William was quite stunned at my discourse.
De Foe.
Stun, n. The condition of being stunned.
Stung (?), imp. & p. p. of Sting.
Stunk (?), imp. & p. p. of Stink.
Stun"ner (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, stuns.
2. Something striking or amazing in quality; something of extraordinary
excellence. [Slang] Thackeray.
Stun"ning (?), a. 1. Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the
senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with
noise.
2. Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of
excellence; as, stunning poetry. [Slang] C. Kingsley. -- Stun"ning*ly,
adv. [Slang]
Stun"sail (?), n. (Naut.) A contraction of Studding sail.
With every rag set, stunsails, sky scrapers and all.
Lowell.
Stunt (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Stunting.]
[See Stint.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the
growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant.
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and
stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is
beyond all calculation.
Burke.
Stunt (?), n. 1. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked
in growth; a stunted animal or thing.
2. Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is
lean, and yields but little blubber.
Stunt"ed, a. Dwarfed. -- Stunt"ed*ness, n.
Stunt"ness, n. Stuntedness; brevity. [R.] Earle.
||Stu"pa (st"p), n. [Skr. stpa.] A mound or monument commemorative of
||Buddha.
||Stu"pa (st"p), n. [L.] (Med.) See 1st Stupe.
Stupe (?), n. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.] (Med.)
Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt
or sore.
Stupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Stuping.] To
foment with a stupe. Wiseman.