stenography, n. phonography, [shorthand].
step, n. [pace]; stair, [round]; [footstep], [footprint], footmark, [track]; grade, degree, gradation; [measure], [action], procedure, expedient; stride (a long step).
step, v. [pace], stride.
stepmother, n. Associated word: novercal.
steps, n. pl. stairs; stile; perron.
sterile, a. [barren], infecund, [unproductive], [unfruitful], unprolific.
sterility, v. [barrenness], infecundity, unproductiveness. Associated words: sterilize, sterilization.
stern, a. austere, [rigorous], [exacting], [strict], [hard-hearted].
sternness, n. austerity, [severity], [rigor], strictness.
stew, n. (Colloq.) [confusion], [agitation]; ragout.