noun
- plural of sty: enclosures where pigs are kept
- plural of sty: small inflamed swellings on the eyelid
Usage: medical
Examples
- The farmer cleaned out the pig sties every morning.
- Several sties housed the farm’s prize-winning hogs.
- The old barn had three separate sties for different groups of pigs.
- She developed painful sties on both eyelids.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotic ointment for the sties.
- Warm compresses can help reduce the swelling of sties.