Associations to the word «Stound»

Wiktionary

STOUND, noun. (chronology) (obsolete) An hour.
STOUND, noun. (obsolete) A tide, season.
STOUND, noun. (archaic or dialectal) A time, length of time, hour, while.
STOUND, noun. (archaic or dialectal) A brief span of time, moment, instant.
STOUND, noun. A moment or instance of urgency; exigence.
STOUND, noun. (dialectal) A sharp or sudden pain; a shock, an attack.
STOUND, noun. A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush.
STOUND, noun. Astonishment; amazement
STOUND, verb. (obsolete or dialectal) (intransitive) To hurt, pain, smart.
STOUND, verb. (obsolete or dialectal) (intransitive) To be in pain or sorrow, mourn.
STOUND, verb. (obsolete or dialectal) (intransitive) To long or pine after, desire.
STOUND, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To stand still; stop.
STOUND, verb. (intransitive) (UK dialectal) To stop to listen; pause.
STOUND, noun. (UK dialectal) A stand; a stop.
STOUND, noun. A receptacle for holding small beer.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.