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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

stovepipe iron
noun plate iron that is thinner than tank iron

stovepiped
adjective of or relating to data stored in separate databases; `stovepiped information`

stovepiping
noun retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers

stover
noun the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested

stowage
stowing noun the act of packing or storing away

stowaway
noun a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage

Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe noun United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists` cause (1811-1896)

STP
s.t.p. noun standard temperature and pressure

strabismus
squint noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes

strabotomy
noun the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus

Strachey
Lytton Strachey noun English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932)

Stradavarius
Strad noun a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family

straddle
span noun the act of sitting or standing astride

Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari noun Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)

strafe
noun an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; `the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields`

strafer
noun a combat pilot who strafes the enemy

straggle
noun a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); `a straggle of outbuildings`; `a straggle of followers`

straggler
strayer noun someone who strays or falls behind

stragglingly
adverb in a ragged irregular manner; `a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods`

straggly
adjective growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; `straggly ivy`

straight
consecutive adjective successive (without a break); `sick for five straight days`

straight and narrow
strait and narrow noun the way of proper and honest behavior; `he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow`

straight angle
noun an angle of 180 degrees

straight chain
noun an open chain of atoms with no side chains

straight chair
side chair noun a straight-backed chair without arms

straight face
noun a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement

straight flush
noun a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit

straight flute
straight-fluted drill noun a rock drill with flutes that are straight

straight hang
noun a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides

straight line
noun a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; `the shortest distance between two points is a straight line`

straight man
second banana noun a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

straight pin
noun pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together

straight poker
noun poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards

straight razor
noun a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use

straight sinus
tentorial sinus noun an unpaired sinus of the dura mater

straight thrust
passado noun (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

straight ticket
noun a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party

straight-arm
noun (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent

straight-backed
adjective having a straight back; `a straight-backed wooden chair`

straight-billed
adjective having a straight beak

straight-grained
adjective of timber; having fibers that run in parallel

straight-legged
adjective having straight legs

straight-line method
straight-line method of depreciation noun (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset`s cost as an expense for each year of the asset`s useful life

straightarrow(a)
adjective conventionally moral and upright

straightaway
straight noun a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

straightedge
noun hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)

straighten out
verb change for the better; `The lazy student promised to reform`; `the habitual cheater finally saw the light`

straightener
noun a device for straightening; `a hair straightener`

straightforward
adjective pointed directly ahead; `a straightforward gaze`

straightness
noun freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles

straightway
adverb in a direct course; `plunged straightway to the rocks below`

strain
noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

strain
nervous strain noun (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; `his responsibilities were a constant strain`; `the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him`

strain gauge
strain gage noun a gauge for measuring strain in a surface

strained
adjective under great stress; `her voice was strained as she asked the question`

strainer
noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

straining
strenuous adjective taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; `his final, straining burst of speed`; `a strenuous task`; `your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here`- F.D.Roosevelt

strait
adjective strict and severe; `strait is the gate`

Strait of Dover
Strait of Calais noun the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent

Strait of Georgia
noun the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland

Strait of Gibraltar
noun the strait between Spain and Africa

Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Ormuz noun a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Strait of Magellan
noun the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built

Strait of Messina
noun the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy

straitened
adjective distressed or embarrassed (especially financially)

straitjacket
straightjacket noun a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person

strand
noun a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; `he tried to pick up the strands of his former life`; `I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously`

stranded
adjective with the bottom lodged on a reef or shoal in shallow water

strange
adjective being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; `a strange exaltation that was indefinable`; `a strange fantastical mind`; `what a strange sense of humor she has`

strange
adjective not known before; `used many strange words`; `saw many strange faces in the crowd`; `don`t let anyone unknown into the house`

strange attractor
chaotic attractor noun an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic

strange particle
noun an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness

strange quark
squark noun a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1

strangely
adverb in a strange way; `he was strangely silent`

strangeness
noun (physics) one of the six flavors of quark

stranger
alien 1 unknown noun anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

stranglehold
chokehold noun complete power over a person or situation; `corporations have a stranglehold on the media`; `the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public`

strangler
strangler tree noun an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree

strangulation
noun the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

strap
noun whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

strap
noun a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

strap fern
noun fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves

strap hinge
joint hinge noun a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame

strapless
adjective having no straps; `a strapless evening gown`

straplike
adjective long and narrow like a strap; `straplike leaves`

strappado
strapado noun a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person`s back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope

strapper
noun a large and strong and heavyset man; `he was a bull of a man`; `a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got`

Strasbourg
Strassburg noun city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port

strategic
strategical adjective relating to or concerned with strategy; `strategic weapon`; `the islands are of strategic importance`; `strategic considerations`

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SALT noun negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries` stock of nuclear weapons

strategic buyout
noun an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power

strategic intelligence
noun intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels

strategic warning
noun (miliatry) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act

strategically
adverb with regard to strategy; `strategically important decisions`

strategics
noun the science or art of strategy

strategist
strategian noun an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)

Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon noun a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare

stratification
noun the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata

stratified
adjective deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; `stratified rock`

stratified language
noun a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage