d;
NAmE 'stall-/
adj. (usually
disapproving) not showing much emotion or interest;
remaining always the same and not reacting or changing X
► stol id ly adv. stol id ity
/sta'lidati/ noun [U]
stoma /'staoma; NAmE 'stou-/ noun 1 (biology X) a
tiny pore (= hole) in the outer
layer of a plant’s leaf or STEM nil
( ttft ) 2 (biology X) a small opening like a mouth, in some
animals ( tyjtf} ) 3
(medicalM) an
artificial opening
made
in an organ of the body, especially in the
Stom ach 0-w /'stAmak/ noun, verb m
noun the organ inside the
body where food goes when you swallow it; the front part of the body below the
chest pf ; it : stomach pains St f ^ « an upset stomach 0 (BrE also)
a stomach upset
0 It’s
not a good idea to drink (= alcohol) on an
empty stomach (= without having eaten anything). ^ M XS ufj/pj 0 <>
You shouldn’t exercise on a full stomach. #X XL tfe 7 tfc is ifo o o The attacker kicked
him in the stomach. |g j}, # — W&tfY f& It f A 0 o Lie on your stomach
with your arms by your side. X If M t£ M W X0 —picture o body —see
also tummy ITflTl have no 'stomach for sth
1 to not want to eat sth
X3!
Xf • ■ ■ A ft P : She
had no stomach Jbr the leftover stew. ftfe if M f>£ ffj T o 2 to not have the
desire
or courage to do sth ifMMM ( MM X ) : They had no stomach for a fight. (MIXM 0 turn your 'stomach to make you feel
upset, sick or disgusted ik.^A/x.flS ( BZ.M ) : Pictures of the
burnt corpses turned my stomach. it?cS[Sjilvo
—-more at butterfly, eye n., feel v., pit n.,
PUMP V., STRONG
m verb [VN] (especially in negative sentences or questions X ffl F ELtM'MMM I'1] Xj) 1 to approve of
sth and be able to enjoy it; to enjoy being with a person
I can ’t stomach violent films. M X HXtHA Ito 0 I find him very hard to stomach, iS®# 2 to be able to eat sth without feeling
ill/sick fg at ; >nfc # T : She couldn’t stomach any breakfast. fttXXftAffli£XTo 'stomach ache noun [C, U] pain in or near your stomach M; ig-ff
'stomach pump noun a machine with a tube
that doctors use to remove poisonous substances from sb’s stomach through their
mouth stomp
/stomp;
NAmE staimp/
verb [V
+adv./prep.] (informal) to
walk, dance, or move with heavy steps j£ff jr ( MWtU. ) : She stomped angrily out of the office. iXXXAAlIt
stompie /'stompi; NAmE 'sta:m-/ noun
(SAfrE, informal) a cigarette that has been partly smoked;
the end of a cigarette that is thrown away after it has been smoked
(s^«Rjbtw) ’-mm- «
'stomping ground noun (NAmE, informal) = stamping
GROUND
Stone O-ir /staon; NAmE stoon/ noun, verb mnoun
► HARD SUBSTANCE WWM *■ [U] (often used before nouns or in compounds # X £ is] HU- M fa iKS n isj) a hard
solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building X
A; S' $4; : Most of the
houses are built of stone. „
o stone walls xk o a stone floor XitfejS 0 a flight of stone
steps — fx X n Bfr — see also drystone wall, limestone, sandstone, soapstone 2 [C] (especially
BrE) a small piece of rock of any shape Xi&; Xi^: a pile of stones J# X it o Some children were throwing stones into
the lake. — see also
HAILSTONE,
PHILOSOPHER’S STONE 3 [C] (usually in
compounds
if#AM) a piece of stone shaped for a particular
purpose ( ) X*£:
These words are carved on the stone beside his grave.
X itfe
W H ± M it& # fit) iS c — see
also cornerstone,
FOUNDATION
STONE, GRAVESTONE, HEADSTONE, LODE- STONE, MILLSTONE, PAVING STONE, STEPPING
STONE,
►
JEWEL £X 4 [C] = PRECIOUS STONE
►
IN FRUIT 5 [C], (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pit) a
hard
shell containing the nut or seed in the middle of some types of fruit ^ : cherry/peach stones
M — picture o page R17
►
IN BODY 6 [C] (often in compounds il}) a
small
piece of hard material that can form in the bladder
or kidney and cause pain ( )
, : kidney stones — see also gallstone
►
MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHT 7 [C] (pi. stone) (abbr.
st) (in
i'XM 14 ^ ) : He weighs over 15
stone. 15
^
S^es tryiflg to lose a stone, k
!WMo
fTiTTl leave no stone un turned to try every possible course of
action in order to find or achieve sth X X W if ; a ‘stone’s throw a very short distance
away We live just a stone’s
throw
from here, ft if] ft ft fl. \X
& o 0 The hotel is within
a stone’s throw of the beach, it tft $ MMM ill o ' — more at
BLOOD
n., CARVE, HEART, KILL V., PEOPLE h., ROLL V.
■
verb [VN]
►
THROW STONES jj)'{i1 [usually passive] to throw stones
at
sb/sth A16: Shops were
looted and
vehicles stoned. , X- ® 0 0 to be
stoned to death (= as a punishment) )fj W ¥c ( —#
wm)
►
FRUIT >K ^ 2 (BrE) (also pit NAmE, BrE) to remove the
stone
from the inside of a fruit X W ■ • ^ : stoned
black olives
IT>T71 .stone the 'crows | .stone 'me (old-fashioned, BrE) used to express surprise,
shock, anger, etc. ( Xk X
mm- H‘\m > m
the 'Stone Age noun [sing.] the very early period of human history
when tools and weapons were made of stone X frt ft: (figurative) My dad’s taste in music
is from the Stone Age (*= very old-fashioned).
XitOhTe ► 'stone-age adj. [only before noun] (figurative) : stone-age (= very out-of-date) computers
mmmyi
.stone 'circle noun a circle of large tall vertical stones
from prehistoric times, thought to
have been used for religious or other ceremonies 'it fi ^
)
.stone 'cold adj. completely cold, when it should be warm or
hot &'J: The soup was stone
cold.
iTTfTn .stone-cold 'sober having drunk no alcohol at all IftSlitt;
stoned /staund; NAmE stound/ adj. [not usually before noun] (informal) not behaving or thinking
normally because of the effects of a drug such as marijuana or alcohol ( 3H9M&
.stone 'dead adj. (BrE) completely dead or completely destroyed
.stone 'deaf adj. completely unable to hear ;
xm
stone-ground /'staungraond; NAmE 'stoun-/ adj. (of flour for bread, etc. W®l&) made by being
crushed
between heavy stones Stone henge /,staun'hend3; NAmE .stoun-/ noun [sing.] a circle of stones built on
Salisbury Plain, England, by people during the Stone Age. When the sun rises on Midsummer’s Day, the light forms a straight line through the
centre, ^ X'MX
m)
stone-mason /'staunmeisn; NAmE 'stoon-/ noun a person whose job is cutting and
preparing stone for buildings AX; AK
stone-wall /.staon'warl; NAmE 'stoon-/ verb [VN, V] (especially in politics) to delay
a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot X' ik