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   satiation
         n 1: the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take
               on more [syn: {repletion}, {satiety}, {satiation}]
         2: the act of achieving full gratification

English Dictionary: studying by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedateness
n
  1. a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedation
n
  1. a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
  2. the administration of a sedative agent or drug
    Synonym(s): sedation, drugging
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedition
n
  1. an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Seth Thomas
n
  1. United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
    Synonym(s): Thomas, Seth Thomas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
situation
n
  1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
    Synonym(s): situation, state of affairs
  2. a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
    Synonym(s): situation, position
  3. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
  4. physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
    Synonym(s): site, situation
  5. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
    Synonym(s): position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
situation comedy
n
  1. a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
    Synonym(s): situation comedy, sitcom
  2. a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
    Synonym(s): situation comedy, sitcom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
South Temperate Zone
n
  1. Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
St. Athanasius
n
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)
    Synonym(s): Athanasius, Saint Athanasius, St. Athanasius, Athanasius the Great
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stadium
n
  1. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
    Synonym(s): stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stadium jumping
n
  1. riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles
    Synonym(s): showjumping, stadium jumping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
staidness
n
  1. a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stat mi
n
  1. a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    Synonym(s): mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
statant
adj
  1. standing on four feet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
statement
n
  1. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
  2. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
    Synonym(s): argument, statement
  3. (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"
  4. a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
  5. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
    Synonym(s): affirmation, assertion, statement
  6. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
    Synonym(s): instruction, command, statement, program line
  7. a document showing credits and debits
    Synonym(s): statement, financial statement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Staten Island
n
  1. a borough of New York City
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
statin
n
  1. a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
    Synonym(s): lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
statin drug
n
  1. a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
    Synonym(s): lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
station
n
  1. a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
  2. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
    Synonym(s): place, station
  3. (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
  4. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
    Synonym(s): post, station
  5. the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
v
  1. assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
station agent
n
  1. the person in charge of a railway station [syn: stationmaster, station agent]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
station house
n
  1. a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
    Synonym(s): police station, police headquarters, station house
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
station keeper
n
  1. the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: {desk sergeant}, deskman, station keeper]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Station of the Cross
n
  1. a representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
station waggon
n
  1. a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
    Synonym(s): beach wagon, station wagon, wagon, estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
station wagon
n
  1. a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
    Synonym(s): beach wagon, station wagon, wagon, estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationariness
n
  1. remaining in place [syn: stationariness, immobility, fixedness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationary
adj
  1. standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"
  2. not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationary stochastic process
n
  1. a stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationary wave
n
  1. a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
    Synonym(s): standing wave, stationary wave
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationer
n
  1. a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
    Synonym(s): stationer, stationery seller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationery
n
  1. paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes
    Synonym(s): stationery, letter paper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationery seller
n
  1. a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
    Synonym(s): stationer, stationery seller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stationmaster
n
  1. the person in charge of a railway station [syn: stationmaster, station agent]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stations
n
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
    Synonym(s): Stations, Stations of the Cross
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stations of the Cross
n
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
    Synonym(s): Stations, Stations of the Cross
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
statue maker
n
  1. an artist who creates sculptures [syn: sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stay-at-home
adj
  1. not given to travel; "a stay-at-home friend"
n
  1. a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel
    Synonym(s): stay-at-home, homebody
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steadiness
n
  1. freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct; "He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said"
  2. the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
    Synonym(s): steadiness, firmness
    Antonym(s): ricketiness, unsteadiness
  3. the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying
    Antonym(s): unsteadiness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steadying
adj
  1. causing to become steady; "had a steadying effect on her nerves"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stotinka
n
  1. 100 stotinka equal 1 lev in Bulgaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stoutness
n
  1. the property of being strong and resolute [syn: stoutness, stalwartness]
  2. the property of excessive fatness
    Synonym(s): corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stud mare
n
  1. a female horse used for breeding [syn: broodmare, {stud mare}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student
n
  1. a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
    Synonym(s): student, pupil, educatee
  2. a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
    Synonym(s): scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student center
n
  1. a center for student activities at a college or university
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student lamp
n
  1. a reading lamp with a flexible neck; used on a desk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student lodging
n
  1. inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
    Synonym(s): hostel, youth hostel, student lodging
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student nurse
n
  1. a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period [syn: probationer, student nurse]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student residence
n
  1. a college or university building containing living quarters for students
    Synonym(s): dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student teacher
n
  1. a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education
    Synonym(s): student teacher, practice teacher
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
student union
n
  1. a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
studentship
n
  1. the position of student
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
studying
n
  1. reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: perusal, perusing, poring over, studying]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sudation
n
  1. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
    Synonym(s): perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Satiate \Sa"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satiated}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Satiating}.]
      1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full;
            to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate;
            as, to satiate appetite or sense.
  
