English Explanatory Dictionary

stive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding.
verb
  1. To stew; to be stifled or suffocated.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of stew.
verb
  1. Sometimes with up: to compress (something); to cram.

Pronunciation

/staɪv/

Word forms

stive stives stiving stived

Etymology

Apparently from a Middle Dutch noun related to stuiven and cognate to German Staub (“dust”).

Derived words

stive-box stive-room stivy
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