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sty 1
(stī)n. pl. sties (stīz)
A pigsty.
[Middle English, from Old English stig.]
sty 2
also stye (stī)n. pl. sties also styes (stīz)
Inflammation of one or more sebaceous glands of an eyelid.
[Alteration of Middle English styanye : styan, sty (from Old English stīgend, from present participle of stīgan, to rise; see steigh- in Indo-European roots) + eye, ye, eye; see eye.]
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sty
(staɪ)n, pl sties
1. (Agriculture) a pen in which pigs are housed and fed
2. any filthy or corrupt place
vb, sties, stying or stied
(Agriculture) to enclose or be enclosed in a sty
[Old English stig; related to Old Norse stīa pen, fold, Old High German stīga, Middle Dutch stije]
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sty1
(staɪ)n., pl. sties, n.
1. an enclosure for swine; pigpen.
2. a filthy place or abode.
v.t. 3. to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty.
v.i. 4. to live in or as if in a sty.
[before 1000; Old English stī in stī-fearh sty-pig, probably identical with stig- in stigweard steward]
sty2
or stye
(staɪ)n., pl. sties or styes.
a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum.
[1610–20; by false division of Middle English styanye sty (styan (Old English stīgend sty, literally, rising) + ye eye), taken to be sty on eye]
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sty
Past participle: stied
Gerund: stying
| Imperative |
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| sty |
| sty |
| Present |
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| I sty |
| you sty |
| he/she/it sties |
| we sty |
| you sty |
| they sty |
| Preterite |
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| I stied |
| you stied |
| he/she/it stied |
| we stied |
| you stied |
| they stied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am stying |
| you are stying |
| he/she/it is stying |
| we are stying |
| you are stying |
| they are stying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have stied |
| you have stied |
| he/she/it has stied |
| we have stied |
| you have stied |
| they have stied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was stying |
| you were stying |
| he/she/it was stying |
| we were stying |
| you were stying |
| they were stying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had stied |
| you had stied |
| he/she/it had stied |
| we had stied |
| you had stied |
| they had stied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sty |
| you will sty |
| he/she/it will sty |
| we will sty |
| you will sty |
| they will sty |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have stied |
| you will have stied |
| he/she/it will have stied |
| we will have stied |
| you will have stied |
| they will have stied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be stying |
| you will be stying |
| he/she/it will be stying |
| we will be stying |
| you will be stying |
| they will be stying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been stying |
| you have been stying |
| he/she/it has been stying |
| we have been stying |
| you have been stying |
| they have been stying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been stying |
| you will have been stying |
| he/she/it will have been stying |
| we will have been stying |
| you will have been stying |
| they will have been stying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been stying |
| you had been stying |
| he/she/it had been stying |
| we had been stying |
| you had been stying |
| they had been stying |
| Conditional |
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| I would sty |
| you would sty |
| he/she/it would sty |
| we would sty |
| you would sty |
| they would sty |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have stied |
| you would have stied |
| he/she/it would have stied |
| we would have stied |
| you would have stied |
| they would have stied |
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Noun 1. [画像:sty - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid]sty - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2. [画像:sty - a pen for swine]sty - a pen for swine
pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
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Translations
زَريبَة خنازير
ječné zrnoprasečí chlívek
bygkorngrisesti
stíavogrís
cūkkūtsmiežagrauds
stegestiga
arpacıkdomuz ahırı
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sty1
(stai) noun a pigsty. hok زَريبَة خنازير кочина pocilga prasečí chlívek der Schweinestall grisesti χοιροστάσιο pocilga, zahúrda sealaut خوك داني sikolätti porcherie דִיר सुअर बाड़ा svinjac, kotac disznóól kandang babi stía porcile 豚小屋 돼지우리 kiaulidė cūkkūts kandang babi stal grisebinge chlew غولنکی، د خوګانو شپول pocilga cocină свинарник prasačí chlievik svinjak svinjac svinstia คอกหมู domuz ahırı 豬欄(圈) свинарник سؤر باڑہ chuồng heo 猪栏(圈)
sty2,
stye
(stai) – plurals sties ~styes – noun a small inflamed swelling on the eyelid. karkatjie وَدْقَه، شَحّاد العَيْن ечемик (на окото) terçol ječné zrno das Gerstenkorn bygkorn κριθαράκι του ματιού orzuelo odraiva گل مژه näärännäppy orgelet "שְׂעוֹרָה" בָּעַיִן विलनी, आंख के किनारे की फुंसी, गुंहाजनी ječmenac (na oku) árpa timbil vogrís orzaiolo ものもらい 다래끼 miežis miežagrauds ketumbit strontje sti jęczmień غولنه terçol urcior ячмень jačmeň ječmen na očesu čmičak vagel โรคตากุ้งยิง arpacık 麥粒腫 ячмінь پھنسی جو پلک کے نیچے نکل آتی ہے cái lẹo 麦粒肿,睑腺炎
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sty
, styen. orzuelo, condición inflamatoria de las glándulas sebáceas del párpado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sty, stye
n (pl styes) orzuelo, perrilla (Mex, fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.