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Stye

Definition: Stye

Stye

Noun

1. An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.

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

Date "stye" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Synonyms: Stye

Synonyms: eye infection (n), hordeolum (n), sty (n). (additional references)

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Expressions: Stye

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "stye": hog-stye, pig-stye.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Stye

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

stye

464

eye stye

101

stye treatment

30

eye in stye

28

cure stye

13

remedy stye

11

picture stye

11

eyelid stye

7

home remedy stye

6

eye infection stye

6

cause stye

6

stye treat

5

eye stye treatment

5

get rid stye

4

infection stye

4

cure eye stye

4

medication stye

4

eye picture stye

4

medicine stye

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Stye

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

Albanian

  

thark (all children from one marriage, basket for bearing of grass, enclosure, especial closed cupboard for dairy produce, inclosure, litter, offspring, sty), kath (sty), elbth (sty), byc (sty). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

ечемик на окото (sty). (various references)

   

Czech

  

jeènì zrno. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

χαλάζιο (sty). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

בת מלך (princess). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

disznóól (piggery, pigpen, pigsticker, pigsty, sty), árpa (barley, sty). (various references)

   

Italian

  

orzaiolo (sty). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

다래끼 (Sties, sty). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

yestay

   

Portuguese

  

terçol (sty). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

ячмень (barley, sty). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sleamhan. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

čmičak (sty). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

pocilga (piggery, pigpen, pigsty, sty, swinery), orzuelo (sty), comisaría (commissariat, factory, Nick, police-station, sty). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vagel (sty). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

itdirseği (sty), arpacık (bead, foresight, front sight, sty). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

ячмінь (barley, sty). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Stye

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 45, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintSpeusanteV oun anabhte proV ton patera mou kai eipate autw tade legei o uioV sou iwshf epoihsen me o qeoV kurion pashV ghV aiguptou katabhqi oun proV me kai mh meinhV
Latin405VulgateFestinate et ascendite ad patrem meum et dicetis ei haec mandat filius tuus Ioseph Deus me fecit dominum universae terrae Aegypti descende ad me ne moreris
Middle English1395WyclifHye ye, and stye ye vp to my fader, and ye shulen seye to hym, This biddith thi sone Joseph; God me hath maad lord of al the loond of Egipte; descende to me, ne abide thow,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleHast you ad goo to my father and tell him this sayeth thy sonne Ioseph: God hath made me lorde ouer all Egipte. Come downe vnto me and tarye not
Jacobean English1611King JamesHaste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
Victorian English1833WebsterHaste ye, and return to my father, and say to him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me; delay not:
Basic English1964OgdenNow go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Stye

