St Definition & Meaning

American

British

Examples

-st 1 American

1. variant of -est.

   first; least.

-st 2 American

1. variant of -est.

   hadst; wouldst; dost.

st 3 American

abbreviation

1. stere.

ST 4 American Real Estate.

1. septic tank.

st. 5 American

abbreviation

1. stanza.

2. state.

3. statute; statutes.

4. stet.

5. stitch.

6. stone (weight).

7. strait.

8. street.

St. 6 American

abbreviation

1. Saint.

2. statute; statutes.

3. Strait.

4. Street.

s.t. 7 American

abbreviation

1. short ton.

St 1 British

abbreviation

1. Saint (all entries that are usually preceded by St are in this dictionary listed alphabetically under Saint )

2. statute

3. strait

4. street

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 st. 2 British

abbreviation

1. stanza

2. statute

3. cricket stumped by

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 -st 3 British

suffix

1. a variant of -est 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 st 4 British

abbreviation

1. short ton

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 st 5 British

abbreviation

1. São Tomé and Principe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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China criticised the deal and announced new sanctions on Friday against Boeing's defence manufacturing outpost in St. Louis, aerospace giant Northrop Grumman and others.

From Barron's

Deuce Newt, a transfer from Campbell Hall, scored 24 points and Omari Cuffe, a transfer from St. Pius X-St.

From Los Angeles Times

Alternatively, it has been suggested that the panels were originally installed side by side in the cathedral of St. Vitus, Prague, perhaps for Charles IV’s coronation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although Newcastle continue to explore the possibility of expanding St James', or building a new stadium elsewhere in the city, CEO David Hopkinson has admitted the club will play at the ground in its current guise for "many years".

From BBC

St James' was once the second-biggest club stadium in the country, behind Old Trafford, but Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Everton have all since leapfrogged Newcastle's 52,335-seater ground in terms of capacity.

From BBC

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