stele

noun

Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.

1. A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
2. The posts and rungs composing a ladder.
3. The stem of a plant.
4. The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.

1. A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
2. A stalemate; a stalemated game.
3. An ambush.
4. A band of armed men or hunters.
5. The main force of an army.

noun

(livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle.

1. A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
2. Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
3. An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
4. A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
5. A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
6. A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
7. Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.

1. An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
2. Any carved or engraved surface.
3. An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.

noun

The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.