st
abbreviation
st
1 Americanabbreviation
ST
2
American
Real Estate.
-st
3
American
-st
4
American
st.
5
American
abbreviation
-
stanza.
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state.
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statute; statutes.
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stet.
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stitch.
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stone (weight).
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strait.
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street.
St.
6
American
abbreviation
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Saint.
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statute; statutes.
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Strait.
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Street.
s.t.
7
American
abbreviation
St
1
British
abbreviation
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Saint (all entries that are usually preceded by St are in this dictionary listed alphabetically under Saint )
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statute
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strait
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street
st.
2
British
abbreviation
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stanza
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statute
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cricket stumped by
-st
3
British
suffix
st
4
British
abbreviation
st
5
British
abbreviation
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
ST, however, said its personal electronics segment will see lower-than-normal seasonality in the third quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The KKR-led group already owns a minority stake in STT GDC that it acquired from parent ST Telemedia for $1.3 billion in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Singapore state-investment firm Temasek Holdings is the parent of ST Telemedia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
ST Hopper Ltd, in the Market Place, was founded by his grandfather in 1926.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
The sign above the darkened display window read: ST.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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
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
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
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
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
Mr. St. George tells us that “the hand-wringing from across the globe” has resulted in a boycott against his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The two men spent 80 consecutive hours holed up and writing “on printer sheets, on tissues, on toilet paper,” according to Mr. St. George.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
There hasn’t been much separation between Lance and Uiagalelei throughout training camp, but the St. John Bosco product was better on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Time staff writer Emily St. Martin contributed to this report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The first thing Glory did was call someone she referred to as Auntie North and tell her that she’d found the Ella St. Clay book.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
AFP reported at the time, citing intelligence sources, that the government paid at least 2 billion naira to Boko Haram for the release of the St Mary's victims -- which authorities denied.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He quickly got his wish at St James' Park on Wednesday night after completing his £52m move from Manchester City.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
As the teams met for the first time since his death, in their Premier League season opener at St James' Park on Sunday, members of Keegan's family were present in the directors' box.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
For friends Beatrice and Amelia, who are from St Helens, Merseyside, the cost of accommodation was a big factor in their decision to live at home while studying.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The viewing will be Wednesday night at St Stephen’s. They’ll bury her on Saturday.”
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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