strike back
- v make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
stigmatize
- v to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock - v mark with a stigma or stigmata
They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress
still-fish
- v fish with the line and bait resting still or stationary in the water
stridulate
- v make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate
stimulate
- v act as a stimulant
The book stimulated her imagination
This play stimulates - v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- v stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- v cause to be alert and energetic
Coffee and tea stimulate me
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate - v cause to occur rapidly
- v stir feelings in
stimulate my appetite - v provide the needed stimulus for
stipple
- v engrave by means of dots and flicks
- v make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
- v apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
- v produce a mottled effect
The sunlight stippled the trees
stipulate
- v specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
The contract stipulates the dates of the payments - v give a guarantee or promise of
They stipulated to release all the prisoners - v make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
stir up
- v try to stir up public opinion
- v arouse or excite feelings and passions
- v change the arrangement or position of
- v provoke or stir up
stock up
- v amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
stonewall
- v obstruct or hinder any discussion
Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls - v engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
stonewash
- v wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance
stonewash blue jeans