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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“We were just trying to identify the right label for the distinct phenomenon we’re interested in, and the other labels available seemed inaccurate,” said Dan Epps, a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis and a SCOTUSblog contributor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crespi will face the winner of St. John Bosco-Phoenix Sunnyslope in the Platinum division semifinals on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

St. Anthony 64, Tesoro 55: Jamil House had 24 points and seven rebounds for St. Anthony.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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