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e; to esteem. "We highly esteem and stand much upon our birth." Ray. (c) To insist on; to attach much importance to; as, to stand upon security; to stand upon ceremony. (d) To attack; to assault. [A Hebraism] "So I stood upon him, and slew him." 2 Sam. i. 10. -- To stand with, to be consistent with. "It stands with re…

through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay. -- Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side. -- To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about. Totten. -- Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the heads of the for…

A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them.

e; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached.

means of them. Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.

e rowers, -- usually furnished with seats for passengers. -- Stern wheel, a paddle wheel attached to the stern of the steamboat which it propels.stern wheeler.

the diatonic scale. The tones are produced by striking the pieces of wood with hard balls attached to flexible sticks.

To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve. My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. Shak. The points of spears are stuck within the shield. Dryden.

wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, -- used to assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by supporting a part of the weight of the body. Our host upon his stirpoes s…

he principal supporting part; the part in which others are inserted, or to which they are attached. Specifically: --

A remora. It was fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them. Sylvester.

d weather; as, to be driven back to port by stress of weather. -- To lay stress upon, to attach great importance to; to emphasize. "Consider how great a stress is laid upon this duty." Atterbury. -- To put stress upon, or To put to a stress, to strain.

One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.

To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.

A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment.

A paper to which a signature is attached.

A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; -- used by…

To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.

A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.