Associations to the word «Stye»

Wiktionary

STYE, noun. (disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.
STYE, noun. Archaic form of sty. (shelter for pigs)

Dictionary definition

STYE, noun. An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley