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1 VERB To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant. □ [V ] Get away from me–your breath stinks. □ [V + of ] The place stinks of fried onions. □ [V + like ] The pond stank like a sewer. ● N‑SING Stink is also a noun. □ [+ of ] I was met with the stink of smoke and burnt plastic. ●  stink|ing ADJ □  They were locked up in a stinking cell.

2 VERB If you say that something stinks , you mean that you disapprove of it because it involves ideas, feelings, or practices that you do not like. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V ] I think their methods stink. □ [V + of ] The whole thing stinks of political corruption.

3 N‑SING If someone causes a stink about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice. [INFORMAL ] □  The tabloid press kicked up a stink about his seven-day visit.

stink|er /st I ŋkə ^r / (stinkers ) N‑COUNT If you describe someone or something as a stinker , you mean that you think they are very unpleasant or bad. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  I think he's an absolute stinker to do that to her.

stink|ing /st I ŋk I ŋ/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] You use stinking to describe something that is unpleasant or bad. [INFORMAL ] □  I had a stinking cold.

2 → see also stink

stinky /st I ŋki/ (stinkier , stinkiest ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] If something is stinky , it smells extremely unpleasant. □  …sweaty, stinky socks.

stint /st I nt/ (stints ) N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] A stint is a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place. □  He is returning to this country after a five-year stint in Hong Kong.

sti|pend /sta I pend/ (stipends )

1 N‑COUNT A stipend is a sum of money that is paid regularly, especially to a magistrate or a member of the clergy, as a salary or for their living expenses. [mainly BRIT ]

2 N‑COUNT A stipend is a sum of money that is paid to a student for their living expenses. [mainly AM ]

sti|pen|di|ary /sta I pe ndiəri, [AM ] -dieri/ ADJ [ADJ n] A stipendiary magistrate or member of the clergy receives a stipend.

stip|pled /st I p ^ə ld/ ADJ A surface that is stippled is covered with tiny spots. □  The room remains simple with bare, stippled green walls.

stipu|late /st I pjʊle I t/ (stipulates , stipulating , stipulated ) VERB If you stipulate a condition or stipulate that something must be done, you say clearly that it must be done. □ [V that/wh] She could have stipulated that she would pay when she collected the computer. □ [V n] International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants. ●  stipu|la|tion /st I pjʊle I ʃ ^ə n/ (stipulations ) N‑COUNT □  Clifford's only stipulation is that his clients obey his advice.

stir ◆◇◇ /stɜː ^r / (stirs , stirring , stirred )

1 VERB If you stir a liquid or other substance, you move it around or mix it in a container using something such as a spoon. □ [V n] Stir the soup for a few seconds. □ [V n + into ] There was Mrs Bellingham, stirring sugar into her tea. □ [V n with in ] You don't add the peanut butter until after you've stirred in the honey.

2 VERB If you stir , you move slightly, for example because you are uncomfortable or beginning to wake up. [WRITTEN ] □ [V ] Eileen shook him, and he started to stir. □ [V ] The two women lay on their backs, not stirring.

3 VERB If you do not stir from a place, you do not move from it. [WRITTEN ] □ [V + from ] She had not stirred from the house that evening.