sty
/staɪ/
verb
- To keep or enclose in a pigsty.
- We need to sty the hogs before the storm arrives.
- The farmer sties the pigs every night to keep them safe.
- They stied the piglets in a separate pen away from the adults.
noun
- A painful, red swelling on the edge of the eyelid caused by an infected gland.
- She woke up with a sty on her left eye and couldn't wear her contact lenses.
- He tried not to rub his eye, even though the sty was itchy and sore.
- The doctor said a warm compress would help the sty heal faster.
- A pigsty; a pen or enclosure for pigs.
- The farmer cleaned the sty and gave the pigs fresh straw.
- After the rain, the sty was muddy and smelled terrible.
- They built a new sty with a roof to keep the pigs dry.
- A dirty or messy place or situation.
- The kitchen looked like a sty after the party, with dishes everywhere.
- She refused to live in a sty, so she spent the weekend cleaning the apartment.
- His bedroom was such a sty that he couldn't find his shoes.
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