In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.

plural of stoa

Mustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.

plural of stoat

plural of stoa

present participle of stoak

simple past tense and past participle of stoak

(nautical, transitive) To stop; to choke.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stoak

(Scotland, Ireland) A beautiful girl or woman. / (Scotland, Ireland, more generally) Anything especially nice. / (Scotland, Ireland, horse racing) A horse that wins against the odds.