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stem ["stEm] 1. n. the main part of
a plant above the ground, which is
connected to the roots below the
ground, and from which leaves or
flowers grow.
2. n. the part of a
word that suffixes and prefixes are
added to.
→
from stem to stern
step ["stEp] 1. n. the movement
made by putting one foot in front
of the other while walking.
2. n.
the distance traveled by a single
Q.
3. n. a flat surface that one
places one’s foot on when going up
or down stairs or a ladder.
4. n. an
action in a series of actions in a
particular order.
5. iv. to move as
in Q in a certain direction.
→
fall in(to step)
→ watch
one’s
step
step aside to move out of some-
one’s path; to step out of the way.

step back (from
someone or
something
) to move back from
someone or something; to move
back so as to provide space around
someone or something.
step on it Go to step on the gas.
step on
someone’s
toes and tread
on
someone’s
toes to interfere
with or offend someone.
step on the gas and step on it to
hurry up.
step out into
something
to go out
from a place into a different set of
conditions.
step out of line to misbehave; to
do something offensive.
step out (of
something
) to go out
of a place.
step out (on
someone

) to be
unfaithful to a spouse or lover.
step outside
1.
to go outside, as if
to get some fresh air.
2. to go out-
side to fight or settle an argument.
step over (to)
someplace
to move
to a place a few steps away.
step right up to come right to
where the speaker is; to come for-
ward to the person speaking.
(Used by people selling things.)
step
something
up 1. to make
something more active.
2. to make
something go or run faster.
step up to increase.
step up to
something
to walk to
something, especially a counter or
a bar.
stereo ["stEr i o] 1. adj. [of sound
or electronic equipment making

sound] coming from two or more
speakers in a way that gives realis-
tic effect.
2. n. an electronic device
that produces sound coming from
two or more sources, providing
realistic sound reproduction.
(Plural ends in -s.)
stern ["st#n] 1. adj. strict; rigid in
discipline. (Adv: sternly. Comp:
sterner; sup: sternest.)
2. n. the rear
part of a boat or ship.
→
from stem to stern
stew ["stu] 1. n. a thick soup of
vegetables and often meat cooked
slowly in their own juices. (Plural
only for types and instances.)
2. tv. to cook something slowly in
water and its own juices.
3. iv. [for
food] to cook slowly in water and
its own juices.
stew in
one’s
own juice to be left
alone to suffer one’s anger or dis-
appointment.
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stick ["stIk] 1. n. a small branch; a
thin length of wood from a tree.
2. n. a thin piece of wood used for
a special purpose.
3. tv., irreg. to
attach something to something
else with glue, tape, or something
else adhesive. (Past tense and past
participle:
stuck.) 4. tv., irreg. to
put something in a certain posi-
tion. (Informal.)
5. iv., irreg. to
remain attached to something
with glue, tape, or something else
adhesive.
→
end up with the short end of
the stick
→ get the short end of the stick
→ have
one’s
words stick in
one’s
throat
→ one’s words stick in
one’s

throat
stick around to remain in the gen-
eral area; to stay in a place. (Collo-
quial.)
stick
one’s
foot in
one’s
mouth
Go to put
one’s
foot in
one’s
mouth.
stick
one’s
neck out to take a risk.
stick
one’s
nose in(to
something
)
Go to poke
one’s
nose in(to
something
).
stick out to project outward.
stick out a mile and stand out a
mile

to be very obvious. (Infor-
mal.)
stick out (from
someone or some-
thing
) to project outward from
someone or something.
stick out (of
someone or some-
thing
) to project from someone or
something.
stick
someone or something
up to
rob someone or a business estab-
lishment. (Presumably with the
aid of a gun.)
stick
something
down to fasten
something down, as with glue or
paste.
stick
something
in(to
someone or
something
) to insert something
into someone or something.

stick
something
out 1. to cause
something to project outward.
2. to endure something; to stay
with something. (The something is
usually it.)
stick to
one’s
guns to remain firm
in one’s convictions; to stand up
for one’s rights.
stick together
1.
[for things] to
hold or adhere to one another.
2. [for people] to remain in one
another’s company. (Figurative.)
sticky ["stIk i] 1. adj. adhesive.
(Comp: stickier; sup: stickiest.)
2. adj. hot and humid; causing one
to sweat. (Comp: stickier; sup:
stickiest.)
3. adj. awkward. (Comp:
stickier; sup: stickiest.)
stiff ["stIf] 1. adj. rigid; not flexible;
hard to bend. (Adv: stiffly. Comp:
stiffer; sup: stiffest.)
2. adj. firm;
almost solid; not fluid. (Adv:

stiffly. Comp: stiffer; sup: stiffest.)
3. adj. harsh; severe. (Informal.
Comp: stiffer; sup: stiffest.)
4. adj.
very formal; not relaxed. (Adv:
stiffly. Comp: stiffer; sup: stiffest.)
→
keep a stiff upper lip
stiffen ["stIf @n] iv. to become stiff.
still ["stIl] 1. adj. not moving; at
rest. (Comp: stiller; sup: stillest.)
2. adj. quiet; not talking; not mak-
ing noise. (Not prenominal.)
3. adv. at a time past what was
expected.
4. adv. even R; yet
[more]. (Comes after the adjec-
still
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tive. Used with comparisons to
make them stronger.)
→
so still you could hear a pin
drop
stimulant ["stIm j@ l@nt] n. some-
thing, especially a drug or chemi-
cal, that keeps someone awake or
causes someone to be more active.

stimulate ["stIm j@ let] tv. to excite
someone or something; to cause
someone or something to be active
or excited.
sting ["stIN] 1. tv., irreg. to pierce
the skin of someone or something
with something sharp; [for a bee,
wasp, hornet, etc.] to pierce the
skin with a stinger and inject a
substance that causes a burning
pain. (Past tense and past partici-
ple:
stung.) 2. tv., irreg. to cause
someone to feel a tingling or burn-
ing pain.
3. iv., irreg. to be able to
pierce skin as with Q.
4. iv., irreg.
[for something] to hurt sharply.
5. n. the piercing of the skin as
with Q and the pain that accom-
panies it.
6. n. a tingling or burn-
ing pain.
stinger ["stIN #] n. the stinging
organ of bees, hornets, etc.
stink ["stINk] 1. n. a terrible smell;
a very bad smell.
2. iv., irreg. to
smell bad. (Past tense:

stank or
stunk; past participle: stunk.)
stir ["st#] 1. tv. to mix something
with one’s hand or with an object.
2. tv. to excite someone or an
emotion; to cause someone to feel
emotion or passion.
3. iv. to
change position; to move about.
4. n. an exciting event; something
that disturbs the usual order of
things.
stir
someone
up to get someone
excited; to get someone angry.
stir
something
up 1. to mix some-
thing by stirring.
2. to create or
cause trouble.
stir up a hornet’s nest to create
trouble or difficulties.
stitch ["stItS] 1. n. one movement
of a threaded needle through a
fabric while sewing.
2. n. the
thread that is seen after one move-
ment of a threaded needle through

a fabric while sewing.
3. n. a small
amount of clothing. (No plural.
Usually in negative constructions.)
4. n. a sharp pain. 5. tv. to sew
something; to sew things together.
→
keep
someone
in stitches
stitch
something
up to sew some-
thing together; to mend a tear or
ripped seam.
stock ["stak] 1. n. a supply of
something to be used or sold.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. a heavy broth
made by cooking meats, usually
with vegetables, for a long time—
used to prepare sauce or soup.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
3. n. the total assets of
a company divided into equal
shares that are usually bought and
sold in a
stock market. (No plural.)

4. n. [a group of] shares of E of a
specific company.
5. tv. [for a
store] to arrange to have Q of a
product available for sale.
6. adj.
[of a response that seems] trite,
rehearsed, and not sincere.
→
have
something
in stock
→ in stock
→ lock, stock, and barrel
stimulant
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stock market ["stak mar k@t] 1. n.
a market for the business of buy-
ing and selling
stocks in general.
2. n. some sort of measure of the
general value of all the stocks at
any one time. (Can be shortened
to
market.)
stock up (on
something
) to build

up a supply of something in par-
ticular.
stocking ["stak IN] n. a long, knit-
ted or woven sock.
stockpile ["stak paIl] 1. n. a large
amount of something that is
stored for future use or in case of
an emergency.
2. tv. to store a
large amount of something for
future use or in case of an emer-
gency.
stole ["stol] past tense of steal.
stolen ["stol @n] 1. Past participle
of
steal. 2. adj. taken without the
owner’s permission or knowledge.
stomach ["st^m @k] 1. n. the organ
of the body in which food is
digested.
2. n. the front of the
body below the chest and above
the waist.
→
cannot stomach
someone or
something
→ have eyes bigger than
one’s
stomach

