noun, plural sties. Ophthalmology.
a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum.
noun (pl) sties
a pen in which pigs are housed and fed
any filthy or corrupt place
verb sties, stying, stied
to enclose or be enclosed in a sty
sty or stye (stī)
n. pl. sties or styes (stīz)
Inflammation of one or more sebaceous glands of an eyelid. Also called hordeolum.
adjective 1. of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades. 2. dark or gloomy. 3. infernal; hellish. adjective 1. of or relating to the river Styx 2. (mainly literary) dark, gloomy, or hellish completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx
noun a fear of hell Word Origin Latin Stygius ‘hell’
1. variant of stylo-1. and stylo-2. before a vowel. styl- pref. Variant of stylo-.
adjective 1. having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.