                     These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it.
                                                                              --Bacon.
  
                     I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although
                     they should be satiated with my blood. --Eikon
                                                                              Basilike.
  
      2. To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or
            loathing; to surfeit; to glut.
  
      3. To saturate. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.
  
      Syn: To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill;
               surfeit; glut.
  
      Usage: {Satiate}, {Satisfy}, {Content}. These words differ
                  principally in degree. To content is to make
                  contented, even though every desire or appetite is not
                  fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the
                  longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so
                  completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy
                  more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in.
  
                           Content with science in the vale of peace.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
                           His whole felicity is endless strife; No peace,
                           no satisfaction, crowns his life. --Beaumont.
  
                           He may be satiated, but not satisfied. --Norris.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Satiation \Sa`ti*a"tion\, n.
      Satiety.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sedate \Se*date"\, a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to
      allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.]
      Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene;
      not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul,
      mind, or temper.
  
               Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and
               sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate
               truth.                                                   --I. Watts.
  
               Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward
               show.                                                      --Wordsworth.
  
      Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene;
               unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious.
               -- {Se*date"ly}, adv. -- {Se*date"ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sedation \Se*da"tion\, n. [L. sedatio.]
      The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] --Coles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sedition \Se*di"tion\, n. [OE. sedicioun, OF. sedition, F.
      s[82]dition, fr. L. seditio, originally, a going aside;
      hence, an insurrectionary separation; pref. se-, sed-, aside
      + itio a going, fr. ire, itum, to go. Cf. {Issue}.]
      1. The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to
            insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an
            overt act; excitement of discontent against the
            government, or of resistance to lawful authority.
  
                     In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate The
                     cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. --Shak.
  
                     Noisy demagogues who had been accused of sedition.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. Dissension; division; schism. [Obs.]
  
                     Now the works of the flesh are manifest, . . .
                     emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies.
                                                                              --Gal. v. 19,
                                                                              20.
  
      Syn: Insurrection; tumult; uproar; riot; rebellion; revolt.
               See {Insurrection}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seditionary \Se*di"tion*a*ry\, n.
      An inciter or promoter of sedition. --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siththen \Sith"then\, adv. & conj.
      See {Sithen}. [Obs.]
  
               Siththen that the world began.               --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Situation \Sit`u*a"tion\, n. [LL. situatio: cf. F. situation.]
      1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as
            related to something else; position; locality site; as, a
            house in a pleasant situation.
  
      2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of
            the case.
  
                     A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity.
                                                                              --Rogers.
  
      3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or
            relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as
            of persons in a dramatic scene.
  
                     There's situation for you! there's an heroic group!
                                                                              --Sheridan.
  
      4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a
            situation in a store; a situation under government.
  
      Syn: State; position; seat; site; station; post; place;
               office; condition; case; plight. See {State}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sotadean \So`ta*de"an\, a.
      Sotadic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Southdown \South"down`\, n.
      A Southdown sheep.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Southdown \South"down`\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills
      south of the Thames, in England.
  
      {Southdown sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a celebrated breed of
            shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of
            the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South
            Downs where the breed originated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Southdown \South"down`\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills
      south of the Thames, in England.
  
