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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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Tilley, now retired, lives in St. Leonards-on-Sea, a resort town about 70 miles southeast of London, where she spends her free time gardening and going to the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

At the outset, he believed his time in St. Louis would be temporary.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

His mother then asked Castuciano not to return to his home in Los Angeles and remain in St. Louis.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

When any rules change in televised sports, the most dedicated fans are going to get upset, said Patrick Rishe, the director of the sports business program at Washington University in St. Louis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

“Strange magic Ella St. Clay wove. She came looking for me. I said I would do it on one condition.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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