- sty [pigsty]
- sti {fk} [grisesti, svinesti]
noun
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sty [pigsty]
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pigsty — (n.) 1590s, from PIG (Cf. pig) (n.) + STY (Cf. sty). Figurative use for miserable, dirty hovel is attested from 1820 … Etymology dictionary
sty — Ⅰ. sty [1] ► NOUN (pl. sties) ▪ a pigsty. ORIGIN from an Old English word found in the combination «sty pig». Ⅱ. sty [2] (also stye) ► NOUN (pl … English terms dictionary
Pigsty — Pig sty , n.; pl. {Pigsties}. A pigpen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sty — [staı] n plural sties [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English stig] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English stigend, from stigan to rise ] 1.) a place where pigs are kept = ↑pigsty 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sty — A sty or pigsty is a small scale outdoor enclosure for raising pigs. It is sometimes referred to as a pigpen, pig parlor, or pig cote. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud. Both sty and pigpen are used as derogatory… … Wikipedia
pigsty — /ˈpɪgstaɪ / (say pigstuy) noun (plural pigsties) 1. a sty or pen for pigs. 2. any dirty, messy or untidy place: this room is a real pigsty. 3. Railways the crisscrossed sleepers beneath the rails replacing temporarily the earthworks which have… …
pigsty — [[t]pɪ̱gstaɪ[/t]] pigsties also pig sty 1) N COUNT A pigsty is an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm. [mainly BRIT] Syn: pigpen (in AM, usually use pigpen) 2) N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) If you describe a room or a house as a pigsty … English dictionary
sty — 1. noun /staɪ/ a) A pen or enclosure for swine. b) A messy or dirty place. Syn: pig pen, pigsty, hovel 2 … Wiktionary
sty — sty1 noun (plural sties) a pigsty. verb (sties, stying, stied) archaic keep (a pig) in a sty. Origin OE stī (in stīfearh sty pig ), prob. identical with stig hall (see steward), of Gmc origin. sty2 (also stye … English new terms dictionary
sty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pigpen, pigsty; pen; hovel, shed; stable. See enclosure, uncleanness, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. den, hovel, pigsty, pigpen, hole; see also dump , pen 1 … English dictionary for students
pigsty — pig|sty [ˈpıgstaı] n plural pigsties 1.) a building where pigs are kept American Equivalent: pigpen 2.) informal a very dirty or untidy place American Equivalent: pigpen ▪ The house was a pigsty, as usual … Dictionary of contemporary English
