English words: stretching frame to string citation

300 English words, part 190 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 38 have a page of their own.

English words stretching frame to string citation

stretching frame noun: A machine for stretching cotton rovings before they are spun into yarn.
stretching-iron noun: A currier's tool for dressing leather.
stretchless adjective: Free from stretching.
stretchmark noun: Alternative spelling of stretch mark.
stretchologist noun: A physiotherapist who specialises in stretching exercises
stretchout noun: Alternative form of stretch-out.
stretchproof adjective: Resistant to stretching.
stretchy adjective /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃi/: Capable of stretching; elastic.
Stretford proper noun: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7994).
stretto adjective, adverb, noun /ˈstɹɛtəʊ/: The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end.
Stretton proper noun /ˈstɹɛtən/: A surname.
streusel noun /ˈstruː.zəl/: A crumbly topping for cakes and quick breads. It is made of sugar, flour, butter, and often other ingredients, especially cinnamon and chopped nuts.
Streuselkuchen noun /ˈstɹuːzl̩ˌkuːkən/: A cake of German origin made of yeast dough covered with sweet crumb topping.
streuth interjection: Alternative spelling of strewth.
Strevens proper noun: A surname.
strew verb /stɹuː/: To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
strewable adjective: Capable of being strewn around.
strewage noun: Material that is strewn around.
strewer noun: One who strews something.
strewing noun, verb: The act of scattering or spreading.
strewing herb noun /ˈstɹuː.ɪŋ ˌ(h)ɜːb/: A kind of plant scattered on floors to improve smell.
strewment noun: Anything scattered; a scattering
strewments noun: strewings; flowers strewn on a coffin
strewn adjective, verb /stɹuːn/: Covered, scattered or overspread with objects.
strewn field noun: Alternative spelling of strewnfield.
strewnfield noun: An area on the surface of the earth, usually having an elongated oval shape, containing rocky fragments which detached from a disintegrating meteor as it...
strewth interjection /stɹuːθ/: A mild oath expressing surprise or generally adding emphasis.
stria noun /ˈstɹaɪə/: A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
stria terminalis noun: A structure in the brain consisting of a band of fibers running along the lateral margin of the ventricular surface of the thalamus, serving as a major...
stria vascularis noun: The upper portion of the spiral ligament that forms the outer wall of the cochlear duct; it contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels.
striae gravidarum noun: Pregnancy stretch marks.
strial adjective: Relating to striae
striatal adjective: Pertaining to the corpus striatum.
striatally adverb: Within, or with reference to the corpus striatum
striate adjective, verb /ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/: To mark something with striations.
striate cortex noun: Synonym of visual cortex.
striate-punctate adjective: Alternative form of striatopunctate.
striated adjective, verb /stɹaɪˈeɪtɪd/: Having parallel lines or grooves on the surface.
striated babbler noun: Argya earlei, a bird of southern Asia.
striated heron noun: A small species of heron, Butorides striata, of cosmopolitan distribution (sometimes including the green heron, Butorides virescens, of North America).
striated muscle noun: Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).
striately adverb: In a striate manner.
striatin noun: A calmodulin-binding protein
striatine noun: A pterocarpan isolated from aerial parts of Mundulea striata.
striation noun [stɹaɪˈeɪ.ʃən]: One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
striational adjective: Relating to, or characterised by striation
striato- prefix: striatum
striatoamygdalar adjective: Relating to the corpus striatum and the amygdala
striatocapsular adjective: Relating to the striatum and the capsule (of the brain)
striatocortical adjective: striatal and cortical
striatofrontal adjective: Relating to the front of the corpus striatum
striatofugal adjective: That radiates from the corpus striatum
striatonigral adjective: Relating to the striatum and substantia nigra
striatopallidal adjective: Pertaining to, or connecting, the striatum and the globus pallidus.
striatopunctate adjective: Having a pattern of small punctate lesions within the striatum.
striatosome noun: Synonym of striosome.
striatothalamic adjective: striatal and thalamic
striatum noun: The caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus considered as a single structure.
striature noun: A stria, or stripe.
Strib proper noun: A town on the Little Belt in Middelfart municipality, Funen, Denmark.
Stribling proper noun: A surname.
strich noun: An owl.
Strichen proper noun: A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9455).
strichetti noun: pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties, similar to farfalle.
strick noun /strɪk/: A flat piece of wood used for levelling off grain in a measure; a strickle.
stricken adjective, verb /ˈstɹɪkən/: Struck by something.
strickenly adverb: In a stricken manner.
strickenness noun: The state or condition of being stricken.
Stricker proper noun: A surname.
Strickland proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Strickland's gum noun: Eucalyptus stricklandii, a species of small eucalyptus or gum tree endemic to western Australia.
stricklandiid noun: Any brachiopod in the family †Stricklandiidae.
strickle noun, verb /ˈstrɪkl̩/: A rod used to level off heaped grain etc. when being measured, or concrete after pouring.
strickler noun: Alternative form of strickle (“scythe sharpener”)
strickless noun: A strickle (rod used to level grain etc. when being measured).
Stricklin proper noun: A surname from German.
strickly adverb: Strictly.
strict adjective /stɹɪkt/: Strained; drawn close; tight.
strict conditional noun: Synonym of strict implication.
strict construction noun: A narrow interpretation of a law, especially a law that contains ambiguity
strict constructionism noun: A legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that requires a judge to apply the text only as it is written, without drawing inferences.
strict constructionist noun: A proponent of strict constructionism.
strict equality noun: Synonym of ===.
strict implication noun: A material implication that is acted upon by the necessity operator from modal logic.
strict inequality noun: An inequality where equality is not included.
strict liability noun: A standard of legal liability by which a person can be found liable regardless of intent, fault or negligence.
strict ordering noun: A relation which is asymmetric and transitive.
strict scrutiny noun: A standard for judicial review, according to which a law must have been enacted to further a compelling governmental interest, have been narrowly tailored...
strict-sense stationary adjective: Of a random process X(t), having characteristics that do not change as t varies.
strict vegetarian adjective, noun: A person who excludes all animal products from their diet, including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey.
stricten verb: To make or become strict; tighten
strictification noun: ??Replacement of coherent isomorphisms by equalities.
strictinin noun: A particular ellagitannin.
striction noun /ˈstɹɪk.ʃən/: The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
strictish adjective: Somewhat strict.
strictive adjective: That restricts or constricts, such as by causing a stricture.
strictly adverb /ˈstɹɪktli/: In a strict manner.
strictly better adjective: That leads to a better outcome no matter what the other player does.
strictly decreasing adjective: always decreasing, and never increasing nor remaining constant; contrast this with monotonic decreasing
strictly decreasing function noun: Any function of a real variable whose value decreases as the variable increases.
strictly full adjective: A subcategory that is isomorphism-closed and full.
strictly increasing adjective: always increasing, and never decreasing nor remaining constant; contrast this with monotonic increasing
strictly increasing function noun: Any function of a real variable whose value increases as the variable increases.
strictly proper adjective: of a transfer function, where the degree of the numerator is less than that of the denominator
strictly roots phrase: Used to express a commitment to authentic, traditional roots reggae music and the culture associated with it, rejecting mainstream, commercialized pop music...
strictly speaking adverb: Saying something as precisely as possible; using a strict sense of a word.
strictness noun: The state or quality of being strict.
stricto sensu phrase: Narrowly: in the narrow sense (of a polysemic word with narrow and broad senses).
strictosamide noun: A particular alkaloid
strictosidine noun: A terpene indole alkaloid formed by the condensation of tryptamine with secologanin by the enzyme strictosidine synthase. It is the base molecule for many...
stricture noun /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃəː/: A rule restricting behaviour or action.
strictured adjective: Affected with a stricture.
strictureplasty noun: The surgical removal of part of the bowel affected by scar tissue.
stricturing adjective: Forming strictures.
stricturoplasty noun: Alternative form of strictureplasty.
strid noun /stɹɪd/: A place where a chasm or gorge is narrow enough to be crossed.
striddle verb: To straddle.
stride noun, verb /stɹaɪd/: To walk with long steps.
stride bass noun: A musical device with leaping between the bass and harmony notes in the left hand part of a piano accompaniment.
stride-legs adverb: Alternative form of stridelegs.
stride piano noun: A style of piano playing in which the left hand plays a four-beat harmony involving large intervals
strided adjective: Arranged sequentially in memory so as to be accessed by moving in fixed increments larger than one.
strideleg adverb, verb: Alternative form of stridelegs.
stridelegged adjective, verb: In a position astride something.
stridelegs adverb, verb: Astride.
stridence noun: the quality of being strident
stridency noun: The quality of being strident.
strident adjective, noun /ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/: Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
stridently adverb: In a strident manner.
strider noun: One who strides.
strides noun, verb: Trousers.
stridetime noun: The time taken for a person or animal to take a single stride
strideways adverb: Astride.
stridhan noun: Alternative form of stridhana.
stridhana noun: In Hindu law, property belonging to a woman, following special rules of succession.
striding noun, verb /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/: The act of one who strides; a long step.
stridingly adverb: With a striding motion.
stridor noun /ˈstɹaɪdɚ/: A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
stridorous adjective: Stridulous; of, relating to, or affected by stridor.
stridulant adjective: Making a stridulating sound.
stridulantly adverb: In a stridulant manner.
stridulate verb /ˈstɹɪdjʊleɪt/: To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.
stridulation noun /ˌstɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/: A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
stridulator noun: Something which stridulates.
stridulatory adjective: Able to stridulate, used in stridulating, or adapted for stridulation.
stridulent adjective: Alternative form of stridulant.
stridulous adjective /ˈstɹɪdjʊləs/: Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.
stridulously adverb: In a stridulous manner.
stridulousness noun: The quality of being stridulous.
strife noun /stɹaɪf/: Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
strife-ridden adjective: Dominated by strife.
strifeful adjective: Full of strife; quarrelsome, polemic, contentious.
strifeless adjective: Free from strife.
strifelessness noun: Absence of strife.
strifemaker noun: A person who causes strife.
strifemaking noun: The causing of strife or conflict.
strifemonger noun: A person who encourages conflict.
strig noun, verb /ˈstɹɪɡ/: A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
striga noun: A sharp bristle or hair-like scale.
strigate adjective /ˈstɹɪ.ɡət/: Having transverse bands of colour.
strigated adjective: Strigate.
strigeid noun: Any trematode of the family Strigeidae
strigid noun: Any member of the Strigidae (i.e. owls).
strigiform adjective, noun: Belonging to the order Strigiformes of owls.
strigil noun /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒɪl/: A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
strigilator noun: Any of various myrmecophiles that feed on the oily secretions on the bodies of ants.
strigilis noun: An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg.
strigillose adjective: Set with stiff, slender bristles.
strigillosely adverb: In a strigillose manner.
strigilose adjective: Alternative form of strigillose.
strigine adjective /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒaɪn/: Of or pertaining to owls.
strigment noun /ˈstɹɪɡ.mənt/: scraping, or something which is scraped off (e.g. off the skin)
strigoceratid noun: Any ammonite in the family Strigoceratidae.
strigoi noun: In Balkan folklore, the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave.
strigolactone noun: Any of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching.
strigolnik noun: A follower of a Russian Christian sect that appeared in the mid-14th century.
strigose adjective /ˈstɹaɪɡəʊs/: Having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
strigosely adverb: In a strigose manner.
strigous adjective: strigose
strigovite noun: A certain leptochlorite mineral.
