Strove (imp.) of Strive
Striven (p. p.) of Strive
Strove () of Strive
Striving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strive
Strive (v. i.) To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
Strive (v. i.) To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth.
Strive (v. i.) To vie; to compete; to be a rival.
Strive (n.) An effort; a striving.
Strive (n.) Strife; contention.
Strived (p. p.) Striven.
Striven () p. p. of Strive.
Striver (n.) One who strives.
Striving () a. & n. from Strive.
Strix (n.) One of the flutings of a column.
Stroam (v. i.) To wander about idly and vacantly.
Stroam (v. i.) To take long strides in walking.
Strobilae (pl. ) of Strobila
Strobila (n.) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae.
Strobila (n.) A mature tapeworm.
Strobilaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a strobile or cone.
Strobilaceous (a.) Producing strobiles.
Strobilation (n.) The act or phenomenon of spontaneously dividing transversely, as do certain species of annelids and helminths; transverse fission. See Illust. under Syllidian.
Strobile (n.) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, as the hop or pine; a cone. See Cone, n., 3.
Strobile (n.) An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, as the tapeworm, -- one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
Strobile (n.) Same as Strobila.
Strobiliform (a.) Shaped like a strobile.
Strobiline (a.) Of or pertaining to a strobile; strobilaceous; strobiliform; as, strobiline fruits.
Stroboscope (n.) An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted.
Stroboscope (n.) An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope.
Strockle (n.) A shovel with a turned-up edge, for frit, sand, etc.
Strode (n.) See Strude.
Strode () imp. of Stride.
Stroke (imp.) Struck.
Stroke (v. t.) The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.
Stroke (v. t.) The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
Stroke (v. t.) The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
Stroke (v. t.) A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking.
Stroke (v. t.) A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
Stroke (v. t.) Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.
Stroke (v. t.) A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
Stroke (v. t.) A throb or beat, as of the heart.
Stroke (v. t.) One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.
Stroke (v. t.) The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
Stroke (v. t.) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
Stroke (v. t.) The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
Stroke (v. t.) A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
Stroke (v. t.) The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
Stroke (v. t.) Power; influence.
Stroke (v. t.) Appetite.
Strokeed (imp. & p. p.) of Stroke
Strokeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stroke
Stroke (v. t.) To strike.
Stroke (v. t.) To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
Stroke (v. t.) To make smooth by rubbing.
Stroke (v. t.) To give a finely fluted surface to.
Stroke (v. t.) To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
Stroker (n.) One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking.
Strokesman (pl. ) of Strokesman
Strokesman (n.) The man who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.
Stroking (n.) The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke.
Stroking (n.) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
Stroking (n.) See Stripping, 2.
Strolled (imp. & p. p.) of Stroll
Strolling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stroll
Stroll (v. i.) To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
Stroll (n.) A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.
Stroller (n.) One who strolls; a vagrant.
Stromata (pl. ) of Stroma
Stroma (n.) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney.
Stroma (n.) The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell.
Stroma (n.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.
Stromatic (a.) Miscellaneous; composed of different kinds.
Stromatology (n.) The history of the formation of stratified rocks.
Stromb (n.) Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus.
Strombite (n.) A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.
Stromboid (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus.
Strombuliform (a.) Formed or shaped like a top.
Strombuliform (a.) Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix.
Strombus (n.) A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called conch shells, or conchs. See Conch.
Stromeyerite (n.) A steel-gray mineral of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of silver and copper.
Strond (n.) Strand; beach.
Strong (superl.) Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.
Strong (superl.) Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.
Strong (superl.) Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
Strong (superl.) Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
Strong (superl.) Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.
Strong (superl.) Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
Strong (superl.) Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.
Strong (superl.) Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.
Strong (superl.) Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
Strong (superl.) Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.
Strong (superl.) Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
Strong (superl.) Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
Strong (superl.) Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat.
Strong (superl.) Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
Strong (superl.) Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
Strong (superl.) Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination.
Strong (superl.) Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
Strong (superl.) Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.
Strong (superl.) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.