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STRIATURE, n. Disposition of striae.
STRIATE, STRIATED, a. 1. Formed with small channels; channeled. 2. In botany, st...
STRIAE, n. plu. [L. See Streak .] In natural history, small channels in the shel...
STREWMENT, n. Any thing scattered in decoration. [Not used.]
STREWING, ppr. Scattering; spreading over. STREWING , n. 1. The act of scatterin...
STREWED, pp. 1. Scattered; spread by scattering; as sand strewed on paper. 2. Co...
STREW, v.t. [This verb is written straw, strew, or strow; straw is nearly obsole...
STRETCHING, ppr. Drawing out in length; extending; spreading; exerting force.
STRETCHER, n. 1. He or that which stretches. 2. A term in bricklaying. 3. A piec...
STRETCHED, pp. Drawn out in length; extended; exerted to the utmost.
STRETCH, v.t. [L.] 1. To draw out to greater length; to extend in a line; as, to...
STRESS, n. 1. Force; urgency; pressure; importance; that which bears with most w...
STREPEROUS, a. [L.] Loud; boisterous. [Little used.]
STREPENT, a. [L.] Noisy; loud. [Little used.]
STRENUOUSNESS, n. Eagerness; earnestness; active zeal; ardor in pursuit of an ob...
STRENUOUSLY, adv. 1. With eager and pressing zeal; ardently. 2. Boldly; vigorous...