noun Download 🔗Share Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh. Examples : "The loaf of bread had become a hard, dry stele after sitting on the counter for a week. " food condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.) Examples : "The broom broke when I leaned on the stele. " utensil item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The posts and rungs composing a ladder. Examples : "The worn stele of the old wooden ladder creaked under his weight as he climbed to the attic. " part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The stem of a plant. Examples : "The sunflower's stele is strong and sturdy, supporting its large head of flowers. " plant biology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc. Examples : "The archer carefully examined the stele of each arrow to ensure it was straight and undamaged before the competition. " weapon military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line. Examples : "Despite the chaos of the paintball game, Michael held his stele behind the overturned picnic table, ready to defend his team's flag. " military position war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stalemate; a stalemated game. Examples : "After a grueling two hours of chess, the game reached a stele, with neither player able to make a winning move. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An ambush. Examples : "The soldiers prepared a stele in the dense forest, hoping to surprise the enemy convoy as it passed. " military war action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A band of armed men or hunters. Examples : "The stele, weapons gleaming, marched into the forest, determined to hunt down the wild boar. " military group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The main force of an army. Examples : "Although the initial attacks were fierce, the veterans formed the stele of the army, holding the line and preventing a complete rout. " military war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle. Examples : "The farmer noticed the strong smell of stele in the cattle pen after a long, hot day. " animal biology physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap. Examples : "The falconer used a pigeon as a stele to attract a wild hawk for training. " animal bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait. Examples : "The fisherman used the lost student as a stele, hoping to attract the large fish. " human animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait. Examples : "During the crowded market, the pickpocket used his young sister as a stele, having her bump into shoppers to distract them while he swiftly stole their wallets. " person action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another. Examples : "After Sarah ran off with the pizza delivery guy, John became a pitiable stele, forever lamenting his lost love. " person literature character family emotion suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse. Examples : "The politician pretended to support the community project, but he was really just using it as a stele to gain votes before the election, with no intention of actually helping. " politics government action organization person attitude business character job state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman. sex person human character moral society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured. Examples : "The farmer placed several steles shaped like crows in his cornfield to scare away the real birds. " thing item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela. Examples : "In the museum, we saw a tall stone stele covered in ancient Egyptian writing. " art archaeology history architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any carved or engraved surface. Examples : "The museum displayed a tall, stone stele covered with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. " art archaeology history writing building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple. Examples : "The art history student pointed to the stele atop the Parthenon in the photograph, explaining that it was a stylized floral ornament. " architecture art archaeology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome. Examples : "The botanist carefully examined the stele of the young plant, noting the arrangement of vascular tissue. " plant biology anatomy structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading