sty

Muddy pig home

A sty is a pen or enclosure for pigs, typically a small, muddy, foul-smelling structure.

By extension, any filthy or cluttered space becomes a sty: Clean up your room—it's a sty.

A sty (also stye) is separately a small, painful swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by an infected gland.

pigsty

pigs

Domesticated farm swine

  • hogsPigs, or monopolizes
  • swineDomestic porcine animals
  • sowImplant in earth

boar · piglet · pen · enclosure · trough · mud · slop · feed · oink · grunting

filth

mess

Disorderly, troublesome condition

dirty · untidy · slovenly · shambles · dump · hovel · disarray · filthy · grimy · unkempt

eyelid

swelling

Abnormal tissue enlargement

pain · infection · pus · bacteria · staphylococcus · bump · lump · tender · warm compress · antibiotic

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness/order of living space

styclean room

Contamination-controlled enclosed space

spick-and-span · sterile environment

quality/luxury of dwelling

stypalace

Monarch's official residence

mansion · penthouse · estate · manor · villa

animal housing type

stystable

Secure and unchanging

barn · aviary · kennel · coop · hutch

Phrases
Family

pigsty

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G