Sty word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "sty" word
[noun] an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
\Sty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stying}.] To shut up in, or as in, a sty. --Shak.
\Sty\, v. i. [OE. stien, sti?en, AS. st[=i]gan to rise; akin to D. stijgen, OS. & OHG. st[=i]gan, G. steigen, Icel. st[=i]ga, Sw. stiga, Dan. stige, Goth. steigan, L. vestigium footstep, Gr. ? to walk, to go, Skr. stigh to mount. Cf. {Distich}, {Stair} steps, {Stirrup}, {Sty} a boil, a pen for swine, {Vestige}.] To soar; to ascend; to mount. See {Stirrup}. [Obs.] With bolder wing shall dare aloft to sty, To the last praises of this Faery Queene. --Spenser.
\Sty\, n. [For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on eye, AS. st[=i]gend (sc. e['a]ge eye), properly, rising, or swelling (eye), p. p. of st[=i]gan to rise. See {Sty}, v. i.] (Med.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid. [Written also {stye}.]
Synonyms for sty
eye infection, hordeolum, pigpen, pigsty, stye
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Let's analyse "sty" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and zero vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 0% of vowels is 38.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YTS. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]
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sty: = 0, reduced: 0 (or 7 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is zero. |
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