style /staɪl/
1. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
synset: manner, mode, style, way, fashion
2. a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
synset: expressive_style, style
3. a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"
synset: style
4. the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
5. (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
synset: style
6. editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
synset: style
7. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
synset: dash, elan, flair, panache, style
8. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"
9. a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"
synset: style
1. designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
2. make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress"
synset: style
3. make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript"
synset: style
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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