(also stye) (plural sties, styes) an infection of the eyelid (= the skin above or below the eye) which makes it red and painful. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220623', size: [728, 90] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sfr", "cdo_dict_english"); a small building or area where pigs are kept Topics Farming c2. type: "html5", { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [300, 250] }}, url : 'english', The word stye is derived from the Middle English word styany, which means riser and eye. Definition and synonyms of sty from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. 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'min': 31, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, googletag.cmd.push(function() { { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, A stye is a lump on the edge or inside of your eyelid caused by inflammation and an infection. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220624', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, }; /*schulwoerterbuch_German-English A stye forms when bacteria causes inflammation and infection of a skin gland or follicle. name: "idl_env", { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_leftslot_160x600' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; also stye n. pl. Search Result for "sty": Wordnet 3.0. i.) { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220442', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_mpuslot_flex' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, A sty is a red, painful lump near the edge of your eyelid that may look like a boil or a pimple. free: false "sign-up": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/auth/signup?rid=READER_ID", googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pc", "dictionary"); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, free: false bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, Definition of Sty (v. t.) To shut up in, or as in, a sty. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 50] }}, }, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, * false || false*/ name: "pbjs-unifiedid", { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220623', size: [728, 90] }}, 'increment': 1, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, A place of bestial debauchery. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) type: "cookie", googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_tc", "resp"); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_topslot' }}]}, (function() { { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_leftslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, dfpSlots['btmslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/btmslot', [[300, 250], 'fluid'], 'ad_btmslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_btmslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); Definition of sty. name: "_pubcid", type: "html5", 'min': 8.50, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, var mapping_houseslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], []).addSize([0, 0], [300, 250]).build(); node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); Definition of sty (Entry 3 of 3) : an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid. iasLog("criterion : cdo_pt = entry"); name : 'Collocations', { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971145', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, noun (2) \ ˈstÄ«. 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