| Stausperre | flood retarding dam |
| Talsperre | barrage dam |
| Stausee | reservoir dam storage lake |
| Stampede | stampede |
| Starre | stiffness |
| Staupe | distemper |
| Staufer | Staufen Staufer |
| aussperren | lock out |
| äußere | outward |
| Hausherr | head of the household landlord |
| räuspern | clear one's throat |
| zusperren | close |
| Gesperre | ratchet |
| absperren | dam |
| Glasperle | glass bead |
| Sperre | barrier prohibition lock suspension |
| aufsperren | unlock |
| Stümperin | nonprofessional |
| stümpern | botch |
| Stümper | bungler dilettante duffer incompetent slacker |