Thesaurus results for STY

sty

noun

ˈstī

Definition of sty

as in dump

a dirty or messy place "That house is such a sty that I'm never setting foot in there again," she said with a shudder

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Recent Examples of sty The result leaves nearly every performer fumbling for traction in Serkis and Stoller’s muddy-yet-gutless cinematic sty. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026 In 1981, he was elected mayor, if not quite the Zohran Mamdani of the Reagan revolution (Mamdani won by two hundred thousand votes, not ten), then at least a sty in the Gipper’s eye. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 In eye care, HOCl is used to help with dry eyes, sties, and conditions like blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). — Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025 For patients with eyelid infections, this buildup is a common cause of dryness, itchiness, eyelash loss and even recurrent sties. — Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 30 May 2025 The designation will bring international recognition to the sties, which aren’t well known even to many Ohioans. — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sty

Noun

If power fails or core temperatures rise, the system shuts down and the liquid fuel salt drains by gravity into passive dump tanks without operator action.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Now, for the 2027 model year, Mahindra has given the Roxor an optional dump bed.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dump

Noun

If Uncle Sam does not change course, America’s unsustainable fiscal mess will result in adverse economic, national security, foreign relations, and domestic tranquility consequences.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Andrew Schaefer, a forty-two-year-old father in Orlando, Florida, who helps people out of tax messes, also likes to wager on elections.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of mess

Noun

De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.

— Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

Definition of pigsty

Noun

Midway through the third quarter, Riley burst through a wide-open hole and beat the Rams’ final defensive back for speed to race down the sideline for a 31-yard touchdown and his third of the night.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
This month, a series of explosions will blow holes in the former SS United States, sinking it some 25 miles off the Florida panhandle to become the world’s largest artificial reef.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of hole

Noun

This all started back in April when Black trans manager and bartender Olivia Rhodes claimed that the place was a hellhole for gays to work.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The communists want to turn America into a Third World country, into a hellhole of crime and filth.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026