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Expressing a sudden desire for silence.
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Expressing a sudden desire for silence.
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A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
Example: "Saint Stephen was the first martyr."
Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
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A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
High social standing or circumstance.
A polity.
(stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
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A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
Example: cross stitch
An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
Example: drop a stitch
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A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
A small piece of stone, a pebble.
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms
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A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
Example: This building used to be a store for old tires.
A supply held in storage.
(mainly North American) A place where items may be purchased; a shop.
Example: I need to get some milk from the grocery store.
Memory.
Example: The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time.
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A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
Example: Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.
A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.
Example: I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.
The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.
The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.