strigula noun: Any line or line-shaped pattern.
strigulate verb: To streak or stripe very finely; to make strigate or strigose; to cause to have strigulation.
strigulated adjective, verb: Having strigulation; exhibiting strigulating; strigate.
strigulation noun: The quality or state of being strigulated (very finely streaked); streaking.
strigulose adjective: minutely strigose.
striid noun: A valley between two cusps on a lower tooth, especially in rodents such as beavers
strikable adjective: Alternative form of strikeable.
strike noun, verb /stɹaɪk/: To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
strike a balance verb: To find a compromise between two conflicting things; to choose a moderate option between two extremes.
strike a bargain verb: To enter into a bargain; to agree upon the conditions of a sale or other transaction.
strike a blow verb: To hit; to successfully land a hit.
strike a chord verb: To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.
strike a false note verb: To give the impression of being insincere, incongruous or inappropriate.
strike a jury verb: To constitute a special jury ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to...
strike a lead verb: To find a vein of ore.
strike a light interjection, verb: To create a flame (using a match, flint, etc.).
strike a medium verb: To choose or provide a moderate option between two extremes.
strike a nerve verb: Alternative form of touch a nerve.
strike a stroke verb: To hit (especially with a sword); to successfully land a hit.
strike at the heart of verb: To attack the central or most important part of (something).
strike back verb: To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
strike bowler noun: A bowler having the ability to take wickets, though often conceding runs.
strike-break verb: Alternative form of strikebreak.
strike breaking adjective, noun, verb: Alternative spelling of strikebreaking.
strike camp verb: Synonym of break camp.
strike down verb: To kill (someone or something); to cause to die suddenly.
strike dumb verb: To astonish or confound (a person) into silence.
strike fear verb: To terrify; to petrify [with into ‘someone’].
strike force noun: Alternative form of strikeforce.
strike gold verb: To be lucky, to win or be successful.
strike hands verb: shake hands
strike in verb: To enter suddenly or with force.
strike insurance noun: A specific type of insurance provided to laborers via a workers’ union during a time of a workers’ strike or any other hiatus that suspends normal labor...
strike it lucky verb: To have unexpected good fortune.
strike it rich verb: To become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.
strike lucky verb: To have unexpected good fortune.
strike me blind interjection: Synonym of strike me lucky (“expressing astonishment or emphasis”).
strike me lucky interjection: Exclamation for good luck while making a bargain.
strike me pink phrase: an exclamation of surprise
strike me silly interjection: Synonym of strike me lucky (“expressing astonishment or emphasis”).
strike me up a gum tree interjection: Expressing astonishment.
strike measure noun: Synonym of struck measure.
strike off verb: To remove from a list or register.
strike off strength verb: To discharge or decommission a soldier, animal or vehicle out of the service of the armed forces.
strike oil verb: To find petroleum when boring for it.
strike one's colors verb: Alternative form of strike one's flag.
strike one's flag verb: To take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.
strike out noun, verb: To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.
strike out looking verb: To strike out (a batter) without the batter swinging at the called strike.
strike out the side verb: To record all three outs in an inning with a strikeout.
strike partner noun: A fellow striker.
strike plate noun: A metal plate affixed to a doorjamb that holds the door closed when the door bolt is extended into a hole, protecting the jamb against friction from the bolt.
strike price noun: The price, fixed at the date of the initial transaction, at which an option can be exercised (the price at which an asset may be bought for a call option;...
strike rate noun: The number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
strike sail verb: To lower the sails (in preparation for dropping anchor, to salute or signal submission, in sudden gusts of wind, etc.).
strike sheet noun: A newsletter or basic newspaper printed to support striking workers.
strike-slip noun: Short for strike-slip fault
strike-slip fault noun: A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.
strike someone's fancy verb: To attract or appeal to someone.
