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Definition stir

Etymology 1

From Middle English stiren, sturien, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), related to Proto-Germanic *staurijan? (“to destroy, disturb”). Cognate with Old Norse styrr (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), German stören (“to disturb”), Dutch storen (“to disturb”).

Verb

stir (third-person singular simple present stirs, present participle stirring, simple past and past participle stirred)

  1. (transitive) To incite to action
  2. (transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
  3. (transitive) To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
  4. (transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  5. (transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  6. (intransitive) To move; to change one’s position.
  7. (intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
  8. (intransitive) To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
  9. (intransitive, poetic) To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.

For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:stir.

Noun

stir (countable and uncountable, plural stirs)

  1. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
  2. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
  3. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.

Etymology 2

From Romani stariben (“prison”), nominalisation of (a)star (“seize”), causative of ast (“remain”), probably from Sanskrit ???????? (?ti??hati, “stand or remain by”), from ??????? (ti??hati, “stand”).

Noun

stir (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Jail; prison.

Results 230 Words with the letters STIR

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6 letter words with the letters STIR 
BIRTHS 11
BRUITS 10
CITRUS 10
DRIFTS 10
FIRTHS 11
FLIRTS 10
FRITHS 11
FRUITS 10
GIRTHS 10
GRIFTS 11
GRITHS 10
JURIST 16
KITERS 10
KRAITS 10
MIRTHS 11
PRINTS 10
PURIST 10
QUIRTS 16
RICTUS 10
RIGHTS 10
RITZES 15
RIVETS 10
RUSTIC 10
SCRIPT 12
SHIRTY 10
SHRIFT 11
SKIRTS 10
SPRINT 10
SPRITZ 18
SQUIRT 16
STIRKS 10
STIVER 10
STRICK 13
STRIKE 10
STRIPY 11
STRIVE 10
THRIPS 11
THYRSI 10
TRAIKS 10
TRICKS 13
TRIKES 10
TRUISM 10
TWIRLS 10
TWIRPS 12
TZURIS 16
UPSTIR 10
VERIST 10
VIRTUS 11
WRISTY 11
YIRTHS 10
5 letter words with the letters STIR 
4 letter words with the letters STIR 
STIR 4
3 letter words with the letters STIR 
ITS 3
SIR 3
SIT 3
SRI 3
TIS 3
2 letter words with the letters STIR 
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IT 2
SI 2
TI 2

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