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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

Example Sentences

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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

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