English to English Dictionary

Stern Face

A facial expression that is serious, severe, or unfriendly.

Stern-Faced

Having a serious, severe, or unfriendly expression.

Sternal-compression

The application of downward pressure to the sternum, typically used as a painful stimulus in medical assessments to test consciousness or during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Sternness

The quality of being strict, severe, or unyielding in manner, character, or appearance.

Sterno

A brand of canned heat consisting of denatured alcohol, used as a portable fuel source for chafing dishes and camping.

Sternoclavicular

Relating to or connecting the sternum and the clavicle.

Steroid

Any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms.

Steroid Abuse

The illegal or improper use of anabolic steroids to enhance physical performance or appearance.

Steroid-Use

The act of using steroids, typically for performance enhancement in sports or bodybuilding.

Stet

A directive used in editing or proofreading to indicate that a correction should be disregarded.

Stethoscope

A medical instrument used for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing.

Stevedore

A person employed to load and unload cargo from ships.