      {Southdown sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a celebrated breed of
            shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of
            the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South
            Downs where the breed originated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stadimeter \Sta*dim"e*ter\, n. [Stadium + -meter.]
      A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a
      stadium, or telemeter, for measuring distances.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stadium \Sta"di*um\, n.
      A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling the
      ancient stadium, used for athletic games, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Staidness \Staid"ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness;
      sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or
      {levity}.
  
               If sometimes he appears too gray, yet a secret
               gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though
               the staidness and sobriety of age wanting. --Dryden.
  
      Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy;
               firmness; stability; sedateness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Staithman \Staith"man\, n.
      A man employed in weighing and shipping at a staith. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Statant \Sta"tant\, a. [L. stare to stand.] (Her.)
      In a standing position; as, a lion statant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Statement \State"ment\, n.
      1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in
            paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his
            case.
  
      2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of
            facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. [bd]Admirable
            perspicuity of statement![b8] --Brougham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Statemonger \State"mon`ger\, n.
      One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stathmograph \Stath"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] a measuring line +
      -graph.]
      A contrivance for recording the speed of a railway train.
      --Knight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   State \State\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Stating}.]
      1. To set; to settle; to establish. [R.]
  
                     I myself, though meanest stated, And in court now
                     almost hated.                                    --Wither.
  
                     Who calls the council, states the certain day.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      2. To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in
            gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite;
            as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc.
  
      {To state it}. To assume state or dignity. [Obs.] [bd]Rarely
            dressed up, and taught to state it.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stating \Stat"ing\, n.
      The act of one who states anything; statement; as, the
      statingof one's opinions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n.
      In Australia, a sheep run or cattle run, together with the
      buildings belonging to it; also, the homestead and buildings
      belonging to such a run.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum,
      to stand. See {Stand}.]
      1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;
            posture. [R.]
  
                     A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.
  
                     Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their
                     meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of
                     stations given them.                           --Hooker.
  
      2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]
  
                     All progression is performed by drawing on or
                     impelling forward some part which was before in
                     station, or at quiet.                        --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where
            a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to
            remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.
            Specifically:
            (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a
                  place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,
                  for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,
                  moving freight, etc.
            (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
            (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or
                  observations are made, as in surveying.
            (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in
                  which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
            (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where
                  they may anchor safely.
            (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet
                  is assigned for duty.
            (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of
                  troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot
                  well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil.
                  Dict.).
            (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as
                  a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation
                  of a pump, tank, etc.
  
      4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public
            duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of
            duty or occupation; employment.
  
                     By spending this day [Sunday] in religious
                     exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to
                     perform God's will in our several stations the week
                     following.                                          --R. Nelson.
  
      5. Situation; position; location.
  
                     The fig and date -- why love they to remain In
                     middle station, and an even plain?      --Prior.
  
      6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.
  
                     The greater part have kept, I see, Their station.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.
  
      7. (Eccl.)
            (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,
                  Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which
                  condemned Christ, and of his passion.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the
                  clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
                  --Addis & Arnold.
            (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions
                  pause for the performance of an act of devotion;
                  formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly
                  consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those
                  representations of the successive stages of our Lord's
                  passion which are often placed round the naves of
                  large churches and by the side of the way leading to
                  sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in
                  rotation, stated services being performed at each; --
                  called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.
  
      {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under
            {Quarter}.
  
      {Station house}.
            (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police
                  assigned to a certain district, and as a place of
                  temporary confinement.
            (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.
  
      {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a
            railway station.
  
      {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a
            chart the position of a place from which the angles
            subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are
            known, have been observed.
  
      {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in
            surveying. --Craig.
  
      Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.
  
      Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway
                  for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:
                  but to a considerable extent in official use, and in
                  common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has
                  been adopted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Stationing}.]
      To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a
      post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of
      an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships
      on the coasts of Africa.
  
               He gained the brow of the hill, where the English
               phalanx was stationed.                           --Lyttelton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum,
      to stand. See {Stand}.]
      1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;
            posture. [R.]
  
                     A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.
  
                     Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their
                     meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of
                     stations given them.                           --Hooker.
  
      2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]
  
                     All progression is performed by drawing on or
                     impelling forward some part which was before in
                     station, or at quiet.                        --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where
            a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to
            remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.
            Specifically:
            (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a
                  place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,
                  for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,
                  moving freight, etc.
            (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
            (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or
                  observations are made, as in surveying.
            (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in
                  which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
            (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where
                  they may anchor safely.
            (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet
                  is assigned for duty.
            (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of
                  troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot
                  well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil.
                  Dict.).
            (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as
                  a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation
                  of a pump, tank, etc.
  
      4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public
            duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of
            duty or occupation; employment.
  
                     By spending this day [Sunday] in religious
                     exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to
                     perform God's will in our several stations the week
                     following.                                          --R. Nelson.
  
      5. Situation; position; location.
  
                     The fig and date -- why love they to remain In
                     middle station, and an even plain?      --Prior.
  
      6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.
  
                     The greater part have kept, I see, Their station.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.
  
      7. (Eccl.)
            (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,
                  Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which
                  condemned Christ, and of his passion.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the
                  clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
                  --Addis & Arnold.
            (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions
                  pause for the performance of an act of devotion;
                  formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly
                  consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those
                  representations of the successive stages of our Lord's
                  passion which are often placed round the naves of
                  large churches and by the side of the way leading to
                  sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in
                  rotation, stated services being performed at each; --
                  called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.
  
      {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under
            {Quarter}.
  
      {Station house}.
            (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police
                  assigned to a certain district, and as a place of
                  temporary confinement.
            (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.
  
      {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a
            railway station.
  
      {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a
            chart the position of a place from which the angles
            subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are
            known, have been observed.
  
      {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in
            surveying. --Craig.
  
      Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.
  
      Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway
                  for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:
                  but to a considerable extent in official use, and in
                  common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has
                  been adopted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum,
      to stand. See {Stand}.]
      1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;
            posture. [R.]
  
                     A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.
  
                     Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their
                     meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of
                     stations given them.                           --Hooker.
  
      2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]
  
                     All progression is performed by drawing on or
                     impelling forward some part which was before in
                     station, or at quiet.                        --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where
            a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to
            remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.
            Specifically:
            (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a
                  place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,
                  for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,
                  moving freight, etc.
            (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
            (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or
                  observations are made, as in surveying.
            (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in
                  which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
            (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where
                  they may anchor safely.
            (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet
                  is assigned for duty.
            (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of
                  troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot
                  well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil.
                  Dict.).
            (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as
                  a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation
                  of a pump, tank, etc.
  
      4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public
            duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of
            duty or occupation; employment.
  
                     By spending this day [Sunday] in religious
                     exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to
                     perform God's will in our several stations the week
                     following.                                          --R. Nelson.
  
      5. Situation; position; location.
  
                     The fig and date -- why love they to remain In
                     middle station, and an even plain?      --Prior.
  
      6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.
  
                     The greater part have kept, I see, Their station.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.
  
      7. (Eccl.)
            (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,
                  Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which
                  condemned Christ, and of his passion.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the
                  clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
                  --Addis & Arnold.
            (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions
                  pause for the performance of an act of devotion;
                  formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly
                  consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those
                  representations of the successive stages of our Lord's
                  passion which are often placed round the naves of
                  large churches and by the side of the way leading to
                  sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in
                  rotation, stated services being performed at each; --
                  called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.
  
      {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under
            {Quarter}.
  
      {Station house}.
            (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police
                  assigned to a certain district, and as a place of
                  temporary confinement.
            (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.
  
      {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a
            railway station.
  
      {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a
            chart the position of a place from which the angles
            subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are
            known, have been observed.
  
      {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in
            surveying. --Craig.
  
      Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.
  
      Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway
                  for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:
                  but to a considerable extent in official use, and in
                  common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has
                  been adopted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum,
      to stand. See {Stand}.]
      1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;
            posture. [R.]
  
                     A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.
  
                     Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their
                     meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of
                     stations given them.                           --Hooker.
  
