-stome
a combining form meaning “organism having a mouth or mouthlike organ” (cyclostome), “mouthlike organ” (cytostome), as specified by the initial element.
compare -stomous, -stomy.
-stome
combining form
indicating a mouth or opening resembling a mouth peristome
word origin
from greek stoma mouth, and stomion little mouth
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- -stomy
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- -stress
a feminine equivalent of -ster: seamstress; songstress. -stress suffix indicating a woman who performs or is engaged in a certain activity songstress, seamstress compare -ster (sense 1) word origin from -st(e)r + -ess
- -style
a combining form of style (defs 14, 15): blastostyle. compare stylo-1 . -style2 a combining form with the meanings “column,” “columned,” “having columns (of the kind specified)” used in the formation of compound words: orthostyle; urostyle. compare stylo-2 .
- -sville
-sville suffix used to form adjectives characterized by what is indicated: dragsville/ splitsville/ squaresville used to form nouns place characterized by what is indicated: derbyville/ motorsville (1891+)