noun
definition
A pen or enclosure for swine.
definition
A messy, dirty or debauched place.
verb
definition
To place in, or as if in, a sty
definition
To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place
Examples of sty in a Sentence
The animals lived in anything from a proper brick sty, to a rough back yard shelter.
The owner had a beautiful alpine garden growing on the top of an old pig sty.
Ben went to the pig sty and put a noose around the pig's neck and lead it down the path to the bench.
A convenient sty to hold five or six pigs has a southern aspect, and consists of a covered compartment and outer court, each to ft.
The doctor may also decide to surgically drain the sty by lancing it.
Once a child has one sty, there is an increased chance of the child having another later on.
The doctor determines whether a child has a sty by visually examining the appearance of the eyelid.
The child and the parent should avoid popping the sty as one would a pimple.
By allowing the style to break on its own and leak out pus, the sty can drain.
The river Derwent, rising in the tarns and "gills" or "ghylls" (small streams running in deeply-grooved clefts) north of Sty Head Pass and the Scafell mass flows north through the wooded Borrowdale and forms Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite.
Born from the loves of Bacchus and Circe, he is "much like his father, but his mother more" - a sorcerer, like her, who gives to travellers a magic draught that changes their human face into the "brutal form of some wild beast," and, hiding from them their own foul disfigurement, makes them forget all the pure ties of life, "to roll with pleasure in a sensual sty."
On the 12th of June Napoleon, whose policy oughout had been obscure and contradictory, signed a secret sty with Austria, under which Venice was to be handed over him, to be given to Italy in the event of her making a separate bce.
Sometimes, a chalazion develops after a sty has healed.
Rubbing the eyes, especially when the sty is oozing pus, can spread the infection along the eyelid and cause other styes.
Daily washing and the use of warm compresses help eliminate the bacteria released by the burst sty.
Ointment is applied by putting a thin layer over the sty, usually at bedtime.
Homeopathic practitioners prescribe oral homeopathic medications that reduce the bacterial growth within the sty and chalazion and thereby heal the inflammation.
Cleaning the eye with a warm washcloth helps prevent the pores from clogging and a sty from forming.
A sty, or external hordeolum, is a common childhood infection of an oil gland on the surface of the upper or lower eyelids at the base of the eyelash.
There is also a chance that if transmitted to the face or other parts of the body the bacteria in the sty can cause impetigo, a contagious skin infection.
It is important to call the doctor if the child has a fever, pain in the eye, swelling or redness over the entire eyelid, or a painful sty persists for one to two weeks.
For a patient whose sty has not healed with home treatment, the doctor may test the fluid in the eye to determine the type of bacteria present and prescribe treatment accordingly.
Ointment or eye drops usually are prescribed after a sty has been lanced.
Until the sty or chalazion is healed, the child should not wear contact lenses and the adolescent should not wear eye makeup.
The district as a whole is grooved by a main depression, running from north to south along the valleys of St John, Thirlmere, Grasmere and Windermere, surmounting a pass (Dunmail Raise) of only 783 ft.; while a secondary depression, in the same direction, runs along Derwentwater, Borrowdale, Wasdale and Wastwater, but here Sty Head Pass, between Borrowdale and Wasdale, rises to 1600 ft.