Sekirov Dictionary

style

/staɪl/

noun 15
verb 4
forms 5
phrases 4

noun15

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a certain way of making, doing or showing something, especially in art or building design
- His style is slow-build rave-up soul; the music, not the lyrics, relates the message. — 2004
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A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
- As a dancer, he has a lot of style.
- Backstabbing people is not my style.
A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
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A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
- May I not vvrite in such a stile as this? / In such a method too, and yet not miss / Mine end, thy good? vvhy may it not be done? — 1678
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A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
- applying styles to text in a wordprocessor
- Cascading Style Sheets
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A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.
- If you have to settle for an expert typist who has not completed recent dissertations for your school, buy two copies of the style manual, one for you and one for the typist. — 1993
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A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.
- Monarchs are often addressed with the style of Majesty.
- The villagers styled him as my Liege, and this style, once established, was seldom forgone.
The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
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A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
- From Job xix. 24. it appears to have been usual in his day, to write or engrave upon Plates of Lead, which might easily be done with a Pen, or Graver, or Style of Iron, or other hard metal. — 1821
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(historical) A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
- Thus while his Thoughts the lingring Day beguile, / To gentle Arcite let us turn our Style; [...] — 1700
A style name.
The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
A small, thin, pointed body part.
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A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
- the anal styles of insects
A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.

verb4

To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style).
To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
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(formal) To call or give a name or title to.
- The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.
(US, informal) To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.

forms

styled · styling · styles · styleth · stylest

Phrases with style

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