→ not able to stomach
someone or
something
→
One’s
eyes are bigger than
one’s
stomach.
→ turn
someone’s
stomach
stone ["ston] 1. n. the hard mate-
rial of which rocks are made.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. a rock; a chunk of
Q.
3. n. a jewel; a gem. 4. n. a
small, hard object that forms in
parts of the body, such as the kid-
ney, and causes a lot of pain as it
passes through the organ.
5. adj.
made of Q.
6. tv. to throw stones
W at someone or something, often
as punishment or torment.
→
cast the first stone
→ have a heart of stone

→ kill two birds with one stone
→ run into a stone wall
a stone’s throw away a short dis-
tance; a relatively short distance.
stood ["stUd] past tense and past
participle of
stand.
→
should have stood in bed
stool ["stul] 1. n. a tall seat that
usually has no support for one’s
back or arms.
2. n. feces; waste
matter that is expelled from the
body. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
→
fall between two stools
stoop ["stup] 1. n. a small porch at
the door of a house.
2. n. a bent
posture, as if one is carrying a
heavy weight on one’s shoulders.
3. iv. to bend down; to bend for-
ward; to hold one’s head and
shoulders downward in front of
one’s body.
stoop down to bend, dip, duck, or
squat down.
stoop over to bend over.

stop ["stap] 1. tv. to end move-
ment, progress, an activity, or an
existence.
2. iv. to move, progress,
act, or function no longer; to
cease.
3. iv. to stay for a period of
time.
4. n. a short visit; a short
stay.
5. n. a place where a bus,
train, or other vehicle
stops as in
E to let passengers get on and off
the vehicle.
6. n. a consonant that
stop
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is made by ending the flow of the
breath and suddenly releasing it.
→
come to a stop
→ pull out all the stops
→ put a stop to
something
stop by (
someplace
) to go to a

place and stop and then continue.
stop in (
someplace
) to pay a brief
visit to a place.
stop (just) short (of
something
)
not to go as far as something; to
stop before something.
stop over (
someplace
) to stay
briefly at a place while on the
way to another place.
stop
something
up (with
some-
thing
) to plug something with
something.
stop up [for something] to become
clogged up.
stoplight ["stap laIt] n. a traffic
signal that has colored lights that
indicate whether drivers should
stop or go.
stopover ["stap ov #] n. a place
where one stops briefly during a

journey, especially a stop at an air-
port between the city where one
took off and the city that one is
going to.
stoppage ["stap IdZ] n. an orga-
nized strike; the organized stop-
ping of work, such as during a
disagreement between labor and
management.
stopwatch ["stap watS] n. a watch
that can be started or stopped at
any moment, used to determine
how long something lasts.
storage ["stor IdZ] 1. n. keeping or
storing [things]. (No plural.)
2. n.
a place for storing things. (No plu-
ral.)
→
in storage
store ["stor] 1. n. a shop where
goods or products are sold.
2. n. a
supply of something.
3. tv. to keep
something someplace so that it
can be used later.
→
department store
→ grocery (store)

→ set great store by
someone or
something
storekeeper ["stor kip #] n. some-
one who owns or manages a store.
storeroom ["stor rum] n. a room
where things are stored.
stork ["stork] n. a large bird with a
long, sharp beak and a long neck.
storm ["storm] 1. n. a period of
severe weather with very strong
winds, heavy rain or snow, and
sometimes thunder and lightning.
2. n. a violent attack or burst of
anger. (Figurative on Q.)
3. tv. to
attack something with force.
4. iv.
[for the weather] to be severe,
with strong winds, heavy rain or
snow, and sometimes thunder and
lightning.
→
eye of the storm
→ kick up a storm
→ the lull before the storm
→ take
someone or something
by storm
storm door ["storm dor] n. a sec-

ond door, outside the regular
door, that keeps cold, wind, snow,
or rain from entering.
storm in(to
someplace
) to burst
into something or someplace
angrily.
A
storm is brewing. 1. There is
going to be a storm.
2. There is
going to be trouble.
stop by (someplace)
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storm out (of
someplace
) to leave
or burst out of someplace angrily.
storm window ["storm wIn do] n.
a second window, placed outside a
regular window, that keeps cold,
wind, snow, or rain from entering
a room or building.
story ["stor i] 1. n. an account of
something that has happened.
2. n. a tale; an account that is fic-
tion, told or written for entertain-

ment or amusement.
3. n. a lie.
4. n. a news report; an article of
news.
5. n. one level of a building;
one layer from floor to ceiling in a
building. (In the United States, the
floor on ground level is the first
story.)
→
cock-and-bull story
→ make a long story short
→ shaggy-dog story
→ tall story
→ tell its own story
stout ["staUt] adj. wide; fat; weigh-
ing too much. (Adv: stoutly.
Comp: stouter; sup: stoutest.)
stove ["stov] n. an appliance that
usually contains an oven and has
burners on the top, used for cook-
ing.
straight ["stret] 1. adj. not bent or
curved; direct; continuing in the
same direction. (Adv: straightly.
Comp: straighter; sup: straightest.)
2. adj. honest; sincere; telling the
truth. (Adv: straightly. Comp:
straighter; sup: straightest.)
3. adj.

