English Explanatory Dictionary

staggers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of stagger
noun
  1. Any of various diseases of animals that affect the nervous system, characterized by a lack of control of the limbs
  2. staggers and jags, delirium tremens or extreme inebriation
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stagger
name
  1. A surname.
  2. St Stephen's House, Oxford.

Word forms

staggers

Etymology

Jocular modification of Stephen + -ers. See Oxford "-er".

Derived words

grass staggers mad staggers sleepy staggers stomach staggers zamia staggers
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