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STH

Definition: STH

STH

Noun

1. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"STH" is a common misspelling or typo for: sat, set, Seth, she, shy, sit, sot, sty.


Abbreviations & Acronyms: STH

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

STH

DanishBovin somatotrophinBiology & Biotechnology, Medicine

STH

EnglishStarfishFood & Agriculture, Biology & Biotechnology

STH

ItalianOrmone umano della crescitaMedicine

STH

PortugueseHormona humana do crescimentoMedicine

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: STH

Synonyms: growth hormone (n), human growth hormone (n), somatotrophic hormone (n), somatotrophin (n), somatotropic hormone (n), somatotropin (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: STH

Non-English Usage: "STH" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Portuguese (growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone).

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Commercial Usage: STH

DomainTitle

Books

  • Radioimmunologische Bestimmungen von HCG, HCS, STH und TSH : Methodik und Ergebnisse aus mütterlichen und kindlichen Körperflüssigkeiten während Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Wochenbett (reference)

  • Wads: True Homosexual Experiences from Sth Writers (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: STH

"STH" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "STH" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)80%4175,879
Noun (common)20%1339,140
                    Total100.00%5N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: STH

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

drain sth

141

a225 sth

5

prime sth

20

a325 samsung sth

4

sth

17

harvest moon sth

4

n375 samsung sth

13

drain sth picture

4

n375 sth

11

drain pic sth

4

n275 sth

9

n275 samsung sth

4

a325 sth

9

n375 ringtone samsung sth

3

sth reel

9

sth vcd

3

drain lyrics sth

8

drain sth tab

3

sth fly reel

7

hill sth

3

a255 samsung sth

7

player sth vcd

2

lyrics prime sth

6

code n375 samsung sth

2

a255 sth

6

a225 samsung sth

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: STH

Language Translations for "STH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

招呼 (call out to sb, greet sb, inform sb; instruct sb to do sth, take care of sb), 搭配 (add sth into a group, pair up; put into pairs), 前邊 (the area in front of sth), (hold sth in the mouth), 反思 (think back to sth that happened; recollect), 只能 (not having any other choice; obliged to do sth), 共鳴 (physical resonance, sympathetic response to sth), "樣子 (do sth, for show), 左面 (left side of sth), 拜託 (request sb, to do sth), 反面 (the opposite side of some topic, the other side, the reverse side of sth), 搬弄 (about, display, fiddle with, move sth, show off), "發 (dispatch sb to do sth, pass the time, send sb away), 急於 (be eager; want to do sth right away), 分批 (do sth in batches or groups), 樂意 (be happy to do sth, happy; satisfied), 勸阻 (advise against doing sth), (model or mould sth, use words or writing to portray), 常見 (often see sth; commonly see sth), 不屑 (disdain to do sth, feel it beneath one's dignity to do something, think sth not worth doing), 不厭 (not mind doing sth, not object to, not tire of), 不聞不問 (be indifferent to something, not bother to ask questions or listen to what's said, show no interest in sth), 兩極 (both ends of sth, electric poles, the earth's poles), 心思 (idea, inclination; mood, thinking about doing sth), 惋惜 (to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened), 動" (put sth to use), 動靜 (activity, the sound of sth stirring about), 固有 (be intrinsic or inherent to sth), 局限 (limit the movement or confine sth), 大有可為 (sth is well worth doing; have a bright future), 尋味 (to think sth over), 忍心 (be emotionally willing to do sth), 面子 (feelings; emotions, honor; reputation, outer portion of sth), 漢化 (Chinese localization, to convert sth into Chinese), 糾纏 (be entangled, be worried by, to get entangled in sth, to worry), 發愁 (worry about sth), 發票 (receipt or bill for purchasing sth), 百思不解 (a hundred times, remain perplexed despite much thought, remain puzzled after pondering over sth), 籌建 (prepare to build sth), 點綴 (do sth only for sake of show, enhance; beautify), 目睹 (to have seen sth), 試" (try sth out), 試行 (try; test out sth), 試製 (prototype; trial product, try sth out), 落地 (sth that sits on the floor), 辦到 (to accomplish, to get sth done), 茫然 (ignorant; have no knowledge of sth), (preliminary instructions; rules that must be known before starting sth), 吃不服 (not be accustomed to eating sth, not be used to certain food), 想方設法 (to think of or try every possible method to do sth), 按圖索驥 (by following up a clue, try to locate sth). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

saada joku luopumaan jostakin (persuade a person to give up sth). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

塀'巡らす (to put a fence around sth). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

sthay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: STH

LanguageDateSourceJob Chapter 8, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEan upereish thn oikian autou ou mh sth epilabomenou de autou ou mh upomeinh
Latin405VulgateInnitetur super domum suam et non stabit fulciet eam et non consurget
Middle English1395WyclifHe shal lene vp on his hous, and it shal not stonde; he shal vnder setten it, and it shal not rise.
Jacobean English1611King JamesHe shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Victorian English1833WebsterHe shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Basic English1964OgdenHe is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: STH

