stim

/ (stɪm) /

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noun

Irish (used with a negative) a very small amountI couldn't see a stim; she hasn't a stim of sense

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Word Origin for stim

of uncertain origin

Words nearby stim

stilted, Stilton, stilt root, Stilwell, stilyaga, stim, stime, Stimson, stimulant, stimulate, stimulated emission

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How to use stim in a sentence

Stimulant, stim′ū-lant, adj. stimulating: increasing or exciting vital action.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
But if you do, you'll never have a stim of sight in the eye again, and that's why we don't like to do it.
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series|Lady Gregory
He couldn't see a stim; but he would walk all the roads, and give the right turn, without ever touching the wall.
Poets and Dreamers|Lady Augusta Gregory and Others
He couldn't see a stim, and that is why he had such great knowledge.
Poets and Dreamers|Lady Augusta Gregory and Others

But if you do, you'll never have a stim of sight in the eye again.'
Poets and Dreamers|Lady Augusta Gregory and Others