stye
nounUK /staɪ/
US /staɪ/
A small, painful bump on the edge of your eyelid.
She got a stye on her eyelid and had to use warm compresses.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small inflamed swelling on the eyelid caused by an infected gland.
The doctor said the stye would clear up in a few days.
3. An enclosure for pigs; a pigsty.
The farmer cleaned out the stye before feeding the pigs.
4. A place that is very dirty or messy.
His room looked like a stye after the party.