Webster's Dictionary 1913

10423

Streetwalker

Street″walk′er (?), n. A common prostitute who walks the streets to find customers.

10424

Streetward

Street″ward′ (?), n. An officer, or ward, having the care of the streets. Cowell.

10425

Streetward (2)

Street″ward (?), a. Facing toward the street.Their little streetward sitting room. Tennyson.

10426

Streight

Streight (?), a., n., & adv. See 2nd Strait.

10427

Streighten

Streight″en (?), v. t. See Straiten.

10428

Strein

Strein (?), v. t. To strain. Chaucer.

10429

Streit

Streit (?), a. [See Stretch.] Drawn.Pyrrhus with his streite sword. Chaucer.

10430

Streit (2)

Streit, a. Close; narrow; strict. See Strait.

10431

Streite

Streite, adv. Narrowly; strictly; straitly.

10432

Strelitz

Strel″itz (?), n. sing. & pl. [Russ. strieliéts' a shooter, archer.] A soldier of the ancient Muscovite guard or Russian standing army; also, the guard itself.

10433

Strelitzia

‖Stre‐litz″i‐a (?), n. [NL., named after Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and queen of George III of Great Britain.] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the banana, ...

10434

Strene

Strene (?), n. [OE. stren, streen, streon, AS. gestriénan, gestr�nan, gestreónan, to beget, to obtain, gestreón gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf. Strian race, fam...

10435

Strenger

{ Stren″ger (?), Stren″gest (?) }, the original compar. & superl. of Strong.Two of us shall strenger be than one. Chaucer.

10436

Strength

Strength (?), n. [OE. strengthe, AS. strengðu, fr. strang strong. See Strong.] 1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endura...

10437

Strength (2)

Strength, v. t. To strengthen. Chaucer.

10438

Strengthen

Strength″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Strengthened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Strengthening.] 1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an ar...

10439

Strengthen (2)

Strength″en (?), v. i. To grow strong or stronger.The young disease, that must subdue at length,Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Pope.

10440

Strengthener

Strength″en‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, gives or adds strength. Sir W. Temple.

10441

Strengthening

Strength″en‐ing, a. That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. — Strength″en‐ing‐ly, adv.Strengthening plaster(Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic...

10442

Strengthful

Strength″ful (?), a. Abounding in strength; full of strength; strong. — Strength″ful‐ness, n.Florence my friend, in court my factionNot meanly strengthful. Marston.

10443

Strengthing

Strength″ing, n. A stronghold.

10444

Strengthless

Strength″less, a. Destitute of strength. Boyle.

10445

Strengthner

Strength″ner (?), n. See Strengthener.

10446

Strengthy

Strength″y (?), a. Having strength; strong.

10447

Strenuity

Stre‐nu″i‐ty (?), n. [L. strenuatis.] Strenuousness; activity. Chapman.

10448

Strenuous

Stren″u‐ous (?), a. [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. � strong, hard, rough, harsh.] Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate ...

10449

Strepent

Strep″ent (?), a. [L. strepens, p. pr. of strepere to make a noise.] Noisy; loud. Shenstone.