sty

US /staɪ/
UK /staɪ/
"sty" picture
1.

a pigpen

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The farmer cleaned out the pig's sty.
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The pigs were happily wallowing in their muddy sty.
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pigpenpigstyhogpen
2.

a small inflamed lump on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of a hair follicle or sebaceous gland

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She had a painful sty on her right eyelid.
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Warm compresses can help reduce the swelling of a sty.
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hordeolumstye
3.

a place that is extremely dirty and untidy

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His room was a complete sty after the party.
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I can't believe you live in such a sty!
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messdumphovelpigstyslum