STILE

PRONUNCIATION: (styl)

MEANING: noun:
1. A set of steps or rungs allowing a person to go across a fence or wall while denying animals access.
2. A turnstile: a revolving gate that controls access to an area.
3. A support for overcoming an obstacle.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old English stigel (stile). Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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SPILE - to turn, or go rotten, in certain neighbourhoods

S.A.T.-ILE - where one ranks nationally on a Scholastic Aptitude Test

ST. ILEX - Holly's name after their sanctification