without an interruption; continu-
ous. (E.g., 5 straight hours; five
hours straight.)
4. adv. [going]
directly [to a place without mak-
ing a detour].
5. adv. [moving] in
a line that is Q; without turning.
6. adv. upright.
→
get
something
straight
→ get the facts straight
→ keep a straight face
→ set
someone
straight
→ vote a straight ticket
straight from the horse’s mouth
from an authoritative or depend-
able source.
straight from the shoulder [spo-
ken] sincerely and frankly.
straight out frankly; directly.
(Informal.)
straighten out
1.
to become
straight.

2. to improve one’s
behavior or attitude.
straighten
someone
out 1. to
make someone’s body straight or
orderly.
2. to scold someone about
an issue; to cause someone to
behave better.
straighten
something
out to bring
order to something that is crooked
or disorderly.
straighten
something
up to make
something less messy.
straighten up 1. to sit or stand
more vertically.
2. to behave bet-
ter.
strain ["stren] 1. tv. to stretch or
pull something, especially as much
as possible or in a way that causes
injury.
2. tv. to separate liquid
from something solid by pouring
it through a filter.

3. tv. to place
something under a burden; to
place tension on something. (Fig-
urative on Q.)
4. iv. to stretch
tightly; to work hard and carry a
heavy load.
5. iv. to use a lot of
effort to do something.
6. n. a
burden or problem that causes
someone distress.
7. n. an injury to
a muscle caused by stretching it or
strain
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pulling it too hard. 8. n. a variety
of plant, bacterium, or virus.
strand ["strAnd] 1. n. one thread of
a rope; one wire of a cable; a
thread; a fiber.
2. tv. to cause
someone or something to be stuck
or held at a location.
strange ["strendZ] 1. adj. unusual;
odd; peculiar; not normal or
usual. (Adv: strangely. Comp:
stranger; sup: strangest.)

2. adj. not
familiar; not usually experienced.
(Adv: strangely. Comp: stranger;
sup: strangest.)
stranger ["strendZ #] n. someone
who is not known to oneself;
someone who is not familiar to
oneself.
a
stranger to
something or some-
place
someone who is new to an
area or place.
strap ["strAp] 1. n. a strong, nar-
row strip of material used to
secure something.
2. tv. to secure
someone or something with a
strong, narrow strip of leather or
other material.
straw ["strO] 1. n. dried stalks of
the plants on which grain grows.
(No plural. Number is expressed
with piece(s) of straw.)
2. n. a plas-
tic or paper tube used for drinking
a liquid by sucking.
3. adj. made
of Q; containing Q.

→
That’s the last straw.
→ That’s the straw that broke the
camel’s back.
strawberry ["strO bEr i] 1. n. a
small, soft, red fruit that has tiny
seeds on its surface.
2. adj. made
with or flavored with Q.
stray ["stre] 1. adj. wandering.
2. adj. occurring or arriving by
chance.
3. iv. to wander; to
become lost; to leave the main
path or topic.
4. n. an animal that
is lost; an animal that wanders
around and has no home.
streak ["strik] 1. n. a long, thin line
or stripe.
2. n. a period of time
during which something is con-
stant; a period of time during
which something is not inter-
rupted.
3. tv. to mark something
with long, thin lines or stripes.
4. iv. to flow or race along in long,
thin lines or stripes.
5. iv. to run or

move somewhere very fast.
→
talk a blue streak
stream ["strim] 1. n. a small river.
2. n. a steady flow of something,
especially something liquid.
3. iv.
to flow somewhere steadily and in
large amounts.
stream down (on
someone or
something
) [for a liquid or light]
to flow downward onto someone
or something.
stream in(to
something
) to flow or
rush into something.
streamer ["strim #] n. a very long,
thin strip of paper or ribbon used
as a decoration during a ceremony,
parade, or celebration.
street ["strit] n. a road, usually one
in a city or a town that has build-
ings or parks beside it. (Abbrevi-
ated St. in addresses.)
→ the
man in the street
→ side street

