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sts

sts is the plural of st.

Meaning of st

Interjection

  1. Expressing a sudden desire for silence.

See all 4 meanings of st

Noun (1) capitalized: STS

STS (countable and uncountable, plural STSs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of science and technology studies.
    • In the third chapter, Lars Fuglsang, with a sketch of three general approaches to STS in relation to public policy formation, considers two versions of determinism: one in which science and technology shape society, another in which society shapes science and technology.2012, Stephen H. Cutcliffe, Carl Mitcham, editors, Visions of STS: Counterpoints in Science, Technology, and Society Studies, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 5
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of secondary traumatic stress.
    • Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder that has also been linked to burnouts. For Brendel, mindfulness is a way to simultaneously “mediate the risks and heal the healer”.2017 September 18, Camille Darroux, “How yoga and meditation can help social care workers deal with trauma”, in The Guardian
  3. (abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of special treatment steel (a type of homogenous armor plate).

Proper noun capitalized: STS

STS

  1. (abbreviation, historical, initialism, space flight) Initialism of Space Transportation System (a Space Shuttle program run by NASA).
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of SharePoint Team Services (the first name given to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation).
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Spring Tool Suite.

Noun (2) capitalized: STs

STs

  1. (plural) plural of ST (storytellers)

Verb capitalized: STs

STs

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of ST

Noun (3) capitalized: Sts

Sts

  1. (plural) plural of St

Synonyms of sts

Forms of sts

pluralSTSs

Questions about sts

What is sts the plural of?
Sts is the plural of st.
What part of speech is sts?
Sts can be a noun, a proper noun or a verb.
What is the plural of sts?
The plural of sts is STSs.

Words near sts in the dictionary

  1. Strømme syndrome
  2. Strücklingen
  3. strüverite
  4. Străoane
  5. Strășeni
  6. sts
  7. Sts'Ailes
  8. sts.
  9. STSDAS
  10. Stsiapan
  11. stsm.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sts (page history and authors); STS (page history and authors); STs (page history and authors); Sts (page history and authors); st (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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