Words Starting With STR
Here's the list of all the 1030 Words Starting With STR in the English Language.
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| street | 1. a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings 2. the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel More Definitions → |
| structure | 1. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts More Definitions → |
| strong | 1. not faint or feeble 2. having or wielding force or authority More Definitions → |
| strategy | 1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action 2. the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war More Definitions → |
| string | 1. thread on or as if on a string 2. add as if on a string More Definitions → |
| stream | 1. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind 2. exude profusely More Definitions → |
| straight | 1. a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex 2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit) More Definitions → |
| strategic | 1. relating to or concerned with strategy 2. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war More Definitions → |
| strength | 1. the property of being physically or mentally strong 2. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war More Definitions → |
| stress | 1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense More Definitions → |
| strip | 1. a relatively long narrow piece of something 2. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material More Definitions → |
| strike | 1. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon 2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon More Definitions → |
| strange | 1. not known before 2. being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird More Definitions → |
| strongly | 1. with strength or in a strong manner 2. in a powerful manner More Definitions → |
| structural | 1. relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure 2. relating to or having or characterized by structure More Definitions → |
| strings | 1. the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments 2. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement More Definitions → |
| stretch | 1. occupy a large, elongated area 2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body More Definitions → |
| stroke | 1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand 2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam More Definitions → |
| strap | 1. tie with a strap 2. beat severely with a whip or rod More Definitions → |
| struggle | 1. make a strenuous or labored effort 2. to exert strenuous effort against opposition More Definitions → |
| strictly | 1. restricted to something 2. in a stringent manner More Definitions → |
| streaming | 1. exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts 2. (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed More Definitions → |
| strain | 1. to exert much effort or energy 2. test the limits of More Definitions → |
| stronger | 1. not faint or feeble 2. having or wielding force or authority More Definitions → |
| structured | 1. having definite and highly organized structure 2. resembling a living organism in organization or development More Definitions → |
| struck | 1. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon 2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon More Definitions → |
| strict | 1. characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint 2. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard More Definitions → |
| strengthen | 1. make strong or stronger 2. gain strength More Definitions → |
| strand | 1. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue 2. drive (a vessel) ashore More Definitions → |
| striking | 1. the physical coming together of two or more things 2. the act of contacting one thing with another More Definitions → |
| stranger | 1. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found 2. an individual that one is not acquainted with More Definitions → |
| stripes | 1. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service More Definitions → |
| strengthening | 1. becoming stronger 2. the act of increasing the strength of something More Definitions → |
| struggling | 1. engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity More Definitions → |
| stressed | 1. bearing a stress or accent 2. suffering severe physical strain or distress More Definitions → |
| strawberry | 1. sweet fleshy red fruit 2. any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry More Definitions → |
| strive | 1. attempt by employing effort 2. to exert much effort or energy More Definitions → |
| stripe | 1. mark with stripes 2. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material More Definitions → |
| straw | 1. cover or provide with or as if with straw 2. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) More Definitions → |
| straightforward | 1. free from ambiguity 2. without evasion or compromise More Definitions → |
| strongest | 1. not faint or feeble 2. having or wielding force or authority More Definitions → |
| stretching | 1. act of expanding by lengthening or widening 2. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent More Definitions → |
| stretched | 1. (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching 2. extended or spread over a wide area or distance More Definitions → |
| stripping | 1. the removal of covering 2. take away possessions from someone More Definitions → |
| streak | 1. move quickly in a straight line 2. run naked in a public place More Definitions → |
| strait | 1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water 2. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs More Definitions → |
| stroller | 1. someone who walks at a leisurely pace 2. a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around More Definitions → |
| stripped | 1. take away possessions from someone 2. get undressed More Definitions → |
| striped | 1. marked or decorated with stripes More Definitions → |
| strengthened | 1. given added strength or support More Definitions → |
| striving | 1. an effortful attempt to attain a goal More Definitions → |
| stranded | 1. cut off or left behind More Definitions → |
| streamline | 1. contour economically or efficiently More Definitions → |
| stringent | 1. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures More Definitions → |
| stray | 1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment 2. wander from a direct course or at random More Definitions → |
| stripper | 1. a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish 2. a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books More Definitions → |
| stroll | 1. walk leisurely and with no apparent aim 2. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) More Definitions → |
| strata | 1. one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) 2. people having the same social, economic, or educational status More Definitions → |
| stressful | 1. extremely irritating to the nerves More Definitions → |
| stride | 1. walk with long steps 2. a step in walking or running More Definitions → |
| streamlined | 1. made efficient by stripping off nonessentials 2. designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow More Definitions → |
| straits | 1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs 2. a difficult juncture More Definitions → |
| strangely | 1. in a strange manner More Definitions → |
| strategically | 1. with regard to strategy More Definitions → |
| striker | 1. a forward on a soccer team 2. someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating More Definitions → |
| strut | 1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others 2. a proud stiff pompous gait More Definitions → |
| strobe | 1. scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary More Definitions → |
| stricken | 1. grievously affected especially by disease 2. (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming More Definitions → |
| strife | 1. lack of agreement or harmony 2. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension More Definitions → |
