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sty 1  (st)
n. pl. sties (stz)
1. An enclosure for swine.
2. A filthy place.
tr. & intr.v. stied (std), sty·ing, sties (stz)
To shut up in or live in a sty.

[Middle English, from Old English stig.]

sty 2 also stye  (st)
n. pl. sties also styes (stz)
Inflammation of one or more sebaceous glands of an eyelid.

[Alteration of Middle English styanye : styan, sty (from Old English stgend, from present participle of stgan, to rise; see steigh- in Indo-European roots) + eye, ye, eye; see eye.]

sty [staɪ]
n pl sties
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a pen in which pigs are housed and fed
2. any filthy or corrupt place
vb sties, stying, stied
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to enclose or be enclosed in a sty
[Old English stig; related to Old Norse stīa pen, fold, Old High German stīga, Middle Dutch stije]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stysty - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2.stysty - a pen for swine                      
pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
Translations
sty1 [staɪ] N
1. [of pigs] → pocilga f, chiquero m (S. Cone)
2. (fig) → pocilga f, leonera f

sty2 stye [staɪ] N (Med) → orzuelo m

sty [ˈstaɪ] n (= pigsty) → porcherie f

sty
n (lit, fig)Schweinestall m

sty(e)
n (Med) → Gerstenkorn nt

sty1 [staɪ] n (for pigs) → porcile m
sty1 [staɪ] n (for pigs) → porcile m
sty2 stye [staɪ] n (Med) → orzaiolo
sty2 stye [staɪ] n (Med) → orzaiolo

sty1
n sty [stai]
a pigsty. hok زَريبَة خنازير кочина prasečí chlívek grisesti der Schweinestall χοιροστάσιο pocilga, zahúrda sealaut خوك داني sikolätti porcherie דִיר सुअर बाड़ा svinjac, kotac disznóól kandang babi stía porcile 豚小屋 돼지우리 kiaulidė cūkkūts kandang babi stal grisebinge chlew pocilga cocină свинарник prasačí chlievik svinjak svinjac svinstia คอกหมู domuz ahırı 豬欄(圈) свинарник سؤر باڑہ chuồng heo

sty2
n sty, stye [stai]
a small inflamed swelling on the eyelid. karkatjie وَدْقَه، شَحّاد العَيْن ечемик (на окото) ječné zrno bygkorn das Gerstenkorn κριθαράκι του ματιού orzuelo odraiva گل مژه näärännäppy orgelet “שְׂעוֹרָה” בָּעַיִן विलनी, आंख के किनारे की फुंसी, गुंहाजनी ječmenac (na oku) árpa timbil vogrís orzaiolo ものもらい 다래끼 miežis miežagrauds ketumbit strontje sti jęczmień terçol urcior ячмень jačmeň ječmen na očesu čmičak vagel ต่อมหนังตาอักเสบ arpacık 麥粒腫 ячмінь پھنسی جو پلک کے نیچے نکل آتی ہے cái lẹo


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