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sties

sties is the plural of sty.

sties is the plural of stie.

sties is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sty.

Meaning of sty

Noun (1)

sty (plural sties)

  1. A pen or enclosure for swine.
    Synonyms:
    pigpen, pigsty
  2. (figuratively) A messy, dirty or debauched place.
    • To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty.1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...
    Synonyms:
    hovel, pigsty

Noun (2)

sty (plural sties)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A ladder.

Noun (3)

sty (plural sties)

  1. An inflammation of the eyelid.

See all 7 meanings of sty

Words that rhyme with sties

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Questions about sties

What is sties the plural of?
Sties is the plural of sty.

Words near sties in the dictionary

  1. Stieltjes
  2. Stieltjes constant
  3. Stieltjes constants
  4. Stierwalt
  5. Stierwalts
  6. sties
  7. stiesful
  8. STIF
  9. stifado
  10. stifados
  11. stiff

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