      2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]
  
                     All progression is performed by drawing on or
                     impelling forward some part which was before in
                     station, or at quiet.                        --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where
            a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to
            remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.
            Specifically:
            (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a
                  place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,
                  for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,
                  moving freight, etc.
            (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
            (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or
                  observations are made, as in surveying.
            (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in
                  which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
            (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where
                  they may anchor safely.
            (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet
                  is assigned for duty.
            (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of
                  troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot
                  well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil.
                  Dict.).
            (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as
                  a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation
                  of a pump, tank, etc.
  
      4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public
            duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of
            duty or occupation; employment.
  
                     By spending this day [Sunday] in religious
                     exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to
                     perform God's will in our several stations the week
                     following.                                          --R. Nelson.
  
      5. Situation; position; location.
  
                     The fig and date -- why love they to remain In
                     middle station, and an even plain?      --Prior.
  
      6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.
  
                     The greater part have kept, I see, Their station.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.
  
      7. (Eccl.)
            (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,
                  Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which
                  condemned Christ, and of his passion.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the
                  clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
                  --Addis & Arnold.
            (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions
                  pause for the performance of an act of devotion;
                  formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly
                  consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those
                  representations of the successive stages of our Lord's
                  passion which are often placed round the naves of
                  large churches and by the side of the way leading to
                  sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in
                  rotation, stated services being performed at each; --
                  called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.
  
      {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under
            {Quarter}.
  
      {Station house}.
            (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police
                  assigned to a certain district, and as a place of
                  temporary confinement.
            (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.
  
      {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a
            railway station.
  
      {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a
            chart the position of a place from which the angles
            subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are
            known, have been observed.
  
      {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in
            surveying. --Craig.
  
      Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.
  
      Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway
                  for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:
                  but to a considerable extent in official use, and in
                  common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has
                  been adopted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum,
      to stand. See {Stand}.]
      1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;
            posture. [R.]
  
                     A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.
  
                     Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their
                     meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of
                     stations given them.                           --Hooker.
  
      2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]
  
                     All progression is performed by drawing on or
                     impelling forward some part which was before in
                     station, or at quiet.                        --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where
            a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to
            remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.
            Specifically:
            (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a
                  place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,
                  for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,
                  moving freight, etc.
            (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
            (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or
                  observations are made, as in surveying.
            (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in
                  which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
            (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where
                  they may anchor safely.
            (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet
                  is assigned for duty.
            (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of
                  troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot
                  well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil.
                  Dict.).
            (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as
                  a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation
                  of a pump, tank, etc.
  
      4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public
            duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of
            duty or occupation; employment.
  
                     By spending this day [Sunday] in religious
                     exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to
                     perform God's will in our several stations the week
                     following.                                          --R. Nelson.
  
      5. Situation; position; location.
  
                     The fig and date -- why love they to remain In
                     middle station, and an even plain?      --Prior.
  
      6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.
  
                     The greater part have kept, I see, Their station.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.
  
      7. (Eccl.)
            (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,
                  Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which
                  condemned Christ, and of his passion.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the
                  clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
                  --Addis & Arnold.
            (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions
                  pause for the performance of an act of devotion;
                  formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly
                  consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those
                  representations of the successive stages of our Lord's
                  passion which are often placed round the naves of
                  large churches and by the side of the way leading to
                  sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in
                  rotation, stated services being performed at each; --
                  called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.
  
      {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under
            {Quarter}.
  
      {Station house}.
            (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police
                  assigned to a certain district, and as a place of
                  temporary confinement.
            (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.
  
      {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a
            railway station.
  
      {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a
            chart the position of a place from which the angles
            subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are
            known, have been observed.
  
      {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in
            surveying. --Craig.
  
      Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.
  
      Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway
                  for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:
                  but to a considerable extent in official use, and in
                  common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has
                  been adopted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum,
      to stand. See {Stand}.]
      1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;
            posture. [R.]
  
                     A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.
  
                     Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their
                     meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of
                     stations given them.                           --Hooker.
  
      2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]
  
                     All progression is performed by drawing on or
                     impelling forward some part which was before in
                     station, or at quiet.                        --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where
            a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to
            remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.
            Specifically:
            (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a
                  place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,
                  for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,
                  moving freight, etc.
            (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
            (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or
                  observations are made, as in surveying.
            (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in
                  which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
            (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where
                  they may anchor safely.
            (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet
                  is assigned for duty.
            (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of
                  troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot
                  well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil.
                  Dict.).
            (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as
                  a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation
                  of a pump, tank, etc.
  
