8-letter words starting with str
- striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter in the brain which controls movement and balance
- stricken — a past participle of strike.
- strickle — a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
- stricter — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- strictly — in a strict manner; rigorously; stringently: strictly enforced.
- strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- striding — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- strigate — (of animals) streaked with different colours
- strigine — of or like an owl
- strigose — Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
- strijdom — Johannes Gerhardus (joˈhanəs ɡeːrˈhɑːdəs). 1893–1958, South African statesman; prime minister (1954–58)
- striking — Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat.
- strimmer — A Strimmer is an electric tool used for cutting long grass or grass at the edge of a lawn. It cuts the grass with a piece of plastic cord which goes round very fast.
- stringed — fitted with strings (often used in combination): a five-stringed banjo.
- stringer — a person or thing that strings.
- striping — a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing: the stripes of a zebra.
- stripped — having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed: trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
- stripper — a person who strips.
- strivers — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- striving — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- strobila — the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
- strobile — a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
- strobili — a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
- stroheim — Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- stroking — an act or instance of stroking; a stroking movement.
- strolled — to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
- stroller — a person who takes a leisurely walk; saunterer.
- stromata — Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- stronger — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- strongly — with great strength or force: wind blowing strongly from the west.
- strontia — Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- strontic — of or relating to strontium
- strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- stropper — a person who strops.
- strother — a male given name.
- struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- strummed — to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
- strummel — straw
- strummer — to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
- strumose — having a struma or strumae.
- strumous — strumose.
- strumpet — a prostitute; harlot.
- strutted — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- strutter — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.