strike someone when they are down verb: Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
strike-stick noun: A stick passed along the rim of a corn-measure for the purpose of sweeping off excess corn in order to provide an exact measure.
strike suit noun: A lawsuit of questionable merit brought in the hope of gaining a private settlement, before going to court, that would be less than the defendant's legal costs.
strike tallies verb: To act in correspondence, or alike.
strike team noun: A group of fighters to be sent on missions.
strike the colors verb: Alternative form of strike one's flag.
strike the flag verb: Alternative form of strike one's flag.
strike the iron while it's hot verb: Alternative form of strike while the iron is hot.
strike the tent verb: To pack up and leave.
strike through verb: To partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
strike twice verb: To impact the same location, person, etc. again.
strike up verb: To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.
strike while the iron is hot verb: To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped.
strike work verb: To go on strike.
strike zone noun: The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate.
strikeable adjective: Able to be struck.
strikeball noun: airsoft
strikebound adjective: Not operating normally because of strike action.
strikebreak verb: To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.
strikebreaker noun: A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
strikebreaking adjective, noun, verb: Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers.
strikee noun: The recipient of a strike, especially a physical blow; one who has been struck.
strikefire noun: Alcoholic liquor.
strikeforce noun: A group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been trained especially for dealing with serious and urgent threats.
strikeless adjective: Without strikes (industrial actions).
strikelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a strike (industrial action).
strikelist noun: A person who travels by bicycle because public transport is disrupted by industrial action.
strikeoff noun: A fabric sample.
strikeout noun, verb /stɹaɪːkæʊt/: An instance or the act of yielding nothing.
strikeover noun: Strikeover or strikeout text, i.e., fonts where each letter appears to be "crossed out".
striker noun /ˈstɹaɪkɚ/: A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
strikerless adjective: Without a striker
strikeslip fault noun: Alternative form of strike-slip fault.
strikethrough noun /ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/: An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.
strikin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of striking.
striking adjective, noun, verb /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/: Making a strong impression.
striking clock noun: A clock that regularly plays a sound (chiefly by the striking of a bell) to audibly communicate the time.
striking distance noun: A distance at which a soldier, military force, vessel, etc. is sufficiently near to be able to attack an opponent.
striking plate noun: The plate against which the latch of a door lock strikes as the door is closed.
striking range noun: Alternative form of striking distance.
strikingly adverb: In a striking way.
strikingness noun: The state or condition of being striking.
strillers noun: A musical instrument, especially a piano.
strim verb /stɹɪm/: To cut using a strimmer/string trimmer.
strimmer noun /ˈstɹɪmə/: Synonym of string trimmer (“a powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects”).
Strinati's cave salamander noun: A small salamander, Speleomantes strinatii, found in northwest Italy and southeast France.
strind noun, verb /stɹaɪnd/: A ditch or water-channel.
Strindbergian adjective: Of or pertaining to Johan August Strindberg (1849–1912), Swedish playwright and novelist, or his works.
Strine noun /stɹɑen/: An Australian.
string noun, verb /stɹɪŋ/: A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
string along verb: To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
string attached noun: A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement
string band noun: A music group consisting solely of stringed instruments.
string bass noun: Synonym of double bass (“lowest-pitched of instruments of violin family”).
string bassist noun: A double bassist; someone who plays the string bass (double bass).
string bean noun: Any long, slender green bean.
string bet noun, verb: Action where a player first calls, bets or raises a certain amount and then adds more. It can be used to gather weakness/strength tells from opponents...
string bikini noun: A woman's two-piece swimsuit that is more revealing than a regular bikini, consisting of two triangular pieces connected at the groin but not at the sides,...
string bog noun: A bog consisting of slightly elevated ridges and islands, with woody plants, alternating with flat, wet sedge mat areas.
string cheese noun: Any of various cheeses that can be peeled in strings or strips.
string citation noun: A long list of multiple legal authorities (typically precedential cases) that are cited together to support a single legal proposition.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.