Dictionary - English
state
- A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances: a state of confusion. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development: the fetal state. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- A mental or emotional condition: in a manic state. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Informal A condition of excitement or distress. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Physics The condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition, or structure: Ice is the solid state of water. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition