sta´tion|ar´i|ness — sta|tion|ar|y «STAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. 1. a) having a fixed station or place; not movable: »A factory engine is stationary. SYNONYM(S): immovable. b) residing or established in one place; not itinerant or migratory: »I deemed it advisable… … Useful english dictionary
sta´tion|ar´i|ly — sta|tion|ar|y «STAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. 1. a) having a fixed station or place; not movable: »A factory engine is stationary. SYNONYM(S): immovable. b) residing or established in one place; not itinerant or migratory: »I deemed it advisable… … Useful english dictionary
sta|tion|ar|y — «STAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. 1. a) having a fixed station or place; not movable: »A factory engine is stationary. SYNONYM(S): immovable. b) residing or established in one place; not itinerant or migratory: »I deemed it advisable to…change my… … Useful english dictionary
sta|tion — «STAY shuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a place to stand in; place or spot that a person is appointed to occupy in the performance of some duty; assigned post: »The policeman took his station at the corner. SYNONYM(S): position, location. b) a… … Useful english dictionary
sta|tion|mas|ter — «STAY shuhn MAS tuhr, MAHS », noun. the person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by… … Useful english dictionary
sta|tion|al — «STAY shuhn uhl», adjective. of or having to do with a station … Useful english dictionary
sta|tion|er — «STAY shuh nuhr», noun. 1. a person who sells paper, pens, pencils, and other writing materials, and now, often, newspapers, magazines, some books, tobacco, and trinkets. 2. a) a bookseller, especially one dealing primarily in books published by… … Useful english dictionary
sub|sta|tion — «SUHB STAY shuhn», noun. a branch station; subordinate station: »Besides the main post office in our city, there are six substations in outlying areas … Useful english dictionary
sta·tion·mas·ter — /ˈsteıʃənˌmæstɚ, Brit ˈsteıʃənˌmɑːstə/ noun, pl ters [count] : an official who is in charge of the operation of a railroad station … Useful english dictionary
station — sta|tion1 [ steıʃn ] noun count *** ▸ 1 where vehicles stop ▸ 2 where service is based ▸ 3 for radio/television ▸ 4 where someone waits to do something ▸ 5 position in society ▸ 6 small military base ▸ 7 large sheep/cattle farm 1. ) a building or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Station — Sta tion (st[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] [1913 Webster] A station like the herald, Mercury. Shak. [1913 Webster] Their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
