Webster's Dictionary 1828

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STRAIGHTENER

STRAIGHTENER, noun He or that which straightens.

4943

STRAIGHTENING

STRAIGHTENING, participle present tense Making straight or narrow.

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STRAIGHTLY

STRAIGHTLY, adverb1. In a right line; not crookedly.2. Tightly; closely.

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STRAIGHTNESS

STRAIGHTNESS, noun1. The quality or state of being straight; rectitude.2. Narrowness; tension; tightness.

4946

STRAIGHTWAY

STRAIGHTWAY, adverb [straight and way.] Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.He took the damsel by the hand, and said to her, Talitha cumi--and straightway the damse...

4947

STRAIKS

STRAIKS, noun Strong plates of iron on the circumference of a cannon wheel over the joints of the fellies.

4948

STRAIN

STRAIN, verb transitive [Latin This word retains its original signification, to stretch.]1. To stretch; to draw with force; to extend with great effort; as, to strain a rope; to...

4949

STRAINABLE

STRAINABLE, adjective Capable of being strained [Not in use.]

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STRAINED

STRAINED, participle passive Stretched; violently exerted; filtered.

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STRAINER

STRAINER, noun That through which any liquid passes for purification; an instrument for filtration.The lacteals of animal bodies are the strainers to separate the pure emulsion ...

4952

STRAINING

STRAINING, participle present tense Stretching; exerting with violence; making great efforts; filtering.STRAINING, noun The act of stretching; the act of filtering; filtration.

4953

STRAINT

STRAINT, noun A violent stretching or tension. [Not in use.]

4954

STRAIT

STRAIT, adjective [See Straight.]1. Narrow; close; not broad.STRAIT is the gate, and narrow is the way that leadeth to life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:13.2. Close...

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STRAIT-HANDED

STRAIT-HANDED, adjective [strait and hand.] Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly. [Not much used.]

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STRAIT-HANDEDNESS

STRAIT-HANDEDNESS, noun Niggardliness; parsimony.

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STRAIT-JACKET

STRAIT-WAISTCOAT, STRAIT-JACKET noun An apparatus to confine the limbs of a distracted person.

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STRAIT-LACED

STRAIT-LACED, adjective [strait and lace.]1. Griped with stays.We have few well-shaped that are strait-laced2. Stiff; constrained. Hence,3. Rigid in opinion; strict.

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STRAIT-WAISTCOAT

STRAIT-WAISTCOAT, STRAIT-JACKET, noun An apparatus to confine the limbs of a distracted person.

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STRAITEN

STRAITEN, verb transitive1. To make narrow.In narrow circuit, straitend by a foe.2. To contract; to confine; as, to straiten the British commerce.3. To make tense or tight; as, ...

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STRAITLY

STRAITLY, adverb1. Narrowly; closely.2. Strictly; rigorously. [For this, strictly is now used.]3. Closely; intimately.

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STRAITNESS

STRAITNESS, noun1. Narrowness; as the straitness of a place; straitness of mind; straitness of circumstances.2. Strictness; rigor; as the straitness of a mans proceedings.3. Dis...

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STRAKE

STRAKE, preterit tense of strike. [See Strike.]STRAKE, noun1. A streak. [Not used unless in reference to the range of planks in a ships side. See Streak.]2. A narrow board. [Not...

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STRAM

STRAM, verb intransitive To spread out the limbs; to sprawl. [Local and vulgar.]

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STRAMASH

STRAMASH, verb transitive To strike, beat or bang; to break; to destroy. [Local and vulgar.]

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STRAMINEOUS

STRAMINEOUS, adjective [Latin, straw.]1. Strawy; consisting of straw.2. Chaffy; like straw; light.

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STRAND

STRAND, noun1. The shore or beach of the sea or ocean, or of a large lake, and perhaps of a navigable river. It is never used of the bank of a small river or pond. The Dutch on ...

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STRANDED

STRANDED, participle passive1. Run ashore.2. Having a strand broken.