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sticks and a small ball

street railway noun : a company operating streetcars or buses

street·walk·er noun : PROSTITUTE

strength noun 1 : the quality of being strong : ability to do or endure

2 : power to resist force

3 : power to resist attack

4 : INTENSITY

5 : force as measured in numbers

Synonyms

[1] energy, force, main, might, muscle, potency, power, sinew, vigor—more at POWER

[2] firmness, soundness, stability, steadiness, sturdiness—more at STABILITY

strength·en verb : to make or become stronger

— strength·en·er noun

Synonyms

beef, fortify, harden, toughen; also anneal, temper; firm (up), tone (up); energize, invigorate, vitalize; restrengthen

Antonyms

debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, weaken

amplify, beef, boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up—more at INTENSIFY

stren·u·ous adjective 1 : vigorously active : ENERGETIC

2 : requiring energy or stamina

Synonyms

arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling, hard, herculean, laborious, murderous, rough, stiff, tall, toilsome, tough—more at HARD

stren·u·ous·ly adverb : in a strenuous manner

Synonyms

energetically, firmly, forcefully, forcibly, hard, mightily, powerfully, stiffly, stoutly, strongly, sturdily, vigorously—more at HARD

strep noun : STREPTOCOCCUS

strep throat noun : an inflammatory sore throat caused by streptococci and marked by fever, prostration, and toxemia

strep·to·coc·cus noun, plural -coc·ci : any of various spherical bacteria that usu. grow in chains and include some causing serious diseases

— strep·to·coc·cal adjective

strep·to·my·cin noun : an antibiotic produced by soil bacteria and used esp. in treating tuberculosis

1stress noun 1 : PRESSURE, STRAIN; especially : a force that tends to distort a body

2 : a factor that induces bodily or mental tension; also : a state induced by such a stress

3 : force or intensity that gives impressiveness or importance to something : EMPHASIS

4 : relative prominence of sound

5 : ACCENT; also : any syllable carrying the accent

— stress·ful adjective

Synonyms

[2] pressure, strain, tension; also load, weight; anxiety, concern, uneasiness, worry; aggravation, anger, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, persecution, trouble

[3] accent, accentuation, emphasis, weight—more at EMPHASIS

2stress verb 1 : to put pressure or strain on

2 : to put emphasis on : ACCENT

Synonyms

accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, highlight, play, point, underline, underscore—more at EMPHASIZE

1stretch verb 1 : to spread or reach out : EXTEND

2 : to draw out in length or breadth : EXPAND

3 : to make tense; also : to injure by improper or excessive use : STRAIN

4 : to amplify or enlarge beyond natural or proper limits : EXAGGERATE

5 : to become extended without breaking

Synonyms

[1] draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract—more at EXTEND

usually stretch out [2] expand, extend, fan, flare, open, spread, unfold

[4] color, elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad—more at EMBROIDER

2stretch noun 1 : an act of extending or drawing out beyond ordinary or normal limits

2 : a continuous extent in length, area, or time

3 : the extent to which something may be stretched

4 : either of the straight sides of a racecourse

Synonyms

distance, lead, length—more at DISTANCE

breadth, expanse, extent, reach, spread—more at EXPANSE

bit, space, spell, while—more at WHILE

3stretch adjective : easily stretched <~ pants>

stretch·er noun 1 : one that stretches

2 : a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person

stretch marks noun plural : striae on the skin (as of the abdomen) due to excessive stretching and rupture of elastic fibers (as from pregnancy)

strew verb strewed; strewed or strewn ; strew·ing 1 : to spread by scattering

2 : to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on

3 : DISSEMINATE

Synonyms

dot, pepper, scatter, sow, spray, sprinkle—more at SCATTER

stria

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