stive

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• Stive — Stive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stiving}.] [Probably fr. F. estiver to compress, stow, L. stipare: cf. It. stivare, Sp. estivar. Cf. {Stevedore}, {Stiff}.] To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stive — Stive, v. i. To be stifled or suffocated. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stive — Stive, n. The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding. De Colange. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stive — This unusual name originally derives from the ancient Greek Stephanos meaning crown and the name of the first Christian martyr stoned to death in Jerusalem shortly after Christ s death. There are literally hundreds of variants and alternatives of …   Surnames reference

• stive — sti|ve vb., r, de, t; stive en dug; stive sig af …   Dansk ordbog

• stive — arbustive congestive contragestive digestive estive exhaustive intempestive suggestive …   Dictionnaire des rimes

• stivé — estivé …   Dictionnaire des rimes

• stive — v. a. 1. Stow, stuff close. 2. Make hot, close, or sultry. 3. Stew, seethe, boil gently …   New dictionary of synonyms

• stive —  dust. Pembrokeshire, where DUST implies only saw dust …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

• stive — I. ˈstīv verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English stiven, probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly more at steeve transitive verb 1. : to pack tightly : crowd …   Useful english dictionary

• æstive — …   Useful english dictionary