sties in English
noun
1
a pigpen.
The Captain crossed over an old wooden sty , his feet landed in the lush grass on the other side, he looked down at the morning dew, other foot steps stretched out in front of him.
2
an inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash.
Usually the staphylococcal bacteria are not concentrated enough to do any harm, but sometimes they pass deeper into the skin to cause boils, abscesses, styes and carbuncles.
verb
1
keep (a pig) in a sty.
the most beggarly place that ever pigs were stied in
Use "sties" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "sties" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "sties", or refer to the context using the word "sties" in the English Dictionary.
1. Home out of these stones into pig sties, cowshed , protect domestic animals thrive.
2. Not only are their sties roomy and warm, but they are allowed to forage around in a large orchard.
3. 8 Not only are their sties roomy and warm, but they are allowed to forage around in a large orchard.