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I realize I'm a very lucky man. I love what I do, I love films, TV and theater, and the fact that I'm able to make a living at it staggers me.
Eric Stoltz

Meaning of "staggers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STAGGERS

staggers  [ˈstæɡəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAGGERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Staggers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STAGGERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of staggers in the English dictionary

The definition of staggers in the dictionary is a form of vertigo associated with decompression sickness. Other definition of staggers is Also called: blind staggers. a disease of horses and some other domestic animals characterized by a swaying unsteady gait, caused by infection, toxins, or lesions of the central nervous system.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAGGERS


aggers
ˈæɡəz
butterfingers
ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz
Diggers
ˈdɪɡəz
fishmonger´s
ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡəz
ironmonger´s
ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡəz
preggers
ˈprɛɡəz
rigours
ˈrɪɡəz
taggers
ˈtæɡəz
youngers
ˈjʌŋɡəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAGGERS

stagflationary
staggard
stagger
staggerbush
staggered
staggered directorships
staggered hours
staggerer
staggering
staggeringly
staggery
staggie
staghorn
staghorn fern
staghound
stagier
stagiest
stagily
staginess
staging

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAGGERS

Angers
blind staggers
board of managers
burn one´s fingers
clam-diggers
cross one´s fingers
dead fingers
dead man´s fingers
green fingers
hip huggers
hip-huggers
ladies´ fingers
look daggers
play silly buggers
Rodgers
Rogers
Tamil Tigers
Texas Rangers
the Diggers
the Tamil Tigers

Synonyms and antonyms of staggers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STAGGERS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «staggers» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of staggers

Translation of «staggers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAGGERS

Find out the translation of staggers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of staggers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «staggers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蹒跚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

se tambalea
570 millions of speakers

English

staggers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डगमगाता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترنح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шатается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cambaleia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

staggers
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chancelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Staggers
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Koller
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

staggers
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

를 엇갈리게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Staggers
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lảo đảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலிப்பு நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चक्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baş dönmesi ve göz kararması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barcolla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zatacza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se clatină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρικλίζει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vacklar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjangler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of staggers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAGGERS»

The term «staggers» is regularly used and occupies the 93.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAGGERS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «staggers» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «staggers» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about staggers

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4 QUOTES WITH «STAGGERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word staggers.
1
Anne Lamott
My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.
2
Matt Roper
I've spent so much of my adult life in relationships that it's actually quite pleasant to be alone at last. I turned thirty-six the other day, which staggers me when I think about it.
3
Gerrit Smith
The poor North has much to do with slavery. It staggers under its load and smarts under its lash.
4
Eric Stoltz
I realize I'm a very lucky man. I love what I do, I love films, TV and theater, and the fact that I'm able to make a living at it staggers me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAGGERS»

