Words in english starting with S

• strain gauge — Noun – English ～ a gauge for measuring strain in a surface
• strain — Noun – English ～ injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
• strain — Noun – English ～ the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
• strain — Noun – English ～ (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 — Noun – English ～ (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
• strain — Noun – English ～ a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
• strain — Noun – English ～ the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
• strain gage — Noun – English ～ a gauge for measuring strain in a surface
• strain — Noun – English ～ an intense or violent exertion
• strain — Noun – English ～ an effortful attempt to attain a goal
• strain — Noun – English ～ (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
• strain — Verb – English ～ cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
• strain — Verb – English ～ rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
• strain — Verb – English ～ use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
• strain — Verb – English ～ to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
• strain — Verb – English ～ separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
• strain — Verb – English ～ alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
• strain — Verb – English ～ remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
• strain — Verb – English ～ test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
• strain — Verb – English ～ become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

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