for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms, as seen in nature. It combines in one, through a bending of the rays of light, two pictures, taken for the purpose from points of view a little way apart. It is furnished with two eyeglasses, and by refraction or reflection the pictures are superimposed, so as to appear as one to the observer. |
| stereoscopic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Stereoscopical |
| stereoscopical | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the stereoscope; characteristic of, or adapted to, the stereoscope; as, a stereoscopic effect; the stereoscopic function of the eyeglasses; stereoscopic views. |
| stereoscopist | noun (n.) One skilled in the use or construction of stereoscopes. |
| stereoscopy | noun (n.) The art or science of using the stereoscope, or of constructing the instrument or the views used with it. |
| stereostatic | adjective (a.) Geostatic. |
| stereotomic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Stereotomical |
| stereotomical | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to stereotomy; performed by stereotomy. |
| stereotomy | noun (n.) The science or art of cutting solids into certain figures or sections, as arches, and the like; especially, the art of stonecutting. |
| stereotype | noun (n.) A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing. |
| | noun (n.) The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them. |
| | verb (v. t.) To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible. |
| | verb (v. t.) Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix. |
| stereotyping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stereotype |
| stereotyped | adjective (a.) Formed into, or printed from, stereotype plates. |
| | adjective (a.) Fig.: Formed in a fixed, unchangeable manner; as, stereotyped opinions. |
| | (imp. & p. p.) of Stereotype |
| stereotyper | noun (n.) One who stereotypes; one who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry. |
| stereotypery | noun (n.) The art, process, or employment of making stereotype plates. |
| | noun (n.) A place where stereotype plates are made; a stereotype foundry. |
| stereotypic | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to stereotype, or stereotype plates. |
| stereotypist | noun (n.) A stereotyper. |
| stereotypographer | noun (n.) A stereotype printer. |
| stereotypography | noun (n.) The act or art of printing from stereotype plates. |
Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (ste) - Words That Begins with ste:
| stead | noun (n.) Place, or spot, in general. |
| | noun (n.) Place or room which another had, has, or might have. |
| | noun (n.) A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. |
| | noun (n.) A farmhouse and offices. |
| | verb (v. t.) To help; to support; to benefit; to assist. |
| | verb (v. t.) To fill place of. |
| steadfast | adjective (a.) Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. |
| | adjective (a.) Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady. |
| steadfastness | noun (n.) The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy. |
| steadiness | noun (n.) The quality or state of being steady. |
| steading | noun (n.) The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also onstead, farmstead, farm offices, or farmery. |
| steady | noun (n.) Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. |
| | noun (n.) Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object. |
| | noun (n.) Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. |
| | verb (v. t.) To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute. |
| | verb (v. i.) To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. |
| steadying | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steady |
| steal | noun (n.) A handle; a stale, or stele. |
| | verb (v. t.) To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another. |
| | verb (v. t.) To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate. |
| | verb (v. t.) To gain by insinuating arts or covert means. |
| | verb (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away. |
| | verb (v. t.) To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look. |
| | verb (v. i.) To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft. |
| | verb (v. i.) To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively. |
| stealing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steal |
| | noun (n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny. |
| | noun (n.) That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural. |
| stealer | noun (n.) One who steals; a thief. |
| | noun (n.) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern. |
| stealthful | adjective (a.) Given to stealth; stealthy. |
| stealthiness | noun (n.) The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth. |
| stealthlike | adjective (a.) Stealthy; sly. |
| steam | noun (n.) The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor. |
| | noun (n.) The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so called in popular usage. |
| | noun (n.) Any exhalation. |
| | verb (v. i.) To emit steam or vapor. |
| | verb (v. i.) To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor. |
| | verb (v. i.) To move or travel by the agency of steam. |
| | verb (v. i.) To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well. |
| | verb (v. t.) To exhale. |
| | verb (v. t.) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc. |
| steaming | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steam |
| steamboat | noun (n.) A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; -- generally used of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean steamers. |
| steamboating | noun (n.) The occupation or business of running a steamboat, or of transporting merchandise, passengers, etc., by steamboats. |
| | noun (n.) The shearing of a pile of books which are as yet uncovered, or out of boards. |
| steamer | noun (n.) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. |
| | noun (n.) A steam fire engine. See under Steam. |
| | noun (n.) A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. |
| | noun (n.) A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. |
| | noun (n.) The steamer duck. |
| steaminess | noun (n.) The quality or condition of being steamy; vaporousness; mistness. |
| steamship | noun (n.) A ship or seagoing vessel propelled by the power of steam; a steamer. |
| steamy | adjective (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, steam; full of steam; vaporous; misty. |
| stean | noun (n. & v.) See Steen. |
| steaningp | noun (n.) See Steening. |
| steapsin | noun (n.) An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice. It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids. |
| stearate | noun (n.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates. |
| stearic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow. |
| stearin | noun (n.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate. |
| stearolic | adjective (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acetylene series, isologous with stearis acid, and obtained, as a white crystalline substance, from oleic acid. |
