stir´rer

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• stir·rer — /ˈstɚrɚ/ noun, pl rers [count] 1 : something that is used to stir liquids a coffee/paint stirrer 2 Brit, informal : a person who causes trouble …   Useful english dictionary

• rer — ab·hor·rer; bar·rer; char·rer; con·fer·rer; de·bye scher·rer; de·fer·rer; dü·rer·esque; füh·rer; in·fer·rer; in·fir·ma·rer; in·ter·rer; mar·rer; neu·rer·gic; pre·fer·rer; re·fec·to·rer; re·fer·rer; scar·rer; schai·rer·ite; schnor·rer; star·rer;… …   English syllables

• stir — be·stir; stir; stir·less; stir·ling; stir·ling·shire; stir·pi·cul·ture; stir·ra; stir·ra·ble; stir·rer; stir·ring·ly; stir·rup; stir·less·ly; stir·less·ness; stir·rah; …   English syllables

• stir — I [[t]stɜr[/t]] v. stirred, stir•ring, n. 1) to agitate (a liquid or other substance) with a continuous or repeated movement of an implement or one s hand 2) to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion 3) to affect strongly; excite: to… …   From formal English to slang

• stirrer — stir·rer …   English syllables

• stirrer — stir|rer [ˈstə:rə US ər] n 1.) BrE informal someone who likes to cause trouble between people by spreading false or secret information used to show disapproval 2.) an object shaped like a stick which is used to mix liquids …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stirrer — stir|rer [ stɜrər ] noun count a small stick used for mixing things: a cocktail stirrer …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Stirrer — Stir rer, n. One who, or that which, stirs something; also, one who moves about, especially after sleep; as, an early stirrer. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Stirrer up}, an instigator or inciter. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stirrer up — Stirrer Stir rer, n. One who, or that which, stirs something; also, one who moves about, especially after sleep; as, an early stirrer. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Stirrer up}, an instigator or inciter. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Temper — Tem per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tempering}.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp[ e]rer, and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time. Cf. {Temporal}, {Distemper}, {Tamper}.] 1. To mingle in due… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English