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stockton
nounLow (Proper Noun)
/ˈstɒk.tən/A city in California, USA.
stockton-on-tees
nounR2 (Nationwide known, but not high-frequency in daily conversation)
/ˌstɒk.tən.ɒn.ˈtiːz/A large town and borough in County Durham, North East England, located on the River Tees.
stockwood
nounVery Rare
/ˈstɒkˌwʊd/A proper noun, specifically a surname or a place name.
stockyard
nounC1
/ˈstɒkjɑːd/A large enclosed area with pens and sheds where livestock (especially cattle, pigs, or sheep) are kept temporarily, typically before being sold, slaughtered, or shipped.
stodge
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C2
/stɒdʒ/heavy, starchy, filling, and often bland food that is difficult to digest.
stoep
nounLow (regional, South African English)
/stuːp/A raised platform or veranda along the front or side of a house, typically with a roof, common in South Africa and formerly in Dutch colonial architecture.
stogy
nounLow (rare outside of North American contexts; mostly historical or niche)
/ˈstəʊɡi/A cheap, low-quality cigar, typically long, slender, and loosely rolled.
stoic
adjectivenounC1
/ˈstəʊɪk/A person who endures pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
stoichiology
nounExtremely Rare (Specialist/Obsolescent)
/ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/The study of the elements or principles of a subject, particularly in philosophy or science; in biology, the study of the elements of animal or plant tissues.
stoichiometry
nounLow
/ˌstɔɪ.kɪˈɒm.ɪ.tri/The quantitative relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction, based on the conservation of mass and fixed proportions of elements in compounds.
stoicism
nounC1
/ˈstəʊ.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.
stoke
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/stəʊk/To add fuel to (a fire, furnace, or boiler) to make it burn more strongly.
stoke poges
nounVery Low (Proper noun, specific place name)
/ˌstəʊk ˈpoʊdʒɪz/A village in Buckinghamshire, England, famous for its churchyard and association with Thomas Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'.
stoke up
verbC1
/stəʊk ʌp/To add fuel to a fire to make it burn more strongly.
stoke-on-trent
nounLow (primarily geographic/historic reference)
/ˌstəʊk ɒn ˈtrɛnt/A city and unitary authority in Staffordshire, England, historically famous as the centre of the pottery industry.
stokehold
nounC2 (Very low frequency / Technical)
/ˈstəʊk.həʊld/A compartment in a steamship containing the boilers and furnaces, from which they are stoked with fuel.
stokehole
nounC2
/ˈstəʊk.həʊl/A space or compartment in a ship (especially a steamship) or boiler house where fuel, typically coal, is added to the furnace.
stoker
nounC1
/ˈstəʊkə/A person whose job is to tend a furnace, especially on a ship or locomotive, by adding and managing fuel.
stokes
nounC1
/stəʊks/To add fuel to (a fire, furnace, or boiler) to maintain or increase its heat.
stokes' aster
nounVery Low (Specialist)
/ˈstəʊksɪz ˈɑːstə/A perennial flowering plant (Stokesia laevis) native to the southeastern United States, known for its showy, cornflower-like blue, purple, or white blooms.

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