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Puberty was not kind to me. I had acne, eczema and had a stye in my eye, so it was quite hard to go in to somewhere where the majority were boys. At that age, they were quite vocal about what they thought of your looks.
Sophie Wu

Meaning of "stye" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STYE

Styanye (mistakenly taken as sty on eye), from Old English stīgend rising, hence swelling, stye + ye eye.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STYE

stye  [staɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STYE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stye 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 STYE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stye

Stye

An external stye or styes /ˈstaɪ/, also hordeolum /hɔrˈdiːələm/, is an infection of the sebaceous glands of Zeis at the base of the eyelashes, or an infection of the apocrine sweat glands of Moll. External styes form on the outside of the lids and can be seen as small red bumps. Internal styes are infections of the meibomian sebaceous glands lining the inside of the eyelids. They also cause a red bump underneath the lid with only generalized redness and swelling visible on the outside. Styes are similar to chalazia, but tend to be of smaller size and are more painful and usually produce no lasting damage. They contain water and pus and the bacteria will spread if the stye is forcefully ruptured. Styes are characterized by an acute onset and usually short in duration compared to chalazia that are chronic and usually do not resolve without intervention. Styes are usually caused by the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STYE


black-tie
ˌblækˈtaɪ
boleti
bəʊˈliːˌtaɪ
cacti
ˈkæktaɪ
Ceti
ˈsiːtaɪ
culti
ˈkʌltaɪ
hogtie
ˈhɒɡˌtaɪ
matai
ˈmɑːtaɪ
necktie
ˈnɛkˌtaɪ
pigsty
ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ
recti
ˈrɛktaɪ
sty
staɪ
Tai
taɪ
taille
taɪ
tanti
ˈtæntaɪ
Thai
taɪ
tie
taɪ
tye
taɪ
untie
ʌnˈtaɪ
vitae
ˈviːtaɪ
Yantai
ˈjænˈtaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STYE

sty
Stygian
stylar
stylate
style
style sheet
stylebook
stylee
styleless
stylelessness
styler
stylet
styli
stylie
styliferous
styliform
styling
styling brush
styling mousse
stylisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE STYE

an eye for an eye
aye
bird´s-eye
by the bye
bye
bye-bye
dye
easy on the eye
eye
Gaye
goodbye
hook and eye
in the public eye
nye
rye
see eye to eye
Skye
turn a blind eye
ye
Zaporozhye

Synonyms and antonyms of stye in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stye» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STYE

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

Translator English - Chinese

麦粒肿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orzuelo
570 millions of speakers

English

stye
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stye
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زايس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ячмень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chiqueiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূকরের খোঁয়াড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orgelet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stye
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweinestall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

麦粒腫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다래끼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stye
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mụt lẹo ở mí mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stye
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टइ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arpacık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orzaiolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chlew
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ячмінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stye
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

karkatjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stye
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stye
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stye

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STYE»

The term «stye» is regularly used and occupies the 77.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STYE» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «STYE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stye.
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Sophie Wu
Puberty was not kind to me. I had acne, eczema and had a stye in my eye, so it was quite hard to go in to somewhere where the majority were boys. At that age, they were quite vocal about what they thought of your looks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STYE»

Discover the use of stye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Eye Care Revolution: Prevent and Reverse Common Vision ...
Styes Anatomy A stye is an infection of the eyelid usually caused by staph bacteria. It can result in swelling on the inside or outside of the eyelid, or a general eyelid inflammation. If the external portion of the eyelid is swollen, the stye involves ...
Robert Abel, 2004
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Smart Medicine for Healthier Living
tion, it is less likely to open and drain on its own than an ordinary stye, so it may need a doctor's treatment. A chalazion is a condition that starts out very much like a stye, with pain, redness, and swelling in the eyelid. However, these symptoms ...
Janet Zand, Allan N. Spreen, James B. LaValle, 1999
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Disease Management for Nurse Practitioners
STYE A stye (or hordeolum) is a localized, purulent staphylococcal infection that can occur externally (in the lumen of the smaller glands of Zeis or in Moll's glands ) or internally (in the larger meibomian gland). A stye can occur at any age.
‎2002
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Anthraci- num (HCA) Stupor Walking. — Walked as if in a drunkei stupor. Rhamuus Calif ornicus (RI) Stye Appear. — Lower lid of right eye feels swollen and itchy as if a stye would make its appearance. Natrum Arsenicatum (A) Stye Canthus.
J. W. Ward, 2003
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Health Problems in the Classroom PreK-6: An A-Z Reference ...
Description A stye is common bacterial infection of the oil glands at the edge of the upper or lower eyelid. It can also be an infection of the hair follicle (small pit from which the eyelash grows) of an eyelash that usually goes away on its own.
Dolores M. Huffman, Karen Lee Fontaine, Bernadette K. Price, 2003
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Ladies of the Jury: A Comedy in Three Acts
CRANE. My apologies! VAN STYE. (To MRS. CRANE, puzzled surprise, indicating MRS. GORDON,) Do you know her? MRS. CRANE. No, I have never had that pleasure, Mr. VAN STYE. Van Stye. MRS. CRANE. (Pleasant surprise) Van Stye?
Frederick Ballard, 1929
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The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy & Baby Care
A stye is a painful, pus-filled swelling on the upper or lower eyelid, caused by infection at the base of an eyelash. Some styes simply dry up, but most come to a head and burst within a week, relieving the pain. Styes are not serious and you can ...
Ellen Levine, 2004
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Professional Guide to Diseases
Recognizing. a. stye. A stye is a localized red, swollen, and ten- der abscess ofthe lid glands. ... A localized, purulent staphylococcal infection, a stye (or hordeolum) can occur externally (in the lumen of the smaller glands of Zeis or in Moll's ...
‎2012
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Professional Guide to Diseases
Recognizing. a. stye. A stye is a localized red, swollen, and ten- der abscess ofthe lid glands. ... A localized, purulent staphylococcal infection, a stye (or hordeolum) can occur externally (in the lumen of the smaller glands of Zeis or in Moll's ...
Lippincott, 2012
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The Montgomeryshire Collections
Cyfrzf 3/ Zlyfrithen (“Counting the stye,” on the eye- ' lid).—There were two remedies used for curing a stye. The one was to pluck out a hair from the eye-lid in the centre of the stye. But the other, less painful, was to charm it away by “ counting ...
‎1873

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STYE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stye is used in the context of the following news items.
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Katie Price shares graphic images of her eye after developing a stye
Katie Price is suffering from a stye - and she's posted two graphic pictures as proof. The snaps, which have been shared with her 518,000 Instagram followers, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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STYE IN THE EYE!
You have a stye (hordeolum). This pimple-like growth under the eye-lid is an infection of its secretory glands, which causes inflammation, redness, swelling, ... «The Daily Star, May 15»
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Formula One: Alonso has stye in eye but foresees McLaren making …
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso can see a brighter future for McLaren, despite turning up at his home Spanish Grand Prix on Thursday with a stye in ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
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Alonso sees brighter future even with a stye in his eye
BARCELONA Fernando Alonso can see a brighter future for McLaren, despite turning up at his home Spanish Grand Prix on Thursday with a stye in his eye. «Reuters, May 15»
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1000 year old garlic remedy treats styes and MRSA better than …
so goes a thousand year old Anglo-Saxon recipe to vanquish a stye, an infected eyelash follicle. The 9th Century 'eye salve' recipe was found in a manuscript in ... «ZME Science, Apr 15»
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Could a Medieval potion made of bile and garlic stop MRSA?
They found the concoction not only managed to clear up stye but also killed the MRSA bacteria in mice. According to the research, the salve destroyed virtually ... «PBS NewsHour, Apr 15»
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Anglo-Saxon remedy kills hospital superbug MRSA
So goes a thousand-year-old Anglo-Saxon recipe to vanquish a stye, an infected eyelash follicle. The medieval medics might have been on to something. «New Scientist, Mar 15»
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Preventing and treating a stye on the eye
A. While uncomfortable, red, and painful, the good news is styes are usually harmless. They're caused when an oil gland in the eyelid becomes infected, ... «ConsumerReports.org, Mar 15»
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This is what popping a spot, or stye, on the inside of your eyelid …
Although this technically is a stye, it reacts just like a spot and starts seeping yellow gunge as soon as pressure is applied with a cotton bud. MORE: New giant ... «Metro, Jan 15»
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Answers help deal with eye-related issues
Answer: An external stye is an infection of the sebaceous glands at the base of the eyelashes or an infection of the sweat. External styes form on the outside of ... «The Guardian Charlottetown, Jan 15»

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