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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Other definitions for st (2 of 7)

Real Estate.

septic tank.

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-st¹

variant of -est¹: first; least.

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-st²

variant of -est²: hadst; wouldst; dost.

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st.

abbreviation

stanza.

state.

statute; statutes.

stet.

stitch.

stone (weight).

strait.

street.

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s.t.

abbreviation

short ton.

Other definitions for st (7 of 7)

St.

abbreviation

Saint.

statute; statutes.

Strait.

Street.

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How to use st in a sentence

The St. Thomas gathering happened around 2005, according to Krauss.
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At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Church bells pealed from St. Catherine of Siena parish one block away.
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What got leaked to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on October 22?
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The opposition responded with a month-long Occupy Abay (like Occupy Wall St) campaign, in which Udaltsov was one of key figures.
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In the evening, St. Peter's and its accessories were illuminated—by far the most brilliant spectacle I ever saw.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The great plague of this and the subsequent year broke out at St. Giles, London.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Her "St. Agnes" is an interesting rendering of a well-worn subject.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
A volcano broke out in the island of St. George, one of the Azores.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Austria's fall was due to the lethargy and hesitation of the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for st (1 of 5)

st¹

abbreviation for

short ton

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st²

the internet domain name for

São Tomé and Principe

British Dictionary definitions for st (3 of 5)

abbreviation for

Saint (all entries that are usually preceded by St are in this dictionary listed alphabetically under Saint)

statute

strait

street

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-st

suffix

a variant of -est 2

British Dictionary definitions for st (5 of 5)

st.

abbreviation for

stanza

statute

cricket stumped by

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