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stripes

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 stripes word

  • noun stripes a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting. 1
  • verb with object stripes to mark or furnish with a stripe or stripes. 1

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Origin of stripes

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 Stripes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stripes 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".

stripes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stripes

noun stripes

  • khaki — dull yellowish brown.
  • livery — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • monkey suit — a tuxedo or full-dress suit.
  • bandeaux — Plural form of bandeau.
  • classes — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.

verb stripes

  • canings — Plural form of caning.
  • ferules — Plural form of ferule.
  • larrups — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of larrup.
  • whomps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whomp.
  • whops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whop.

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