Strife
Strife (?), n. [OF. estrif. See Strive.] 1. The act of striving; earnest endeavor. Shak.2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual o...
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Strifeful
Strife″ful (?), a. Contentious; discordant.The ape was strifeful and ambitious. Spenser.
Strigate
Stri″gate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having transverse bands of color.
Striges
‖Stri″ges (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of strix a streech owl; cf. Gr. � a screaming night bird.] (Zoöl.) The tribe of birds which comprises the owls.
Strigil
Strig″il (?), n. [L. strigilis, from stringere to graze, scrape.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath.
Strigillose
Strig″il‐lose′ (?), a. [Dim. fr. strigose.] (Bot.) Set with stiff, slender bristles.
Strigine
Stri″gine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to owls; owl-like.
Strigment
Strig″ment (?), n. [L. strigmentum.] Scraping; that which is scraped off. Sir T. Browne.
Strigose
Stri‐gose″ (?), a. [Cf. F. strigueux. See Strigil.] (Bot.) Set with stiff, straight bristles; hispid; as, a strigose leaf.
Strigous
Stri″gous (?), a.(Bot.) Strigose.
Strike
Strike (?), v. t. [imp.Struck (?); p. p.Struck, Stricken (�) (Stroock (�), Strucken (�), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.Striking. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken....
Strike (2)
Strike (?), v. i. To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields.A mouse... struck forth sternly. Piers Plowman.2. To deliver a quick blow or t...
Strike (3)
Strike (?), n. 1. The act of striking.2. An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top;...
Strike (4)
Strike (?), n. 1. A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.2. (Bowling, U. S.) Act of leveling all the pins with the fir...
Striker
Strik″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.Wherever we come to an anchor, we ...
Striking
Strik″ing, a. & n. from Strike, v.Striking distance, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to...
Striking (2)
Strik″ing, a. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. “A striking fact...
Strikle
Strik″le (?), n. See Strickle.
String
String (strĭng), n. [OE. string, streng, AS. streng; akin to D. streng, G. strang, Icel. strengr, Sw. sträng, Dan. stræng; probably from the adj., E. strong (see Strong); or per...
String (2)
String (strĭng), v. t. [imp.Strung (strŭng); p. p.Strung (R.Stringed (strĭngd)); p. pr. & vb. n.Stringing.] 1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.Has not wise natur...
String (3)
String (?), n. 1. (a) In various indoor games, a score or tally, sometimes, as in American billiard games, marked by buttons threaded on a string or wire. (b) In various games, ...
String (4)
String, v. t. To hoax; josh; jolly.
String (5)
String, v. i. To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
Stringboard
String″board′ (–bōrd′), n. Same as Stringpiece.
Stringcourse
String″course′ (–kōrs′), n.(Arch.) A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the res...
Stringed
Stringed (strĭngd), a. 1. Having strings; as, a stringed instrument. Ps. cl. 4.2. Produced by strings. “Answering the stringed noise.” Milton.
Stringency
Strin″gen‐cy (strĭn″jen‐sy̆), n. The quality or state of being stringent.