      4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public
            duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of
            duty or occupation; employment.
  
                     By spending this day [Sunday] in religious
                     exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to
                     perform God's will in our several stations the week
                     following.                                          --R. Nelson.
  
      5. Situation; position; location.
  
                     The fig and date -- why love they to remain In
                     middle station, and an even plain?      --Prior.
  
      6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.
  
                     The greater part have kept, I see, Their station.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.
  
      7. (Eccl.)
            (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,
                  Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which
                  condemned Christ, and of his passion.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the
                  clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
                  --Addis & Arnold.
            (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions
                  pause for the performance of an act of devotion;
                  formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly
                  consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those
                  representations of the successive stages of our Lord's
                  passion which are often placed round the naves of
                  large churches and by the side of the way leading to
                  sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in
                  rotation, stated services being performed at each; --
                  called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.
  
      {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under
            {Quarter}.
  
      {Station house}.
            (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police
                  assigned to a certain district, and as a place of
                  temporary confinement.
            (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.
  
      {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a
            railway station.
  
      {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a
            chart the position of a place from which the angles
            subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are
            known, have been observed.
  
      {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in
            surveying. --Craig.
  
      Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.
  
      Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway
                  for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:
                  but to a considerable extent in official use, and in
                  common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has
                  been adopted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum,
      to stand. See {Stand}.]
      1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;
            posture. [R.]
  
                     A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.
  
                     Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their
                     meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of
                     stations given them.                           --Hooker.
  
      2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]
  
                     All progression is performed by drawing on or
                     impelling forward some part which was before in
                     station, or at quiet.                        --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where
            a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to
            remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel.
            Specifically:
            (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a
                  place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,
                  for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,
                  moving freight, etc.
            (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
            (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or
                  observations are made, as in surveying.
            (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in
                  which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
            (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where
                  they may anchor safely.
            (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet
                  is assigned for duty.
            (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of
                  troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot
                  well adapted for offensive measures. --Wilhelm (Mil.
                  Dict.).
            (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as
                  a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation
                  of a pump, tank, etc.
  
      4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public
            duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of
            duty or occupation; employment.
  
                     By spending this day [Sunday] in religious
                     exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to
                     perform God's will in our several stations the week
                     following.                                          --R. Nelson.
  
      5. Situation; position; location.
  
                     The fig and date -- why love they to remain In
                     middle station, and an even plain?      --Prior.
  
      6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.
  
                     The greater part have kept, I see, Their station.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.
  
      7. (Eccl.)
            (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,
                  Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which
                  condemned Christ, and of his passion.
            (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the
                  clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
                  --Addis & Arnold.
            (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions
                  pause for the performance of an act of devotion;
                  formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly
                  consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those
                  representations of the successive stages of our Lord's
                  passion which are often placed round the naves of
                  large churches and by the side of the way leading to
                  sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in
                  rotation, stated services being performed at each; --
                  called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.
  
      {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under
            {Quarter}.
  
      {Station house}.
            (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police
                  assigned to a certain district, and as a place of
                  temporary confinement.
            (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.
  
      {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a
            railway station.
  
      {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a
            chart the position of a place from which the angles
            subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are
            known, have been observed.
  
      {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in
            surveying. --Craig.
  
      Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.
  
      Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway
                  for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:
                  but to a considerable extent in official use, and in
                  common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has
                  been adopted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stational \Sta"tion*al\, a. [L. stationalis: cf. F. stationnale
      ([82]glise).]
      Of or pertaining to a station. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationariness \Sta"tion*a*ri*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being stationary; fixity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, a. [L. stationarius: cf. F.
      stationnaire. Cf. {Stationer}.]
      1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.
  
                     Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does
                     not believe the story.                        --Southey.
  
      2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser,
            greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.
  
      3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of
            vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet.
  
      {Stationary air} (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary
            circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.
  
