stanch
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[ stawnch, stahnch, stanch ]
/ stɔntʃ, stɑntʃ, stæntʃ /
adjective, stanch·er, stanch·est.
OTHER WORDS FROM stanch
stanch·ly, adverb stanch·ness, nounWords nearby stanch
stampede,
stamper,
stamping ground,
stan,
stance,
stanch,
stanchion,
stanchless,
stand,
stand a chance,
stand at ease
Example sentences from the Web for stanchest
British Dictionary definitions for stanchest
stanch
staunch (stɔːntʃ)
/ (stɑːntʃ) /
verb
to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing
to prevent the flow of a liquid, esp blood, from (a hole, wound, etc)
an archaic word for assuage
noun
a primitive form of lock in which boats are carried over shallow parts of a river in a rush of water released by the lock
Derived forms of stanch
stanchable or staunchable, adjective stancher or stauncher, nounWord Origin for stanch
C14: from Old French
estanchier, from Vulgar Latin
stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin
stāre to stand, halt