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UK
/stˈaɪ/
]
[ US /ˈstaɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈstaɪ/ ]
NOUN
- an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- a pen for swine
How To Use sty In A Sentence
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
- The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.
- The model nature of Windsor involved imitation, as of the Tudor style, to make a statement with a lot of leisure about it.
- It had this atmosphere of being a bit fusty, musty and middle class. Times, Sunday Times
- It sounds like a lot of hassle, a real triumph of so-called style over substance.
- Other procedures available are otoplasty (ear correction), rhinoplasty, liposculpture, penile enhancement and face, neck and brow lifts to name but a few.
- If they come in close and start getting a bit tasty, then they find I can hand it out too.
- We had another good touristy day today, visiting a few galleries, beaches and the like.
- In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009