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stores/stɔːrz/nounbeginner

Quantities of food, equipment, or other supplies kept for future use.

The ship stocked up on stores before embarking on the long voyage.

stories/ˈstɔːriz/nounbeginner

Accounts of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment or instruction.

She loves reading bedtime stories to her children every night.

stotious/ˈstoʊʃəs/adjectiveadvanced

Extremely drunk or intoxicated.

After finishing three bottles of whiskey, he was completely stotious and had to be carried home.

stout/staʊt/adjectiveintermediate

Having a somewhat fat or of heavy build; corpulent.

He was a stout man with a friendly, round face.

straight/streɪt/adjectivebeginner

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.

Draw a straight line across the page.

straightener/ˈstreɪt.ən.ər/nounintermediate

A device, tool, or substance used to make something straight, especially hair or metal.

She used a ceramic hair straightener to smooth out her unruly curls.

strand/strænd/nounintermediate

A single thin length of something such as thread, fiber, wire, or hair.

A single strand of silver hair fell across her forehead.

stranded/ˈstrændɪd/adjectiveintermediate

Left without the means to move from a place, typically due to lack of transport, money, or being left behind.

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at the airport after flights were cancelled due to the storm.

stranger/ˈstreɪn.dʒər/nounbeginner

An unknown or unfamiliar person.

She was warned never to accept candy from a stranger.

strap/stræp/nounbeginner

A strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, often with a buckle, used to fasten, secure, or carry something.

She adjusted the shoulder strap of her bag before heading out.

strategic hegemony/strəˈtiːdʒɪk hɪˈɡɛməni/nounadvanced

The exercise of dominant influence or authority by a state or organization over others, achieved through a calculated, long-term plan that integrates military, economic, and soft power.

The superpower sought to maintain its strategic hegemony in the Indo-Pacific by strengthening regional alliances and trade agreements.

stratosphere/ˈstrætəˌsfɪər/nounintermediate

The layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending from about 10 to 50 kilometers above the earth's surface, characterized by a steady upward temperature increase and containing the ozone layer.

Commercial supersonic jets once flew in the lower stratosphere to avoid turbulence.

stratum/ˈstreɪtəm/, /ˈstrɑːtəm/nounintermediate

A layer or a series of layers of rock or soil in the ground.

Geologists carefully examined the different strata of rock to determine the age of the fossils.

straymate/ˈstreɪ.meɪt/nounadvanced

A companion animal, particularly a dog or cat, that is found wandering as a stray alongside another animal with which it has formed a strong social bond.

The animal shelter decided not to separate the rescue dogs because they were clearly straymates who relied on each other for comfort.

streaked/striːkt/adjectiveintermediate

Marked with long, thin lines or bands of a different color or substance.

The sky was streaked with the orange and pink hues of the setting sun.

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