LanguageGenesis Chapter 45, Verse 9
CebuanoPagdali kamo, umadto kamo sa akong amahan ug iingon ninyo kaniya: Mao kini ang giingon sa imong anak nga si Jose: Ang Dios nagbutang kanako nga ginoo sa tibook nga Egipto. Umari ka kanako. Ayaw pagdugay.
Chinese 們 要 趕 緊 上 到 我 父 親 那 裡 、 對 他 說 、 ' 子 約 瑟 這 樣 說 、   神 使 我 作 全 埃 及 的 主 、 請 下 到 我 這 裡 來 、 不 要 耽 延 。
CroatianŽurite se k mome ocu te mu recite: 'Ovo ti poruèuje tvoj sin Josip: Bog me postavio gospodarem nad svim Egiptom; siði k meni bez oklijevanja.
DanishSkynd jer nu hjem til min Fader og sig til ham: Din Søn Josef lader sige: Gud har sat mig til Hersker over hele Ægypten; kom uden Tøven ned til mig
DutchHaast u en trekt op tot mijn vader, en zegt het hem: Alzo zegt uw zoon Jozef: God heeft mij tot een heer over gans Egypteland gesteld; kom af tot mij, en vertoef niet.
FinnishMenkää, rientäkää minun isäni tykö ja sanokaa hänelle: `Näin sanoo poikasi Joosef: Jumala on asettanut minut koko Egyptin herraksi, tule luokseni, älä viivyttele!
FrenchHâtez-vous de remonter auprès de mon père, et vous lui direz: Ainsi a parlé ton fils Joseph: Dieu m`a établi seigneur de toute l`Égypte; descends vers moi, ne tarde pas!
GermanEilet nun und zieht hinauf zu meinem Vater und sagt ihm: Das läßt dir Joseph, dein Sohn, sagen: Gott hat mich zum Herrn in ganz Ägypten gesetzt; komm herab zu mir, säume nicht;
Haitian CreoleKoulye a, prese tounen kay papa m'. Al di l': Men sa Jozèf, pitit gason l' lan, voye di l': Bondye mete m' chèf sou tout peyi Lejip la. Desann vin jwenn mwen. Pa mize.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSekarang, cepatlah kalian kembali kepada ayah dan katakanlah kepadanya bahwa Yusuf, anaknya, berkata begini, 'Allah telah menjadikan saya penguasa atas seluruh Mesir; datanglah selekas mungkin.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka segera pergilah kamu naik mendapatkan bapaku, katakanlah kepadanya: Demikianlah kata anakmu, Yusuf: Bahwa Allah telah menjadikan aku tuan dalam segala negeri Mesir, sebab itu datanglah turun kepadaku dengan tiada berhambatan lagi.
MaoriHohoro, haere ki runga, ki toku papa, mea atu ki a ia, He penei te kupu a tau tama a Hohepa, Kua meinga ahau e te Atua hei ariki mo Ihipa katoa; haere mai ki ahau, kaua e whakaroa.
NorwegianSkynd eder og dra op til min far og si til ham: Så sier din sønn Josef: Gud har satt mig til herre over hele Egypten; kom ned til mig, dryg ikke!
PortugueseApressai-vos, subi a meu pai, e dizei-lhe: Assim disse teu filho José: Deus me tem posto por senhor de toda a terra do Egito; desce a mim, e não te demores;   
RumanianGrqbiyi-vq de vq suiyi la tatql meu, wi spuneyi -i: ,,Awa a vorbit fiul tqu Iosif: ,Dumnezeu m`a pus domn peste tot Egiptul; pogoarq-te la mine wi nu zqbovi!
SpanishApresuraos, id a mi padre y decidle: "Así dice tu hijo José: 'Dios me ha puesto como señor de todo Egipto. Ven a mí; no te detengas.
SwedishSkynden eder nu och faren hem till min fader, och sägen till honom: 'Så säger din son Josef: Gud har satt mig till en herre över hela Egypten; kom ned till mig, dröj icke.

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

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Derivations: Stye

Derivations

Words beginning with "stye": styed, styes. (additional references)

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

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Anagrams: Stye

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: stey, tyes.

Words within the letters "e-s-t-y"

-1 letter: set, sty, tye, yes, yet.

-2 letters: es, et, ye.

 Words containing the letters "e-s-t-y"
 

+1 letter: bytes, kytes, pesty, styed, styes, style, suety, testy, treys, tyees, tyers, tykes, tynes, types, tyres, wytes, yeast, yetis, yetts, zesty.

 

+2 letters: chesty, coyest, cutesy, cuteys, dryest, encyst, estray, ethyls, feisty, feyest, flytes, fyttes, gayest, keyset, kythes, lysate, mateys, mayest, oyster, safety, sayest, scythe, sentry, shelty, shyest, slatey, sleety, slyest, stagey, stayed, stayer, steady, steamy, steely, stemmy, stogey, stoney, storey, styled, styler, styles, stylet, stymie, surety, sweaty, syndet, system, teensy, tellys, tepoys, thymes, thyrse, toyers, tressy, tryste, tuyers, twyers, tythes, vestry, wryest, xyster, yarest, yeasts, yeasty, yentas, yentes, yester.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Expressions
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Bible Trace
7. Derivations
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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