-stomous
a combining form meaning “having a mouth” of the kind or number specified by the initial element:
monostomous.
-stomous
combining form
having a specified type of mouth monostomous
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a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishment of an artificial opening into or between the part or parts specified by the initial element: gastrostomy. -stomy combining form indicating a surgical operation performed to make an artificial opening into or for a specified part cytostomy word origin from greek […]
- -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+)
- -sy
a suffix forming nouns or adjectives, sometimes a diminutive of the base word and usually confined to informal and jocular use (bitsy; footsie; halvsies); adjectives formed with -sy, may be ironic, implying that the quality in question is self-consciously -ssumed or feigned (artsy; cutesy; folksy). the combination of -s3. and -y1. or -y2. in certain […]