🔄 Synonyms of "Sty"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pigpennoun | Synonym of pigsty. |
| pigstynoun | (colloquial) A dirty or very untidy place. |
| styenoun | (pathology) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. |
| hordeolumnoun | stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid. |
| eye infectionnoun | an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sty"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pigstynoun | (colloquial) A dirty or very untidy place. |
| pigpennoun | Synonym of pigsty. |
| styenoun | (pathology) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. |
| hordeolumnoun | stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid. |
| eye infectionnoun | an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid |
| piggerynoun | A place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised. |
| pennoun | A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks. |
| pignoun | (countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus. |
| swinestynoun | A pigsty |
| crewnoun | A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. |
| fanknoun | A pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands. |
| stubnoun | A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes. |
| pencasenoun | A box or case for storing a pen. |
| goose-pennoun | An enclosure for geese. |
| marker pennoun | A pen, often with a thick tip made of felt. |
| stylenoun | Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. |
| styletnoun | An engraving tool, a stylus. |
| porketnoun | (archaic) A young hog; a pig. |
| quillnoun | A pen made from a feather. |
| coopnoun | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
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