LanguageJob Chapter 8, Verse 15
AlbanianAi mbështetet te shtëpia e tij, ajo nuk qëndron; kapet te ajo, por ajo nuk mban.
CebuanoSiya mosandig sa iyang balay, apan kana mahuyang; Mopuyo siya dinha, apan kana dili molungtad.
Chinese他 要 倚 房 屋 、 房 屋 卻 站 立 不 住 . 他 要 " 住 房 屋 、 房 屋 卻 不 能 存 留 。
CroatianNasloni li se, ona mu se ljulja, prihvati li se, ona mu se ruši.
Danishhan støtter sig til sit Hus, det falder, han klynger sig til det, ej står det fast.
DutchHij zal op zijn huis leunen, maar het zal niet bestaan; hij zal zich daaraan vasthouden, maar het zal niet staande blijven.
FinnishHän nojaa taloonsa, mutta se ei seiso, hän tarttuu siihen, mutta se ei kestä.
FrenchIl s`appuie sur sa maison, et elle n`est pas ferme; Il s`y cramponne, et elle ne résiste pas.
GermanEr verläßt sich auf sein Haus, und wird doch nicht bestehen; er wird sich daran halten, aber doch nicht stehenbleiben.
HungarianHázára támaszkodik, és nem áll meg; kapaszkodik belé, és nem marad meg.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKuatkah sarang itu jika dijadikan sandaran? Tahankah benang itu jika dijadikan pegangan?'
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaIapun akan bersandar kepada rumahnya, maka tiada ia itu tahan berdiri, ia akan berpegang kepadanya, maka tiada ia itu akan tinggal tetap.
Italiansi appoggi alla sua casa, essa non resiste, vi si aggrappi, ma essa non regge.
MaoriKa okioki atu ia ki tona whare; heoi e kore e tu: u tonu tana pupuri atu, otiia e kore e mau.
NorwegianHan støtter sig på sitt hus, men det står ikke; han holder sig fast i det, men det står ikke fast.
PortugueseEncostar-se-á sua casa, porém ela não subsistirá; apegar-se-lhe-á, porém ela não permanecerá.   
RumanianSe bizuie pe casa lui, dar nu este tare; se prinde de ea, dar nu yine.
Russianп'П ТЕФУС П "ПН УЧПК Й ОЕ ХУФПЙФ; ХИЧБФЙФУС ЪБ ОЕЗП Й ОЕ Х"ЕТЦЙФУС.
SpanishSi se apoya sobre su tela, no le sostendrá; si se agarra de ella, no le resistirá.
SwedishHan förlitar sig på sitt hus, men det har intet bestånd; han tryggar sig därvid, men det äger ingen fasthet.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: STH

Derivations

Words beginning with "STH": sthenia, sthenias, sthenic. (additional references)

Words ending with "STH": musth. (additional references)

Words containing "STH": aesthete, aesthetes, aesthetic, aesthetical, aesthetically, aesthetician, aestheticians, aestheticism, aestheticisms, aestheticize, aestheticized, aestheticizes, aestheticizing, aesthetics, anaesthesia, anaesthesias, anaesthetic, anaesthetics, anesthesia, anesthesias, anesthesiologies, anesthesiologist, anesthesiologists, anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetically, anesthetics, anesthetist, anesthetists, anesthetize, anesthetized, anesthetizes, anesthetizing, antiasthma, asthenia, asthenias, asthenic, asthenics, asthenies, asthenosphere, asthenospheres, asthenospheric, astheny, asthma, asthmas, asthmatic, asthmatically, asthmatics, calisthenic, calisthenics, dustheap. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: STH

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "h-s-t"

-1 letter: sh.

 Words containing the letters "h-s-t"
 

+1 letter: eths, hast, hats, hest, hets, hist, hits, host, hots, huts, shat, shit, shot, shut, sith, soth, this, thus, tosh, tush.

 

+2 letters: bahts, baths, beths, bhuts, chats, chest, chits, ethos, ghast, ghats, ghost, hadst, haets, hafts, halts, hants, harts, haste, hasty, hates, heats, hefts, heist, hents, hests, heths, hilts, hints, hists, hoist, holts, hoots, horst, hosta, hosts, hunts, hurst, hurts, khats, khets, kiths, laths, maths, meths, moths, musth, myths, oaths, paths, phots, phuts, piths, ruths, saith, shaft, shalt, sheet, shent, shift, shirt, shist, shits, shoat, shoot, short, shote, shots, shott, shout, shtik, shunt, shute, shuts, sight, sixth, sloth, smith, snath, sooth, soths, south, staph, stash, stich, swath, swith, synth, tachs, tahrs, teths, thaws, thens, these, thews, thins, those, thous, thuds, thugs, tophs, trash, tushy, whats, whets, whist, whits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Abbreviations
10. Acronyms
11. Derivations
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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