STRIATE
STRIATE, STRIATED, a.1. Formed with small channels; channeled.2. In botany, streaked; marked or scored with superficial or very slender lines; marked with fine parallel lines.St...
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STRIATED
STRIATE, STRIATED adjective1. Formed with small channels; channeled.2. In botany, streaked; marked or scored with superficial or very slender lines; marked with fine parallel li...
STRIATURE
STRIATURE, noun Disposition of striae.
STRICK
STRICK, noun [Gr., Latin, a screech-owl.] A bird of ill omen. [Not in use.]
STRICKEN
STRICKEN, participle passive of strike.1. Struck; smitten; as the stricken deer. [See Strike.]2. Advanced; worn; far gone.Abraham was old and well stricken in age. Genesis 24:1.
STRICKLE
STRICKLE, noun [from strike.]1. A strike; an instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure. [In the United States the word strike is used.]2. An instrument for whetting...
STRICT
STRICT, adjective [Latin See Strain.]1. Strained; drawn close; tight; as a strict embrace; a strict ligature.2. Tense; not relaxed; as a strict or lax fiber.3. Exact; accurate; ...
STRICTLY
STRICTLY, adverb1. Closely; tightly.2. Exactly; with nice accuracy; as, patriotism strictly so called, is a noble virtue.3. Positively. He commanded his son strictly to proceed ...
STRICTNESS
STRICTNESS, noun1. Closeness; tightness; opposed to laxity.2. Exactness in the observance of rules, laws, rites and the like; rigorous accuracy; nice regularity or precision.I c...
STRICTURE
STRICTURE, noun [Latin See Strike and Stroke.]1. A stroke; a glance; a touch.2. A touch of criticism; critical remark; censure.I have given myself the liberty of these stricture...
STRIDE
STRIDE, noun [Latin] A long step.Her voice theatrically loud, and masculine her strideSTRIDE, verb intransitivepreterit tense strid, strode; participle passive strid, stridden.1...
STRIDING
STRIDING, participle present tense Walking with long steps; passing over at a step.
STRIDOR
STRIDOR, noun [Latin] A harsh creaking noise, or a crack.
STRIDULOUS
STRIDULOUS, adjective [Latin] Making a small harsh sound or a creaking.
STRIFE
STRIFE, noun [See Strive.]1. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. strife may be carried on between students ...
STRIFEFUL
STRIFEFUL, adjective Contentious; discordant.The ape was strifeful and ambitious and the fox guileful and most covetous.
STRIGMENT
STRIGMENT, noun [Latin] Scraping; that which is scraped off. [Not in use.]
STRIGOUS
STRIGOUS, adjective [Latin] In botany, a strigous leaf is one set with stiff lanceolate bristles.
STRIKE
STRIKE, verb transitivepreterit tense struck; participle passive struck and stricken; but struck is in the most common use. Strook is wholly obsolete. [G., to pass, move or ramb...
STRIKE-BLOCK
STRIKE-BLOCK, noun [strike and block.] A plane shorter than a jointer, used for shooting a short joint.
STRIKER
STRIKER, noun1. One that strikes, or that which strikes.2. In Scripture, a quarrelsome man. Titus 1:7.
STRIKING
STRIKING, participle present tense1. Hitting with a blow; impressing; imprinting; punishing; lowering, as sails or a mast, etc.2.adjective Affecting with strong emotions; surpri...
STRIKINGLY
STRIKINGLY, adverb In such a manner as to affect or surprise; forcibly; strongly; impressively.
STRIKINGNESS
STRIKINGNESS, noun The quality of affecting or surprising.
STRING
STRING, noun [G., Latin, drawing, stretching.]1. A small rope, line or cord, or a slender strip of lether or other like substance, used for fastening or tying things.2. A ribin....
STRINGED
STRINGED, adjective1. Having strings; as a stringed instrument.2. Produced by strings; as stringed noise.
STRINGENT
STRINGENT, for astringent, binding, is not in use.