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standslide

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a picture taken of an avalanche just as it begins
    Word History: standstill and landslide
    Example Sentence: The photographer had a beautiful standslide that he showed us.
    Submitted by: Ben from Missouri, USA on 12/10/2008 09:55

stangable

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a convertible Mustang
    Word History: short for "Mustang convertible"
    Example Sentence: Do you fancy a ride in the stangable?
    Submitted by: Sara from AZ, USA on 07/31/2008 04:04

stankified

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: stinky, crummy, terrible, unusual, rude, ugly, and bad
    Word History: A girl was angry at this boy who treated her poorly; so, since none of the existing words described him, she made up a new one.
    Example Sentence: I really do not like that person's stankified attitude.
    Submitted by: Veronica from Akaska on 09/15/2007 02:09

stapela

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: something you use to staple things together
    Example Sentence: There was a stapela on my teacher's desk.
    Submitted by: Adrena from Georgia, USA on 12/03/2008 08:19

staplish

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: sharp as a staple
    Word History: I created it because I thought there should be another word for sharp.
    Example Sentence: The pencil was so staplish that it would draw blood if you touched it.
    Submitted by: Nikki from SC, USA on 10/16/2007 05:45

starchase

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a star that turns into a rainbow when it's falling
    Word History: star + chase
    Example Sentence: I saw a starchase at night as I was going to sleep!
    Submitted by: Anonymous from FL, USA on 12/05/2007 05:23

starchitarian

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a person who only eats starchy foods (like bread or french fries)
    Word History: starch and -tarian (from vegetarian)
    Example Sentence: The starchitarian loved potatoes.
    Submitted by: Madisen from Mississippi, USA on 11/13/2010 06:55

starfish

  1. Function: verb
    Definition: to be very, very hungry: to feel starved and famished
    Word History: It is from "Loamhedge" by Brian Jaques.
    Example Sentence: The little boy was so starfished that he ate a whole turkey by himself!
    Submitted by: Liz from California on 11/10/2007 02:39
  2. Function: verb
    Definition: to starve and to be famished at the same time
    Example Sentence: I starfished when the food ran out.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from NSW, Australia on 11/07/2007 12:21

starful

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: full of stars
    Example Sentence: The sky is very starful this amazing night.
    Submitted by: Patrick from Hawaii, USA on 07/11/2008 05:03

stargate

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: A ring that dematerializes your atoms and sends them through an artificial wormhole and reconstructs them on the other side of the event horizon.
    Word History: It was first created in the movie Stargate and later used in the series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
    Example Sentence: I stepped through the stargate and into another world.
    Submitted by: Kevin from PA on 09/07/2007 10:29