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Term: Sty

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A small infected swelling on the edge or surface of an eyelid (usually called a stye).

Sample Sentence: I woke up with a painful sty on my upper eyelid.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 2: A pigsty; a place where pigs are kept.

Sample Sentence: The farmer built a clean and spacious sty for his pigs.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 3: A variety of writing pens, typically slender and pointed, used in calligraphy.

Sample Sentence: The artist carefully selected a sty pen to create intricate brush strokes.

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Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To keep or confine pigs in a sty.

Sample Sentence: The farmer decided to sty the piglets in a separate enclosure.

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