Discover the use of staggers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to staggers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine
Those considered to be "tremorgens" are the lolitrems (lolitrems A, B, C, and D) produced by Neotyphodium lolii and causing perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) staggers and paspalitrems (paspalinine, paspalitrem A and B) produced by ...
Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Kenneth Hinchcliff, 2008
2
Meningo-encephalitis (Blind staggers)
Blind Staggers. 237 4. Corn containing any molds should be thoroughly cleaned or “floated” before feeding. 5. Mixing corn with bran and oats seems to lessen the danger. 6. Treatment to be effective must be begun early. 7. This department ...
Thomas P. Haslam, 1910
3
Enzootic cerebritis, or "staggers", of horses
Whether the disease called “staggers” in Kansas is identical with what is commonly known as “bottom disease,” where animals are pastured upon river bottoms, I cannot say. The symptoms described of “bottom disease” are much like those of ...
Nelson Slater Mayo, 1891
4
The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families
Culver Staggers, died at Fort Madison, Iowa. He was married and had Michael, Calvin, and Charles Staggers. 5. Jacob Staggers, married Miss Westfall of Kansas. He went on a steamboat trip, and did not return. His fate is not known. 6.
Howard L. Leckey, Leckey, 2009
5
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
ryegrass plants were infected were affected by lyegrass staggers, half to three- quarters of them severely so. On the other hand, no ryegrass staggers symptoms were seen in lambs on the Wairakei low- endophyte plots although by the end of  ...
6
A Complete System of Farriery, and Veterinary Medicine: ...
On the Staggers. tit The staggers are usually divided, by writers ou farriery, into t'. vo kinds, which they denominare (iie sleepy and the mail staggers. The former are P <ppo- seil to depend ou too much blood flowing to the brain, and the latter ...
James White, 1818
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Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America
According to Staggers, if he ever wanted a meal or small amounts of money in the range of $50 or $60, all he had to do was ask one of the assistant coaches. Always the assistants. That way Haskins could plead ignorance and avoid getting  ...
Lars Anderson, Chad Millman, 1998
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The Southwestern Reporter
his wife to Nannie Staggers and Rush Staggers, two of his grandchildren, on January 3, 1S01 ; that August Staggers sent for him to come down ; and that, so far as his knowledge now is concerned, he sent for him to take an acknowledgment ...
‎1916
9
Toxic Plants and Other Natural Toxicants
differences were significant on one occasion well before the onset of staggers and again during the 4wk period of staggers. There was not a significant difference between the body weights of animals grouped this way 60d later. Fecal moisture ...
Tam Garland, A. Catherine Barr, 1998
10
A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America
Blind staggers in cattle and sheep, characterized by aimless wandering, circling, disregard for objects in their paths, loss of appetite, and blindness, was reported as a form of selenium poisoning.57 The disease is characterized by front leg ...
Anthony P. Knight, Richard G. Walter, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAGGERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term staggers is used in the context of the following news items.
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Equity action continues as Greece staggers, China plunges
Equity action continues as Greece staggers, China plunges. It doesn't matter how long you've worked in financial markets – they still regularly surprise you. «GlobalCapital, Jul 15»
2
Greece Staggers Into Economic Unknown With Bailout Expiring
Greece is staggering deeper into the economic unknown, saying it will miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund today and preparing to exit the ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
3
Day staggers to share of US Open lead on Swatton's shoulder
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Three holes deep into the third round of the U.S. Open, Jason Day was ready to surrender to an opponent far more formidable ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
4
Work on Highlands diner may start soon
Waiting months to start construction on America. The Diner. has been a struggle for chef and business owner Dustin Staggers. Staggers is more accustomed to ... «Louisville Business First, Jun 15»
5
Police: Infant left alone as mom staggers around outside
Police: Infant left alone as mom staggers around outside. Posted: Jun 15, 2015 1:20 PM PDT. Monday, June 15, 2015 4:20 PM EDT. Updated: Jul 15, 2015 1:20 ... «KMOV.com, Jun 15»
6
Dustin Staggers: The restaurant machine keeps rolling
Dustin Staggers looks like a guy you'd run into at the gym or at a club quaffing an energy drink and killing time with his buddies. But beneath a relatively casual ... «Louisville Eccentric Observer, Jun 15»
7
As The Soccer World Staggers, What's Next For FIFA?
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Roger Bennett, host of Men in Blazers on NBC Sports Network, about what's ahead for FIFA and fans of soccer. SCOTT SIMON ... «NPR, May 15»
8
Michelle Leathem staggers down the street due to Ménière's disease
To passers by, Michelle Leathem often appears drunk, as she staggers down the street, grasping at her son's pram to keep her upright. But the mother-of-two is ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
9
Athens staggers closer to the financial precipice
Nothing is easier than a posture of pessimism towards Greece. The debts maturing this summer are enough to pitch it into bankruptcy. Some €1.5bn must be ... «Financial Times, May 15»
10
Staggers Act was catalyst that revitalized rail, AAR's Hamberger …
The Staggers Act of 1980 was the catalyst that revitalized railroads, while ensuring they have the resources necessary to continue investing in the economy, ... «Progressive Rail Roading, May 15»

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