| stratus | 1. a large dark low cloud More Definitions → |
| strained | 1. lacking natural ease 2. showing signs of mental and emotional tension More Definitions → |
| strapped | 1. tie with a strap 2. beat severely with a whip or rod More Definitions → |
| stronghold | 1. a strongly fortified defensive structure More Definitions → |
| streptococcus | 1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis More Definitions → |
| strung | 1. thread on or as if on a string 2. add as if on a string More Definitions → |
| stratum | 1. one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) 2. people having the same social, economic, or educational status More Definitions → |
| structurally | 1. with respect to structure More Definitions → |
| stringer | 1. a member of a squad on a team 2. a worker who strings More Definitions → |
| straighten | 1. straighten up or out; make straight 2. make straight More Definitions → |
| stratified | 1. divide society into social classes or castes 2. form layers or strata More Definitions → |
| stroking | 1. a light touch with the hands More Definitions → |
| stratification | 1. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata 2. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group More Definitions → |
| strategist | 1. an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) More Definitions → |
| striptease | 1. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music 2. a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music More Definitions → |
| striping | 1. the act of marking with stripes More Definitions → |
| strapping | 1. tie with a strap 2. beat severely with a whip or rod More Definitions → |
| strep | 1. of or relating to or caused by streptococci 2. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis More Definitions → |
| strenuous | 1. characterized by or performed with much energy or force 2. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance More Definitions → |
| stratosphere | 1. the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere More Definitions → |
| straining | 1. an intense or violent exertion 2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean More Definitions → |
| strapless | 1. having no straps 2. a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps More Definitions → |
| stretcher | 1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting 2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it More Definitions → |
| strikingly | 1. in a striking manner More Definitions → |
| strainer | 1. a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through More Definitions → |
| streetcar | 1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity More Definitions → |
| strewn | 1. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) 2. cover; be dispersed over More Definitions → |
| streamer | 1. light that streams 2. a newspaper headline that runs across the full page More Definitions → |
| strider | 1. a person who walks rapidly with long steps More Definitions → |
| stratigraphy | 1. the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata More Definitions → |
| strontium | 1. a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite More Definitions → |
| stretchy | 1. capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape More Definitions → |
| streetwise | 1. having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment More Definitions → |
| streptomyces | 1. aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) More Definitions → |
| strode | 1. walk with long steps More Definitions → |
| straightener | 1. a device for straightening More Definitions → |
| strangeness | 1. unusualness as a consequence of not being well known 2. (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third lightest of all quarks More Definitions → |
| strangled | 1. held in check with difficulty More Definitions → |
| strayer | 1. someone who strays or falls behind More Definitions → |
| straddle | 1. sit or stand astride of 2. range or extend over; occupy a certain area More Definitions → |
| streaked | 1. marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations More Definitions → |
| strangle | 1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air 2. suppress in order to conceal or hide More Definitions → |
| strove | 1. attempt by employing effort 2. to exert much effort or energy More Definitions → |
| streptococcal | 1. of or relating to or caused by streptococci More Definitions → |
| striatum | 1. a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus More Definitions → |
| striper | 1. a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service 2. caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States More Definitions → |
| strum | 1. sound the strings of (a stringed instrument) 2. sound of strumming More Definitions → |
| streptomycin | 1. an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis More Definitions → |
| strident | 1. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry 2. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') More Definitions → |
| stranglehold | 1. complete power over a person or situation 2. a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe More Definitions → |
| straying | 1. unable to find your way More Definitions → |
| strumming | 1. sound the strings of (a stringed instrument) More Definitions → |
| strongman | 1. a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus 2. a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence More Definitions → |
| streptococci | 1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis 2. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis More Definitions → |
| straightway | 1. at once 2. in a direct course More Definitions → |
| strabismus | 1. abnormal alignment of one or both eyes More Definitions → |
| stringy | 1. lean and sinewy 2. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew More Definitions → |
| strikeout | 1. an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes More Definitions → |
| stroma | 1. a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it 2. the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast More Definitions → |
| strutting | 1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others More Definitions → |
| strangling | 1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe More Definitions → |
| strenuously | 1. in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously More Definitions → |
| straightaway | 1. performed with little or no delay 2. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening More Definitions → |
| streetlight | 1. a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street More Definitions → |
| stressor | 1. any agent that causes stress to an organism More Definitions → |
| strangler | 1. an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree 2. someone who kills by strangling More Definitions → |
| strangulation | 1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe 2. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage More Definitions → |
| structuralism | 1. linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse 2. an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena More Definitions → |
| straightforwardly | 1. with firmness and conviction; without compromise More Definitions → |
| streaky | 1. marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations More Definitions → |
| stringency | 1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit 2. conscientious attention to rules and details More Definitions → |
| strictness | 1. conscientious attention to rules and details 2. uncompromising resolution More Definitions → |
| stricture | 1. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway 2. severe criticism More Definitions → |
| stretchable | 1. capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape More Definitions → |
| strudel | 1. thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked More Definitions → |
| stratagem | 1. a maneuver in a game or conversation 2. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade More Definitions → |
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