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    st
    abbreviation
  • ST
    ST
    septic tank.
  • -st
    -st
    variant of -est.
  • st.
    st.
    abbreviation
    stanza.
  • St.
    St.
    abbreviation
    Saint.
  • s.t.
    s.t.
    abbreviation
    short ton.
  • St
    St
    abbreviation
    Saint (all entries that are usually preceded by St are in this dictionary listed alphabetically under Saint )

st

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. stere.


ST 2 American  
Real Estate.
  1. septic tank.


-st 3 American  
  1. variant of -est.

    first; least.


-st 4 American  
  1. variant of -est.

    hadst; wouldst; dost.


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

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Rajadhyaksha points out there is a “remarkably consistent pattern p st most geopolitical conflicts …of an initial shock…then a grind back as economic fundamentals reassert themselves.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Leading up to the talks, there could be more friction—including more talk of Canada as the 51 st state.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

All I see standing on the main st.

From The Verge ● Aug. 6, 2021

Plus it remains the first thing viewers see of any new film so clearly, there’s a lot riding on a handful of sentences. st the introduction to your film look off-center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2017

It was almost blindingly white in the late afternoon sun; it looked as if it had been white st washed several times for the brick to be so completely covered, Polly surmised.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

ST, however, said its personal electronics segment will see lower-than-normal seasonality in the third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

The brokerage lifts its 2026-2028 core earnings forecasts for ST Engineering by 1%-7%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The consortium, which includes Singapore telecommunications company Singtel Z74 4.74%increase; green up pointing triangle , will buy a stake not already owned in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres from its parent, the companies said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

ST Engineering has started a mentorship programme in Singapore and is in talks to set up a training academy in the US.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024

The sign above the darkened display window read: ST.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

The m is the m in the Anglo-Saxon words innema, &c.; whilst the -st is the common sign of the superlative.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

In the older stages of Icelandic, on the other hand, the termination was not -st but -sc; which -sc grew out of the reflective pronoun sik.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

In the subjunctive mood the -st disappears as in Anglo-Saxon, xli and hence the forms bute þou gonge, 690, þat þu fonge, 856, &c.; cf. bede, 668.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

The difficulty which it presents consists in the presence of the -st, letters characteristic of the second person singular, but here found in all the persons alike; as I durst, they durst, &c.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

Here the second person singular ends, not in -st, but in t.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

Thence he walked up North Main st., and at 10.30 was seen on the corner of Anawan st. where he owns a handsome brick block.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2018

The entire stl area was gonna pay for the stadium not just the city of st. louis.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2016

Boxes include 50% of data and error bars indicate extremes with a maximum of two times the box size. st., stage. c, Kaplan–Meier curves for tumours with high versus low frequency of mutations.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2012

I ride my bike from 174th st. to downtown every day and I ride by this intersection.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2010

“Will the gentleman who gave me the clock and picture on State st. Oct. 9 call at 258 Cottage Grove-av. Dr. Steere.”

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

That includes Mark and Kathy Huntebrinker, who own a laundry service in St. Louis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ms. Healey is no St. Maura on the road to Dover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Santa Margarita won its 15th consecutive game in defeating St. John Bosco 21-7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Another change involves St. Bonaventure hosting Oaks Christian at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then he turned to the Kohlrabi King and said, “We have to find Ella St. Clay. She’s the only one who can help.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Lee Fossey, from St Agnes, Cornwall, pays £30 a month into a savings scheme to spread the cost of heating oil throughout the year.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Ukraine has struck St Petersburg before, though regions closer to Ukraine are threatened more often.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Angelus prayer is typically given by the pope from the Apostolic Palace overlooking St Peter's Square.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Leo himself announced the news of his operation during his weekly Sunday prayers, telling the crowd in St Peter's Square that doctors had found a nodule on his lung.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Whatever I’d done in Mount St Helens had drained me like nothing else I’d ever experienced.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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