      {Stationary engine}.
            (a) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in
                  distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine
                  engine, etc. Specifically:
            (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing,
                  pumping, or other kind of engine which is also
                  permanently placed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}.
      One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when
      apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
      --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, a. [L. stationarius: cf. F.
      stationnaire. Cf. {Stationer}.]
      1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.
  
                     Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does
                     not believe the story.                        --Southey.
  
      2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser,
            greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.
  
      3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of
            vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet.
  
      {Stationary air} (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary
            circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.
  
      {Stationary engine}.
            (a) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in
                  distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine
                  engine, etc. Specifically:
            (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing,
                  pumping, or other kind of engine which is also
                  permanently placed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, a. [L. stationarius: cf. F.
      stationnaire. Cf. {Stationer}.]
      1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.
  
                     Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does
                     not believe the story.                        --Southey.
  
      2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser,
            greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.
  
      3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of
            vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet.
  
      {Stationary air} (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary
            circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.
  
      {Stationary engine}.
            (a) A steam engine thet is permanently placed, in
                  distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine
                  engine, etc. Specifically:
            (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing,
                  pumping, or other kind of engine which is also
                  permanently placed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Stationing}.]
      To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a
      post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of
      an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships
      on the coasts of Africa.
  
               He gained the brow of the hill, where the English
               phalanx was stationed.                           --Lyttelton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationer \Sta"tion*er\, n. [Cf. {Stationary}, a.]
      1. A bookseller or publisher; -- formerly so called from his
            occupying a stand, or station, in the market place or
            elsewhere. [Obs.] --Dryden.
  
      2. One who sells paper, pens, quills, inkstands, pencils,
            blank books, and other articles used in writing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationery \Sta"tion*er*y\, n.
      The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, pens, ink,
      quills, blank books, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stationery \Sta"tion*er*y\, a.
      Belonging to, or sold by, a stationer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Station \Sta"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Stationing}.]
      To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a
      post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of
      an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships
      on the coasts of Africa.
  
               He gained the brow of the hill, where the English
               phalanx was stationed.                           --Lyttelton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Statue \Stat"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Statued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Statuing}.]
      To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a
      statue. [bd]The whole man becomes as if statued into stone
      and earth.[b8] --Feltham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Statuminate \Sta*tu"mi*nate\, v. t. [L. statuminatus, p. p. of
      statuminare to prop, fr. statumen a prop, fr. statuere to
      place.]
      To prop or support. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stayedness \Stayed"ness\, n.
      1. Staidness. [Archaic] --W. Whately.
  
      2. Solidity; weight. [R.] --Camden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steadiness \Stead"i*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being steady.
  
               Steadiness is a point of prudence as well as of
               courage.                                                --L'Estrange.
  
      Syn: Constancy; resolution; unchangeableness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steading \Stead"ing\, n.
      The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called
      also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}.
      [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Steadying}.]
      To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or
      falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant,
      regular, or resolute.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steatomatous \Ste`a*tom"a*tous\, a. (Med.)
      Of the nature of steatoma.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stethometer \Ste*thom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] chest + -meter.]
      (Physiol.)
      An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given
      point of the chest wall, during respiration; -- also called
      {thoracometer}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stet \Stet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stetted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Stetting}.] (Print.)
      To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for
      omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of
      dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted
      a deled footnote.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stoutness \Stout"ness\, n.
      The state or quality of being stout.
  
      Syn: Strength; bulk; courage; force; valor; lustiness;
               brawniness; boldness; fortitude; stubbornness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bulk \Bulk\ (b[ucr]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan.
      bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b[?]lkast to be
      bulky. Cf. {Boll}, n., {Bile} a boil, {Bulge}, n.]
      1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;
            as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
  
                     Against these forces there were prepared near one
                     hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a
                     more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.
  
      2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;
            the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
  
                     The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,
                     [bd]to obtain what by labor can be obtained.[b8]
                                                                              --J. Morley.
  
      3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
  
      4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
                     My liver leaped within my bulk.         --Turbervile.
  
      {Barrel bulk}. See under {Barrel}.
  
