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STRICTURE, n. [L. See Strike and Stroke.] 1. A stroke; a glance; a touch. 2. A t...
STRICTNESS, n. 1. Closeness; tightness; opposed to laxity. 2. Exactness in the o...
STRICTLY, adv. 1. Closely; tightly. 2. Exactly; with nice accuracy; as, patrioti...
STRICT, a. [L. See Strain .] 1. Strained; drawn close; tight; as a strict embrac...
STRICKLE, n. [from strike.] 1. A strike; an instrument to strike grain to a leve...
STRICKEN, pp. of strike. 1. Struck; smitten; as the stricken deer. [See Strike ....
STRICK, n. [Gr., L., a screech-owl.] A bird of ill omen. [Not in use.]
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...