the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
stamper
Noun
a power tool that stamps
stamper
Noun
someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground
stamper
Noun
a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)
steel mill
Noun
a factory where steel is made
stockroom
Noun
storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
steelworks
Noun
a factory where steel is made
stock room
Noun
storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
stanchion
Noun
any vertical post or rod used as a support
steel plant
Noun
a factory where steel is made
stocks
Noun
a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
stocks
Noun
a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
stocks
Noun
a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
standard cell
Noun
a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force
steel factory
Noun
a factory where steel is made
streetcar
Noun
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
stock saddle
Noun
an ornamented saddle used by cowboys
standard gauge
Noun
railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches
steel plate
Noun
a plate of steel
standard transmission
Noun
a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal
steel trap
Noun
a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey
steel trap
Noun
an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)
stockyard
Noun
enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
stick shift
Noun
a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal
steel-wool pad
Noun
abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing
stogy
Noun
a cheap cigar
standee
Noun
a lifesize cardboard cutout, usually of a celebrity
standee
Noun
someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train)
steelyard
Noun
a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
stogie
Noun
a cheap cigar
stokehold
Noun
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
standing press
Noun
a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically
stokehole
Noun
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
standing room
Noun
room for passengers or spectators to stand
street clothes
Noun
ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances, as opposed to costumes, sports apparel, work clothes and so on
steeper
Noun
a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping
standpipe
Noun
a vertical pipe
streetlight
Noun
a lamp supported on a lamppost
steeple
Noun
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
stoker
Noun
a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
stoker
Noun
a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
street lamp
Noun
a lamp supported on a lamppost
spire
Noun
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
stole
Noun
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
saltire
Noun
a cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length
strengthener
Noun
a device designed to provide additional strength
steering gear
Noun
a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle
stomacher
Noun
garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
steering linkage
Noun
mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle
streptomycin
Noun
an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis