Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 170
Strene (n.) Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. Strenger
Strene (n.) (pl. Strenes) Obsolete form of strain. (Race, Offspring)
Strenger () Alt. of Strengest
Strengest () The original compar. & superl. of Strong. [Obs.]
Two of us shall strenger be than one. -- Chaucer.
Strength (n.) 力，力量，力氣；實力；效力 [U]；強度；（酒等的）濃度 [U] [C]；長處 [C] The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment.
All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were. -- Chaucer.
Thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty. -- Milton.
Strength (n.) Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like. "The brittle strength of bones." -- Milton.
Strength (n.) Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's strength will laugh a siege to scorn." -- Shak.
Strength (n.) That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.
Strength (n.) One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security. God is our refuge and strength. -- Ps. xlvi. 1.
What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are providing shall be one of our principal strengths. -- Sprat.
Certainly there is not a greater strength against temptation. -- Jer. Taylor.
Strength (n.) Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
Strength (n.) Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work.
And praise the easy vigor of a life
Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. -- Pope.
Strength (n.) Intensity; -- said of light or color.
Bright Phoebus in his strength. -- Shak.
Strength (n.) Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
Strength (n.) A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] -- Shak.
On the strength of, or Upon the strength of, In reliance upon. "The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt, upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for the ensuing campaign." -- Addison.
Syn: Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness; brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support; spirit; validity; authority. See Force.
Strength (v. t.) To strengthen. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Strength (n.) The property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" [ant: {weakness}].
Strength (n.) Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength}, {strength}, {military posture}, {posture}].
Strength (n.) Physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" [syn: {force}, {forcefulness}, {strength}].
Strength (n.) An asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}].
Strength (n.) The power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" [syn: {persuasiveness}, {strength}] [ant: {unpersuasiveness}].
Strength (n.) The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength" [syn: {intensity}, {strength}, {intensity level}].
Strength (n.) Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: {potency}, {effectiveness}, {strength}].
Strength (n.) The condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks" [ant: {weakness}].
Strength (n.) Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: {lastingness}, {durability}, {enduringness}, {strength}].
Strengthened (imp. & p. p.) of Strengthen
Strengthening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strengthen
Strengthen (v. i.) 變強大；變堅挺 To grow strong or stronger.
The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. -- Pope.
Strengthen (v. t.) 加強；增強；鞏固 To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority.
Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . . With powerful policy strengthen themselves. -- Shak.
Strengthen (v. t.) To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. -- Deut. iii. 28.
Syn: To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate; encourage.
Strengthen (v.) Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" [syn: strengthen, beef up, fortify] [ant: weaken].
Strengthen (v.) Gain strength; "His body strengthened" [ant: weaken].
Strengthen (v.) Give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" [syn: tone, tone up, strengthen].
Strengthener (n.) 助力器；增強力量的訓練方法 One who, or that which, gives or adds strength. -- Sir W. Temple.
Strengthener (n.) A device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" [syn: strengthener, reinforcement].
Dough strengthener (n.) 麵團增筋劑 Dough strengthener designed to satisfy consumer demands for cleaner, simplified ingredient declarations. Pristine 2000 also enhances the quality and consistency of final products, and supports consistent processing without the addition of extra chemicals. It is applicable for a wide variety of baked goods, from hamburger buns to artisan breads, according to the company.
Compare: Consistency
Consistency (n.) (Also Consistence) (pl. Consistencies) [Mass noun] 稠度，濃度；（液體等的）濃度；黏稠；堅硬；堅硬度 [U] [C]；一貫；一致；符合；協調 [U] Consistent behaviour or treatment.
‘The consistency of measurement techniques.’
Consistency (n.) (Also Consistence) (pl. Consistencies) [Mass noun] The quality of achieving a level of performance which does not vary greatly in quality over time.
‘We know we have the ability at the club -- what we need is consistency.’
Consistency (n.) (Also Consistence) (pl. Consistencies) [Mass noun] The way in which a substance holds together; thickness or viscosity.
