Stye

/ˈstaɪ/

Synonyms for "stye" (6 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
hordeolumeye boil

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
eye infection

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
eyelid infectionstiessty

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

3 entries
eye conditioninfectionmedical condition

More specific

2 entries
external hordeoluminternal hordeolum

Collocations

6 entries
external hordeolumeyelid styeinternal hordeolumstye infectionstye managementstye treatment

Inflections

2 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A pair of sunglasses could hide a stye.

Source: tatoeba (2783692)

A sty or stye is commonly caused by staphlycoccus bacteria that along with dead skin cells clog glands in your eyelids, along the lash line.

Source: tatoeba (9518616)

have a stye

Source: wiktionary

suffer from a stye

Source: wiktionary

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