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stripe

stripe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [strahyp]
    • /straɪp/
    • /straɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strahyp]
    • /straɪp/

Definitions of stripe word

  • noun stripe a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment. 1
  • verb with object stripe to mark or furnish with a stripe or stripes. 1
  • noun stripe line, band 1
  • noun,plural stripe pattern of parallel lines 1
  • noun stripe sort, kind 1
  • noun,plural stripe indication of rank 1

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Origin of stripe

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German strīpe; see strip2, stripe2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stripe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stripe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stripe usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stripe

noun stripe

  • bandeau — a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc, worn round the head
  • breed — A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
  • capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
  • capillary — Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.
  • characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.

verb stripe

  • bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
  • blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
  • caned — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • caning — a beating with a cane as a punishment
  • ferule — a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.

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