‘The sauce has the consistency of creamed butter.’
Food strengthener (n.) 食品強化劑 Strengtheners provide stability, ensuring that the baked goods does not collapse once it is removed from the oven. For most baked items, the major strengthener is flour, often referred to as the "backbone" of baked goods, because it provides the structure or framework.
Flours include wheat flours of varying "strengths" or hardness, from soft pastry flours to hard wheat used for breads and pastas, as well as special flours and meals including whole grain flours, rye, pumpernickel, oat, rice or cornmeal.
Flour functions as a strengthener because of its proteins and starches. The proteins present in eggs (found in the whites and yolks) allow them to serve as a strengthener as well. Eggs are used in this way for cakes, made by the foaming method.
Starches are also important to many baked goods' overall structure. The starch granules first swell in the presence of liquid. Then, as they are heated, they swell even more, trapping liquid or steam within their expanded frame. As heat continues to set the starch into a stable structure, texture is also affected.
As for sweeteners (sugars, syrups, honey and molasses) perform other functions in addition to providing flavor. Sugars in any form tend to attract moisture, so baked goods containing sweeteners generally are moist and tender. They also have a longer shelf-life than unsweetened baked goods.
The caramelization of sugar is responsible for the appealing brown color on the surface of many baked products. Heat applied to the sugar causes this browning reaction. Besides affecting the color, caramelization also gives a product a deep, rich and complex flavor. An obvious example is the difference in taste between simple syrup, made by dissolving a sugar in water, and a caramel syrup.
Strengthening (a.) 增強的；變堅挺的；變強勁的That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. -- Strength"en*ing*ly, adv.
Strengthening plaster (Med.), A plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.
Strengthening (n.) 加強；堅挺；變濃Becoming stronger [ant: weakening].
Strengthening (n.) The act of increasing the strength of something [ant: weakening].
Strengthful (a.) 充滿力量的 Abounding in strength; full of strength; strong. -- Strength"ful*ness, n.
Florence my friend, in court my faction Not meanly strengthful. -- Marston.
Strengthing (n.) A stronghold. [Obs.]
Strengthless (a.) Destitute of strength. -- Boyle.
Strengthner (n.) See Strengthener.
Strengthy (a.) Having strength; strong. [Obs.]
Strenuity (n.) Strenuousness; activity. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Strenuous (a.) Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country.
And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. -- Chapman.
Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. -- I. Taylor. -- Stren"u*ous*ly, adv.
-- Stren"u*ous*ness, n.
Strenuous (a.) Characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise".
Strenuous (a.) Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here" -- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: arduous, straining, strenuous].
Strepent (a.) Noisy; loud. [R.] -- Shenstone.
Streperous (a.) Loud; boisterous. [R.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Strepitores (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of birds, including the clamatorial and picarian birds, which do not have well developed singing organs. Strepsipter
Strepitous (a.) (Variants: or less commonly Strepitant) 嘈雜的；喧鬧的 Characterized or accompanied by much noise : Clamorous, Noisy, Boisterous.
// The strepitant racket of the streets -- Christopher Morley
Strepsipter (n.) Alt. of Strepsipteran
Strepsipteran (n.) (Zool.) One of the Strepsiptera.
Strepsiptera (n. pl.) (Zool.) 撚翅目 A group of small insects having the anterior wings rudimentary, and in the form of short and slender twisted appendages, while the posterior ones are large and membranous. They are parasitic in the larval state on bees, wasps, and the like; -- called also Rhipiptera. See Illust. under Rhipipter.
Strepsipterous (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to Strepsiptera.
Strepsorhina (n. pl.) (Zool.) Same as Lemuroidea.
Strepsorhine (a.) (Zool.) Having twisted nostrils; -- said of the lemurs.
Strepsorhine (n.) (Zool.) One of the Strepsorhina; a lemur. See Illust. under Monkey.
Streptobacteria (n. pl.) (Biol.) A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria linked together in the form of a chain.
Streptococci (n. pl. ) of Streptococcus
Streptococcus (n.) (Biol.) A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved.
Streptococci (n.) Spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: streptococcus, streptococci, strep].
Streptoneura (n. pl.) (Zool.) An extensive division of gastropod Mollusca in which the loop or visceral nerves is twisted, and the sexes separate. It is nearly to equivalent to Prosobranchiata.
Streptothrix (n.) (Biol.) A genus of bacilli occurring of the form of long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted.
Stress (n.) Distress. [Obs.]
Stress (n.) Pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance.
The faculties of the mind are improved by exercise, yet they must not be put to a stress beyond their strength. -- Locke.
A body may as well lay too little as too much stress upon a dream. -- L'Estrange.
Stress (n.) (Mech. & Physics) The force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear or tangential stress. -- Rankine.
Stress is the mutual action between portions of matter. -- Clerk Maxwell.
Stress (n.) (Pron.) Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, [sect][sect] 31-35.
Stress (n.) (Scots Law) Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
Stress of voice, Unusual exertion of the voice.
Stress of weather, Constraint imposed by continued bad weather; as, to be driven back to port by stress of weather.
To lay stress upon, To attach great importance to; to emphasize. "Consider how great a stress is laid upon this duty." -- Atterbury.
To put stress upon, or To put to a stress, To strain.
Stress (v. t.) To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
Stress (v. t.) To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.
Stress (v. t.) To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.
Stress (v. t.) To place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.
Stress (n.) The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: stress, emphasis, accent].
Stress (n.) (Psychology) A state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: tension, tenseness, stress].
Stress (n.) Special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" [syn: stress, focus].
Stress (n.) Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger" -- R. J. Samuelson [syn: stress, strain].
Stress (n.) (Physics) Force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area".
Stress (v.) To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate].
Stress (v.) Put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" [syn: stress, accent, accentuate].
Stress (v.) Test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn: try, strain, stress].
STRESS, () STRuctual Engineering Systems Solver.
A system for structural analysis problems in Civil Engineering. STRESS was superseded by STRUDL.
["STRESS: A User's Manual", S.J. Fenves et al, MIT Press 1964]. [Sammet 1969, p. 612]. (1995-01-31)
Stressful (a.) Having much stress. -- Rush.
Stressful (a.) Extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office" [syn: nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying].
Stretched (imp. & p. p.) of Stretch
Stretching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretch
Stretch (v. t.) 伸展，張開，曲解 To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
And stretch forth his neck long and small. -- Chaucer.
I in conquest stretched mine arm. -- Shak.
Stretch (v. t.) To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
Stretch (v. t.) To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain. -- Shak.
Stretch (v. t.) To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve. -- Doddridge.
Stretch (v. t.) To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
They take up, one day, the most violent and stretched prerogative. -- Burke.
Stretch (v. i.) 伸縮，延伸 [W]；延續；連綿 [Q]； 舒展肢體，伸懶腰；伸手；伸展著身子躺 [（+out）]；【口】誇大事實，吹牛；【俚】被絞死 To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles.
As far as stretcheth any ground. -- Gower.
Stretch (v. i.) To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
Stretch (v. i.) To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.
The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch and yield, remained umbroken. -- Boyle.
Stretch (v. i.) To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]
Stretch (v. i.) (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Stretch out, An order to rowers to extend themselves forward in dipping the oar.
Stretch (n.) 伸展，張開，連綿，一段路，一段時間 Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain. -- Dryden.
Those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative. -- L'Estrange.
Stretch (n.) A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
A great
stretch of cultivated country. -- W. Black.
But all of them left me a week at a stretch. -- E. Eggleston.
Stretch (n.) The extent to which anything may be stretched.
Quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no more than that Luther lay under severe agonies of mind. -- Atterbury.
This is the utmost stretch that nature can. -- Granville.
Stretch (n.) (Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
Stretch (n.) Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
To be on the stretch, To be obliged to use one's utmost powers.