| stearone | noun (n.) The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate. |
| stearoptene | noun (n.) The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; -- contrasted with elaeoptene. |
| stearrhea | noun (n.) seborrhea. |
| stearyl | noun (n.) The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid. |
| steatite | noun (n.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also potstone, lard stone, and soapstone. |
| steatitic | noun (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, steatite; containing or resembling steatite. |
| steatoma | noun (n.) A cyst containing matter like suet. |
| steatomatous | adjective (a.) Of the nature of steatoma. |
| steatopyga | noun (n.) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially of Hottentot women. |
| steatopygous | adjective (a.) Having fat buttocks. |
| steed | noun (n.) A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. |
| steedless | adjective (a.) Having no steed; without a horse. |
| steel | noun (n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. |
| | noun (n.) An instrument or implement made of steel |
| | noun (n.) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. |
| | noun (n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. |
| | noun (n.) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. |
| | noun (n.) Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor. |
| | noun (n.) A chalybeate medicine. |
| | noun (n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. |
| | noun (n.) To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate. |
| | noun (n.) Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. |
| | noun (n.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel. |
| steeling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steel |
| | noun (n.) The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel; specifically, acierage. See Steel, v. |
| steeler | noun (n.) One who points, edges, or covers with steel. |
| | noun (n.) Same as Stealer. |
| steelhead | noun (n.) A North Pacific salmon (Salmo Gairdneri) found from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also hardhead, and preesil. |
| | noun (n.) The ruddy duck. |
| steeliness | noun (n.) The quality of being steely. |
| steely | adjective (a.) Made of steel; consisting of steel. |
| | adjective (a.) Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel. |
| steelyard | noun (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards. |
| steem | noun (n. & v.) See Esteem. |
| | noun (n. & v.) See 1st and 2nd Stem. |
| | noun (n.) A gleam of light; flame. |
| | verb (v. i.) To gleam. |
ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH STERLƯNG:
English Words which starts with 'ste' and ends with 'ing':
| steening | noun (n.) A lining made of brick, stone, or other hard material, as for a well. |
| steeping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steep |
| steepening | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steepen |
| steeplechasing | noun (n.) The act of riding steeple chases. |
| steering | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steer |
| | () a. & n. from Steer, v. |
| steeving | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steeve |
| | noun (n.) The act or practice of one who steeves. |
| | noun (n.) See Steeve, n. (a). |
| steining | noun (n.) See Steening. |
| stemming | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stem |
| stenciling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stencil |
| stenographing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stenograph |
| stenting | noun (n.) An opening in a wall in a coal mine. |
| stepping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Step |
| sterilizing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sterilize |
| stetting | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stet |
| stewing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stew |
English Words which starts with 'st' and ends with 'ng':
| stabbing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stab |
| stabling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stable |
| | noun (n.) The act or practice of keeping horses and cattle in a stable. |
| | noun (n.) A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle. |
| stacking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stack |
| | () a. & n. from Stack. |
| staggering | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stagger |
| staging | noun (n.) A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building. |
| | noun (n.) The business of running stagecoaches; also, the act of journeying in stagecoaches. |
| stagnating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stagnate |
| staining | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stain |
| staking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stake |
| staling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stale |
| stalking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stalk |
| stalling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stall |
| | noun (n.) Stabling. |
| stammering | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stammer |
| | noun (n.) A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is preented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration. |
| | adjective (a.) Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. |
| stamping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stamp |
| | () a. & n. from Stamp, v. |
| stanching | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stanch |
| standing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stand |
| | noun (n.) The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand. |
| | noun (n.) Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing. |
| | noun (n.) Place to stand in; station; stand. |
| | noun (n.) Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing. |
| | adjective (a.) Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn. |
| | adjective (a.) Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water. |
| | adjective (a.) Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color. |
| | adjective (a.) Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees. |
| | adjective (a.) Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed). |
| stang | noun (n.) A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake. |
| | noun (n.) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. |
| | verb (v. i.) To shoot with pain. |
| | () imp. of Sting. |
| | () of Sting |
| stapling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Staple |
| starring | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Star |
| starching | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Starch |
| staring | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stare |
| stargasing | noun (n.) The act or practice of observing the stars with attention; contemplation of the stars as connected with astrology or astronomy. |
| | noun (n.) Hence, absent-mindedness; abstraction. |
| starting | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Start |
| | () a. & n. from Start, v. |
