Difference between Stye and Sty

What is the difference between Stye and Sty?

Stye as a noun is a bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. while Sty as a noun is a pen or enclosure for swine.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. A pen used to keep pigs.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To place in a sty.To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place.To ascend, rise up, climb.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A pen or enclosure for swine.A messy or dirty place.An inflammation of the eyelid.A ladder.

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