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sty

The correct spelling is sty.

How to pronounce sty

/staɪ/
noun

IPA: /staɪ/

Say it like: Stee

The correct spelling is sty. A pen or enclosure for swine.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A pen or enclosure for swine.
  2. 2.A messy, dirty or debauched place.
  3. 3.A ladder.
  4. 4.An inflammation of the eyelid.

verb

  1. 1.To place in, or as if in, a sty
  2. 2.To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place
  3. 3.To ascend, rise up, climb.

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