13-letter words containing str
- estrous cycle — the regular female reproductive cycle of most placental mammals that is under hormonal control and includes a period of heat, followed by ovulation and complex changes of the uterine lining
- exit strategy — In politics and business, an exit strategy is a way of ending your involvement in a situation such as a military operation or a business arrangement.
- feeder stream — a tributary that feeds into a larger river, canal, etc
- fieldstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of fieldstrip.
- film industry — all the companies, studios, people etc involved in making commercial films collectively
- firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
- food industry — the industry surrounding the production of food
- fractostratus — low ragged layered cloud often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- full-strength — If a team or army is at full strength, all the members that it needs or usually has are present.
- furring strip — a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc
- gastrectomies — Plural form of gastrectomy.
- gastric juice — the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.
- gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- gastroparesis — (pathology) A condition, often a complication of diabetes, characterised by a delayed emptying of the stomach.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- gastrorrhagia — (medical) A hemorrhage from the stomach, also known as a gastric hemorrhage.
- gastrorrhaphy — The suture of a perforation of the stomach.
- gastroscopist — One who carries out gastroscopy.
- gastrostomies — Plural form of gastrostomy.
- geostrategies — Plural form of geostrategy.
- geostrategist — A geopolitical strategist; one concerned with the strategies of political geography.
- ground stroke — a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def 4b).
- groundstrokes — Plural form of groundstroke.
- hainan strait — a strait between Hainan island and Leizhou peninsula. 50 miles (81 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- harley street — a street in London, England: noted for the eminent doctors who have offices there.
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
- hecate strait — a strait in central British Columbia, Canada, between the mainland and the Queen Charlotte Islands. 160 miles (257 km) long and 40–80 miles (64–129 km) wide.
- heterostracan — any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.
- heterostrophy — the condition of being heterostrophic
- highly strung — person: tense, sensitive
- histrionicism — histrionic behaviour or acts
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- horror-struck — stricken with horror; horrified; aghast.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- housemistress — A female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.
- hudson strait — a strait connecting Hudson Bay and the Atlantic. 450 miles (725 km) long; 100 miles (160 km) wide.
- hunger strike — refusal to eat as a protest
- hunger-strike — to go on a hunger strike.
- hystricomorph — any rodent of the suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas
- idiot strings — strings attached to children's mittens to prevent the wearer from losing them
- illustratable — Capable of being illustrated.
- illustrations — Plural form of illustration.