Home stretch. See under Home, a.
Stretch (a.) 可伸縮的，彈性的 Having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine".
Stretch (a.) Easily stretched; "stretch hosiery".
Stretch (n.) A large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water".
Stretch (n.) The act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn: reach, reaching, stretch].
Stretch (n.) A straightaway section of a racetrack.
Stretch (n.) Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent [syn: stretch, stretching].
Stretch (n.) Extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding".
Stretch (n.) An unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" [syn: stretch, stint].
Stretch (n.) The capacity for being stretched [syn: stretch, stretchiness, stretchability].
Stretch (v.) Occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line" [syn: stretch, stretch along].
Stretch (n.) Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn: stretch, extend].
Stretch (n.) Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend].
Stretch (n.) Become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" [ant: contract, shrink].
Stretch (n.) Make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" [syn: elongate, stretch].
Stretch (n.) Lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" [syn: stretch, stretch out].
Stretch (n.) Pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack".
Stretch (n.) Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination".
Stretch (n.) Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase].
Stretch (n.) Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" [syn: extend, stretch].
Stretch (n.) Extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute-- we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: stretch, stretch out].
Stretcher (n.) 延伸器；擴展器；撐具；張拉工；拉幅工； 擔架；橫木；橫檔；橫條；【建】順砌磚；橫砌石 One who, or that which, stretches.
Stretcher (n.) (Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. -- Gwilt.
Stretcher (n.) (Arch.) A piece of timber used in building.
Stretcher (n.) (Naut.) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.
Stretcher (n.) (Naut.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped. -- Dana.
Stretcher (n.) A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.
Stretcher (n.) An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]
Stretcher (n.) One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.
Stretcher (n.) An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
Stretcher (n.) The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
Stretcher (n.) A wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting.
Stretcher (n.) A mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it.
Stretcher (n.) A litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles.
Stretcher (n.) A stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn: {capstone}, {copestone}, {coping stone}, {stretcher}].
Stretching () a. & n. from Stretch, v.
Stretto (n.) (Mus.) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue.
Stretto (n.) (Mus.) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time.
Strewed (imp. & p. p.) of Strew
Strewn (p. p.) of Strew
Strewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strew
Strew (v. t.) To scatter; to spread by scattering; to cast or to throw loosely apart; -- used of solids, separated or separable into parts or particles; as, to strew seed in beds; to strew sand on or over a floor; to strew flowers over a grave.
And strewed his mangled limbs about the field. -- Dryden.
On a principal table a desk was open and many papers [were] strewn about. -- Beaconsfield.
Strew (v. t.) To cover more or less thickly by scattering something over or upon; to cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered; as, they strewed the ground with leaves; leaves strewed the ground.
The snow which does the top of Pindus strew. -- Spenser.
Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain? -- Pope.
Strew (v. t.) To spread abroad; to disseminate.
She may strew dangerous conjectures. -- Shak.
Strew (v.) Spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" [syn: strew, straw].
Strew (v.) Cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground".
Strewing (n.) The act of scattering or spreading.
Strewing (n.) Anything that is, or may be, strewed; -- used chiefly in the plural. -- Shak.
Strewing (n.) The act of scattering [syn: scatter, scattering, strewing]
Strewment (n.) Anything scattered, as flowers for decoration. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Strewn () p. p. of Strew.
Striae (n. pl. ) of Stria
Stria (n.) A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the striae, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier passing over it; the striae on the surface of a shell; a stria of nervous matter in the brain.
Stria (n.) (Arch.) A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, or the like. -- Oxf. Gloss.
Striated (imp. & p. p.) of Striate
Striating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Striate
Striate (v. t.) To mark with striaae. "Striated longitudinally." -- Owen. Striate
Striate (a.) Alt. of Striated
Striated (a.) Marked with striaae, or fine grooves, or lines of color; showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated crystal; striated muscular fiber.
striate (a.) Marked with stria or striations.
striate (v.) Mark with striae or striations.