Words starting with S

strigidAny member of the Strigidae (i.e. owls).
strigiformBelonging to the order Strigiformes of owls.
strigilA grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
strigilatorAny of various myrmecophiles that feed on the oily secretions on the bodies of ants.
strigilisAn organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg.
strigilloseSet with stiff, slender bristles.
strigilloselyIn a strigillose manner.
strigineOf or pertaining to owls.
strigmentscraping, or something which is scraped off (e.g. off the skin)
strigoceratidAny ammonite in the family Strigoceratidae.
strigoiIn Balkan folklore, the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave.
strigolactoneAny of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching.
strigolnikA follower of a Russian Christian sect that appeared in the mid-14th century.
strigoseHaving fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
strigoselyIn a strigose manner.
strigousstrigose
strigoviteA certain leptochlorite mineral.
strigulaAny line or line-shaped pattern.
strigulateTo streak or stripe very finely; to make strigate or strigose; to cause to have strigulation.
strigulatedHaving strigulation; exhibiting strigulating; strigate.
strigulationThe quality or state of being strigulated (very finely streaked); streaking.
striguloseminutely strigose.
striidA valley between two cusps on a lower tooth, especially in rodents such as beavers
strikeTo delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
strikeableAble to be struck.
strikeballairsoft
strikeboundNot operating normally because of strike action.
strikebreakTo break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.
strikebreakerA non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
strikebreakingActivity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers.
strikeeThe recipient of a strike, especially a physical blow; one who has been struck.
strikefireAlcoholic liquor.
strikeforceA group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been trained especially for dealing with serious and urgent threats.
strikelessWithout strikes (industrial actions).
strikelikeResembling or characteristic of a strike (industrial action).
strikelistA person who travels by bicycle because public transport is disrupted by industrial action.
strikeoffA fabric sample.
strikeoutAn instance or the act of yielding nothing.
strikeoverStrikeover or strikeout text, i.e., fonts where each letter appears to be "crossed out".
strikerA person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
strikerlessWithout a striker
strikethroughAn horizontal line overlaid on other characters.
StriketoberA series of strikes in October 2021 in the United States.
strikingMaking a strong impression.
strikinglyIn a striking way.
strikingnessThe state or condition of being striking.
strillersA musical instrument, especially a piano.
strimTo cut using a strimmer/string trimmer.
strimmerSynonym of string trimmer (“a powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects”).
strindA ditch or water-channel.
StrindbergianOf or pertaining to Johan August Strindberg (1849–1912), Swedish playwright and novelist, or his works.
StrineAn Australian.
StrinesA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9786). Its railway station was formerly in Derbyshire.
stringA long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
stringableSuitable to be strung.
stringbackstringbacks
stringbacksdriving gloves with a string mesh on the back
stringbeanytall and slender
stringbedThe matrix of strings within the oval frame of a racket
stringboardA stringer (long piece of timber as support, especially a plank supporting a flight or run of stair).
stringbushThe plant Varronia cylindrostachya (syn. Cordia cylindrostachya).
stringcourseA thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
stringedHaving strings
stringencyA rigorous imposition of standards.
stringendoA passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.
stringentStrict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
stringentlyIn a stringent manner.
stringentnessThe state or quality of being stringent.
stringerSomeone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
StringfellowA surname originating as an occupation for a stringer.
StringfieldA surname.
stringfishHucho perryi, a large freshwater fish of Sakhalin and Hokkaido.
stringfulA set of objects tied to a string.
stringhaltA kind of lameness in horses, causing the animal to twitch its leg up suddenly.
stringhaltedAffected with stringhalt; lame.
stringhaltyOf a horse: having stringhalt or springhalt; lame.
StringhamA surname.
stringhamiteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
stringholeA hole for a string (for example, in a seal, so a string could be passed through it and used to attach it to a document).
stringificationThe act or process of stringifying; conversion to a string.
stringifierA process or algorithm that stringifies.
stringifyTo convert to a textual representation.
stringilyIn a stringy way.
stringinessThe state or quality of being stringy.
stringingThe act by which something is strung.
stringizationThe process of stringizing.
stringizeTo convert to, or treat as, a string of text characters.
stringkiniSynonym of string bikini.
stringlessWithout string.
stringlessnessThe quality of being stringless.
stringlikeResembling string or a piece of string.
stringlineDescribing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track
stringlyOnly used in stringly-typed; with regard to strings (data type).
stringmakerA manufacturer of string or strings.
stringmakingThe manufacture of string or strings.
stringocephalidAny brachiopod of the family Stringocephalidae.
stringologyThe study of algorithms and data structures used for processing text strings.
stringpieceA stringer (long piece of timber as support, especially a plank supporting a flight or run of stairs).
stringsCollectively, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
StringstonA small village and civil parish (without a council) in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1742).
stringworkAn element in cake decoration consisting of strings of icing draped from or over the side of the cake.
stringyComposed of, or resembling, string or strings.
stringybarkAny of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
strinkleto sprinkle or scatter
striolaA curved ridge in the middle of the macula of a utricle
striolarRelating to the striola
striolateFinely striate.
striopallidodentatepallidostriatal and dentate
striosomalRelating to a striosome
striosomeA patch of tissue within the striatum
stripA long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
stripboardA type of prototyping board characterized by a ⅒″ regular rectangular grid of holes, with wide parallel strips of copper cladding running in one direction all the way across one side of the board.
stripdownThe disassembly of a mechanical system into its separate components.
stripeA long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
stripedHaving stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.
stripednessThe state or condition of being striped.
stripedySynonym of striped
stripelessWithout stripes.
stripelessnessAbsence of stripes.
stripelikeResembling a stripe.
striperA device that applies stripes.
stripeseedAny of a number of species of tropical flowering plants in the genus Piriqueta, especially Piriqueta cistoides, Piriqueta viscosa, and Piriqueta racemosa.
stripetailHaving a striped tail
stripewiseIn stripes.
stripeyA marine fish found from Australia to Hawaii and Japan, Microcanthus strigosus, which is sometimes kept in aquaria.
stripinessThe state or condition of being stripy.
stripingA pattern of stripes.
stripleaftobacco that has been stripped of the stalks before packing
striplessWithout the use of paper control strips.
striplightA fluorescent lighting tube.
striplightingStriplights collectively.
striplikeResembling a strip.
StriplinA surname.
striplineA form of electromagnetic transmission medium that uses a flat strip of metal sandwiched between dielectrics
striplingA young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
striploinbeef tenderloin
strippableSuitable for strip-mining.
strippageMaterial stripped from something.
strippaseAn enzyme that, along with helicase, is involved in DNA unwinding.
strippedMade of strips.
strippednessThe quality of having been stripped, or laid bare.
stripperSomeone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
StrippergateA 2003 government scandal and criminal conspiracy in Seattle, masterminded by Frank Colacurcio, Sr., a strip-club magnate, and his son.
strippergramA stripper hired to deliver a message or greeting.
stripperishCharacteristic of a stripper (strip-tease artist).
stripperlessWithout strippers (entertainers who remove their clothes).
stripperlikeResembling or characteristic of a stripper.
stripperyAn establishment offering striptease or other erotic dancing.
strippetA small stream.
strippeuseA female stripper.

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