stipulate/stípjulət/v. to state exactly what something must be or how something must be done
stipulation/stìpjuléiʃən/n. a statement that says exactly what something must be or how something must be done
stir/stə':r/n. the action of mixing food or liquid with a spoon
v1. to mix food or liquid by moving a spoon round and round in it
v2. to move slightly
stock/stɑ'k/n1. all the things that you can buy in a shop
n2. an amount of something that is ready to be used
n3. the value of a company, or a share in its value
v. to have something for people to buy
stock exchangea place where stocks and shares in companies are bought and sold
stock marketthe buying and selling of stocks and shares, or the value of stocks and shares being bought and sold
stockholder/stɑ':khòuldər/n. a person or group that owns part of a company in the form of shares
stockroom/stɑ':kru:m/n. a room where products or materials are kept until they are needed
stomach/stʌ'mək/n1. the part of your body where food is digested
n2. the front part of your body just below your chest
stop byto go into a place for a short time when you are going somewhere else
stopover/stɑ':pòuvər/n. a short stay somewhere between two parts of a journey
storage/stɔ':riʤ/n. If things are in storage, they have been put in a safe place until they are needed.
store/stɔ':r/n1. a building or part of a building where you can buy things
n2. an amount of something that you are keeping to use later
v1. to put something somewhere and not use it until you need it
v2. to keep information on a computer
storefront/stɔ':rfrʌnt/n. the part of a store that faces the street, usually a glass front
storeroom/stɔ':rru:m/n. a room in which things that are not being used can be kept
story/stɔ':ri/n1. a description of a series of real or imaginary events that people read for enjoyment
n2. a level of a building
stow/stóu/v. to put something in a place where it can be kept safely
straight/stréit/adj1. not curved or bent
adj2. in a position that is level or vertical
adj3. honest
adv1. in a straight line
adv2. without pausing or delaying
straighten someone outto cause someone to improve his or her behavior or character
straighten something outto organize or correct something
strain/stréin/n1. the feeling of being worried and nervous about something
n2. pressure put on something by a bad situation or by too much weight or force
n2. to hurt part of your body by using it too much
v1. to try hard to do something, usually to see or hear something
strand/stræ'ndid/adj. not able to leave a place
strand/stræ'nd/n. a thin piece of hair, thread, rope, etc.
strategic/strətí:ʤik/adj. relating to the way in which an organization, country, etc. decides what it wants to achieve and plans actions and use of resources over time to do this
strategy/stræ'təʤi/n. a plan that you use to do something