Webster's Dictionary 1913

10450

Streperous

Strep″er‐ous (?), a. [LL. streperus, fr. L. strepere. See Strepent, and cf. Obstreperous.] Loud; boisterous. Sir T. Browne.

10451

Strepitores

‖Strep′i‐to″res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. strepitus clamor.] (Zoöl.) A division of birds, including the clamatorial and picarian birds, which do not have well developed singing o...

10452

Strepsipter

{ Strep‐sip″ter (?), Strep‐sip″ter‐an (?) }, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Strepsiptera.

10453

Strepsiptera

‖Strep‐sip″te‐ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of small insects having the anterior wings rudimentary, and in the form of short and slender twisted appendages, while the posterior ...

10454

Strepsipterous

Strep‐sip″ter‐ous (?), a. [See Strepsiptera.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Strepsiptera.

10455

Strepsorhina

‖Strep′so‐rhi″na (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Lemuroidea.

10456

Strepsorhine

Strep″so‐rhine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having twisted nostrils; — said of the lemurs. — n.(Zoöl.) One of the Strepsorhina; a lemur. See Illust. under Monkey.

10457

Streptobacteria

‖Strep′to‐bac‐te″ri‐a (?), n. pl.; sing. Streptobracterium (�). [NL., fr. Gr. � pliant, bent + E. & NL. bacteria.] (Biol.) A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in realit...

10458

Streptococcus

‖Strep′to‐coc″cus (?), n.; pl.Streptococci (#). (Biol.) A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved.

10459

Streptoneura

‖Strep′to‐neu″ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An extensive division of gastropod Mollusca in which the loop or visceral nerves is twisted, and the sexes separate. It is nearly to equivale...

10460

Streptothrix

‖Strep″to‐thrix (?), n.(Biol.) A genus of bacilli occurring of the form of long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted.

10461

Stress

Stress (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.] 1. Distress.Sad hersal of his heavy stress....

10462

Stress (2)

Stress (?), v. t. 1. To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties. Spenser.2. To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.

10463

Stress (3)

Stress (?), v. t. 1. To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.2. To place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.

10464

Stressful

Stress″ful (?), a. Having much stress. Rush.

10465

Stretch

Stretch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stretched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stretching.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D. strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. sträcka, Dan. stræ...

10466

Stretch (2)

Stretch, v. i. 1. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches ove...

10467

Stretch (3)

Stretch, n. 1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.By stretch of arms the d...

10468

Stretcher

Stretch″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, stretches.2. (Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. Gwilt.3. (Arch.) A pie...

10469

Stretching

Stretch″ing (?), a. & n. from Stretch, v.Stretching course(Masonry), a course or series of stretchers. See Stretcher, 2. Britton.

10470

Stretto

‖Stret″to (?), n.(Mus.) (a) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue. (b) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time. [Written als...

10471

Strew

Strew (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Strewed (?); p. p.strewn (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Strewing.] [OE. strewen, strawen, AS. strewian, streówian; akin to Ofries. strewa, OS. strewian, D. st...

10472

Strewing

Strew″ing (?), n. 1. The act of scattering or spreading.2. Anything that is, or may be, strewed; — used chiefly in the plural. Shak.

10473

Strewment

Strew″ment (?), n. Anything scattered, as flowers for decoration. Shak.

10474

Strewn

Strewn (?), p. p. of Strew.

10475

Stria

Stri″a (?), n.; pl.Striæ (#). 1. A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the striæ, or groovings, produce...

10476

Striate

Stri″ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Striated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Striating.] [See Striate, a.] To mark with striaæ. “Striated longitudinally.” Owen.