      {To break bulk} (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the
            cargo.
  
      {In bulk}, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate
            packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape
            that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.
  
      {Laden in bulk}, {Stowed in bulk}, having the cargo loose in
            the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.
  
      {Sale by bulk}, a sale of goods as they are, without weight
            or measure.
  
      Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;
               massiveness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Studding \Stud"ding\, n.
      Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists,
      collectively; studs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stud \Stud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Studded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Studding}.]
      1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
  
                     Thy horses shall be trapped, Their harness studded
                     all with gold and pearl.                     --Shak.
  
      2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to
            set thickly, as with studs.
  
                     The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the
                     extensive plains that stretch before our view, are
                     studded with substantial, neat, and commodious
                     dwellings of freemen.                        --Bp. Hobart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Studding sail \Stud"ding sail`\ (Naut.)
      A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of
      a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is
      bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom.
      See Illust. of {Sail}. --Toten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Student \Stu"dent\, n. [L. studens, -entis, p. pr. of studere to
      study. See {Study}, n.]
      1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning;
            a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends
            a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional
            teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a
            college, or a university; a medical student; a hard
            student.
  
                     Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student
                     from his book.                                    --Shak.
  
      2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive
            and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or
            of physical nature.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Studentry \Stu"dent*ry\, n.
      A body of students. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Studentship \Stu"dent*ship\, n.
      The state of being a student.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. [82]tudier. See
      {Study}, n.]
      1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon
            anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.
  
                     I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
                                                                              --Swift.
  
      2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.
  
      3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sudation \Su*da"tion\, n. [L. sudatio, fr. sudare to sweat: cf.
      F. sudation.]
      A sweating. [Obs.]

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   South Dennis, MA (CDP, FIPS 63655)
      Location: 41.70432 N, 70.15593 W
      Population (1990): 3559 (2404 housing units)
      Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 02660

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   South Edmeston, NY
      Zip code(s): 13466

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   South Tamworth, NH
      Zip code(s): 03883

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   South Thomaston, ME
      Zip code(s): 04858

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   South Toms River, NJ (borough, FIPS 69510)
      Location: 39.94076 N, 74.20970 W
      Population (1990): 3869 (1133 housing units)
      Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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   State University, AR
      Zip code(s): 72467

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   Staten Island, NY
      Zip code(s): 10301, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309, 10310, 10312, 10314

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   Statenville, GA
      Zip code(s): 31648

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   Statham, GA (city, FIPS 73312)
      Location: 33.96538 N, 83.59682 W
      Population (1990): 1360 (518 housing units)
      Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30666

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   Stayton, OR (city, FIPS 70200)
      Location: 44.80180 N, 122.79622 W
      Population (1990): 5011 (1915 housing units)
      Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 97383

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   Stedman, NC (town, FIPS 64840)
      Location: 35.01048 N, 78.69828 W
      Population (1990): 577 (225 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28391

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   Steedman, MO
      Zip code(s): 65077

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   Stidham, OK (town, FIPS 70200)
      Location: 35.36881 N, 95.70045 W
      Population (1990): 48 (20 housing units)
      Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 74461

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   Stowe Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 74656)
      Location: 40.48313 N, 80.07332 W
      Population (1990): 7681 (3674 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   state machine
  
      {finite state machine}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   State University of New York
  
      (SUNY) The public university system of New York State,
      USA, with campuses throughout the state.
  
      (1995-03-01)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Station Management
  
      (SMT) Station Management One of the 4 key {FDDI}
      component layers.   SMT is an overlay function that handles the
      management of the FDDI ring.   It handles neighbor
      identification, fault detection and reconfiguration, insertion
      and de-insertion from the ring, and traffic statistics
      monitoring.
  
      (1997-05-11)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   StatMUX
  
      {statistical time division multiplexing}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   STUDENT
  
      D.G. Bobrow 1964.   Early query system.   Sammet 1969, p.664.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Student PL/I
  
      A translator-{interpreter} for a {PL/I} subset
      derived from {SPL}.
  
      ["Student PL/I Compiler", R.A. Vowels, RMIT, Melbourne, 1971].
  
      (1996-01-19)
  
  
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