13-letter words containing stri
- nailing strip — a strip of wood or other partly yielding material attached to a hard surface, as of steel or concrete, so that objects may be nailed to the surface.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonrestricted — confined; limited.
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- parking strip — Chiefly Upper Midwest and Western U.S. parkway (def 2).
- parting strip — a strip, as of wood, used to keep two parts separated, as one in each side of the frame of a window to keep the sashes apart when lowered or raised.
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- perigastritis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the stomach
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
- redistricting — to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.
- restrictively — tending or serving to restrict.
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
- strikebreaker — a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers.
- string bikini — a skimpy bikini having often a triangular covering part held in place by narrow, string-like ties
- string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
- string theory — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- stringentness — the quality or state of being stringent
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- strip cartoon — A strip cartoon is the same as a comic strip.
- striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped pine — natural pine from which any varnish or painted finish has been removed
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- undistributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
- unterrestrial — not terrestrial; not of or pertaining to this world; other-worldly; extra-terrestrial; heavenly
- upper austria — a province in N Austria. 4631 sq. mi. (11,995 sq. km). Capital: Linz.
- water strider — any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water.
- weather strip — a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain
- weather-strip — to apply weather stripping to (something).
- weatherstrips — Plural form of weatherstrip.
- zarathustrian — Zoroaster.
- zebra stripes — a pattern of alternate black and white stripes