| startling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Startle |
| starving | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Starve |
| starveling | noun (n.) One who, or that which, pines from lack or food, or nutriment. |
| | adjective (a.) Hungry; lean; pining with want. |
| stating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of State |
| | noun (n.) The act of one who states anything; statement; as, the statingof one's opinions. |
| stationing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Station |
| statuing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Statue |
| staving | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stave |
| | noun (n.) A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel. |
| staying | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stay |
| sticking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stick |
| | () a. & n. from Stick, v. |
| stickling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stickle |
| stiffening | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stiffen |
| | noun (n.) Act or process of making stiff. |
| | noun (n.) Something used to make anything stiff. |
| stifling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stifle |
| stigmatizing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stigmatize |
| stilettoing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stiletto |
| stilling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Still |
| | noun (n.) A stillion. |
| stilting | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stilt |
| stimulating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stimulate |
| stinging | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sting |
| | adjective (a.) Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. |
| stinking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stink |
| | () a. & n. from Stink, v. |
| stinting | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stint |
| stippling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stipple |
| | noun (n.) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines. |
| | noun (n.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches. |
| stipulating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stipulate |
| stirring | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stir |
| | adjective (a.) Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. |
| stitching | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stitch |
| | noun (n.) The act of one who stitches. |
| | noun (n.) Work done by sewing, esp. when a continuous line of stitches is shown on the surface; stitches, collectively. |
| stiving | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stive |
| stocking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stock |
| | noun (n.) A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven. |
| | noun (n.) Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking; as: (a) A broad ring of color, differing from the general color, on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped; esp., a white ring between the coronet and the hock or knee of a dark-colored horse. (b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting. |
| | verb (v. t.) To dress in GBs. |
| stockading | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stockade |
| stockjobbing | noun (n.) The act or art of dealing in stocks; the business of a stockjobber. |
| stomaching | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stomach |
| | noun (n.) Resentment. |
| stoning | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stone |
| stonecutting | noun (n.) Hewing or dressing stone. |
| stooking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stook |
| stooping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stoop |
| | () a. & n. from Stoop. |
| stopping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stop |
| | noun (n.) Material for filling a cavity. |
| | noun (n.) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air. |
| | noun (n.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. |
| stoping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stope |
| | noun (n.) The act of excavating in the form of stopes. |
| stoppering | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stopper |
| stoppling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stopple |
| storing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Store |
| storming | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Storm |
| | () a. & n. from Storm, v. |
| storthing | noun (n.) The Parliament of Norway, chosen by indirect election once in three years, but holding annual sessions. |
| storying | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Story |
| stoving | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stove |
| stowing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stow |
| | noun (n.) A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein. |
| straddling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straddle |
| | adjective (a.) Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3. |
| straggling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straggle |
| | () a. & n. from Straggle, v. |
| straighting | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straighten |
| straining | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strain |
| | () a. & n. from Strain. |
| straitening | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straiten |
| stranding | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strand |
| strang | adjective (a.) Strong. |
| strangling | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strangle |
| strapping | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strap |
| | adjective (a.) Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow. |
| stratifying | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stratify |
| straying | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stray |
| streaking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Streak |
| streaming | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stream |
| | noun (n.) The act or operation of that which streams; the act of that which sends forth, or which runs in, streams. |
| | noun (n.) The reduction of stream tin; also, the search for stream tin. |
| | adjective (a.) Sending forth streams. |
| strengthening | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strengthen |
| | adjective (a.) That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. |
| strengthing | noun (n.) A stronghold. |
| stretching | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretch |
| | () a. & n. from Stretch, v. |
| strewing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strew |
| | noun (n.) The act of scattering or spreading. |
| | noun (n.) Anything that is, or may be, strewed; -- used chiefly in the plural. |
| striating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Striate |
| striding | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stride |
| striking | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strike |
| | adjective (a.) Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. |
| | () a. & n. from Strike, v. |