streetlight ["strit laIt] n. a light,
usually on a pole, that lights a
street when it is dark outside.
strength ["strENkT] 1. n. the qual-
ity of being strong. (No plural.)
2. n. a virtue; a good feature of
strand
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someone or something. (Figura-
tive on Q.)
→
not know
one’s
own strength
→ a pillar of strength
→ a tower of strength
stress ["strEs] 1. n. the pressure
caused by something that is heavy;
strain. (No plural.)
2. n. the men-
tal pressure caused by something
that is difficult or demanding;
mental tension. (Figurative on Q.)
3. n. emphasis placed on a syllable
when speaking by saying it louder
or in a different tone. (Plural only
for types and instances.)
4. n.

emphasis. (No plural.)
5. tv. to
place E on a syllable when speak-
ing.
6. tv. to place emphasis or
focus on something. (The object
can be a clause with
that U.)
stretch ["strEtS] 1. tv. to extend
something.
2. iv. to be elastic; to
be able to be pulled without break-
ing.
3. n. a continuous area of
land.
4. n. a continuous period of
time.
→
at a stretch
stretch
one’s
legs to walk around
after sitting or lying down for a
time.
stretch out 1. to become wider; to
become longer; to lengthen.
2. [for something] to spread one’s
arms and legs out over time or
space.
3. to lie down on a bed and

spread out to nap or sleep.
stretch
someone or something
out
to extend or draw out someone or
something.
stretch
something
out (to
some-
one or something
) to reach some-
thing out to someone or
something.
stretcher ["strEtS #] n. a device like
a light bed or cot, used to carry
someone who is sick or dead.
strict ["strIkt] 1. adj. [of rules or
discipline] severe, harsh, or
demanding. (Adv: strictly. Comp:
stricter; sup: strictest.)
2. adj.
absolute; exact. (Adv: strictly.
Comp: stricter; sup: strictest.)
(strictly) on the level honest;
dependably open and fair.
stridden ["strId n] Past participle
of
stride.
stride ["straId] 1. n. the length of

one’s step while walking.
2. n. a
long step made while walking.
3. iv., irreg. to walk by taking long
steps. (Past tense:
strode; past par-
ticiple:
stridden. The past partici-
ple is rarely used.)
→
take
something
in stride
strife ["straIf] n. fighting; a bitter
struggle; a heated argument or
battle. (No plural.)
strike ["straIk] 1. tv., irreg. to hit
someone or something; to hit
something against something; to
crash into something. (Past tense
and past participle:
struck.) 2. tv.,
irreg. to attack someone or some-
thing.
3. tv., irreg. to light a match;
to cause something to burn with
fire.
4. tv., irreg. to discover some-
thing underneath the ground by
digging or drilling.

5. iv., irreg.
[for a group of workers] to refuse
to work until their demands are
met.
6. iv., irreg. to attack. 7. iv.,
irreg. to make contact; to have a
negative effect [on someone or
something].
8. iv., irreg. [for a
clock] to make a sound like a bell
to tell what time it is.
9. n. the
strike
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state that exists when workers
refuse to work during a labor dis-
pute.
10. n. [in baseball] a penalty
given to a player who swings the
bat and misses the ball, who hits
the ball foul, or who does not
swing the bat when the umpire
thinks that the ball went by the
batter in a location that the batter
could have hit it.
11. n. [in bowl-
ing] an instance of knocking over
all the pins at once.

→
be (out) on strike
→ get two strikes against
one
→ go (out) on strike
strike a balance (between
two
things
) to find a satisfactory com-
promise between two extremes.
strike a chord (with
someone
) to
cause someone to remember
something; to remind someone or
something; to be familiar.
strike a happy medium and hit
a happy medium
to find a com-
promise position; to arrive at a
position halfway between two
unacceptable extremes.
strike a match to light a match.
strike a pose to position oneself in
a certain posture.
strike a sour note and hit a sour
note
to signify something
unpleasant.
strike back (at

someone or some-
thing
) to return the blows of
someone or something; to return
the attack of someone or some-
thing.
strike for
something
to conduct a
work stoppage in order to gain
something.
strike home Go to hit home.
strike it rich to acquire wealth
suddenly.
strike out
1.
[for a baseball player]
to accumulate three strikes, end-
ing that turn at bat.
2. to have a
series of failures. (Figurative.)
strike out (at
someone or some-
thing
) to hit at someone or some-
thing with the intention of
threatening or doing harm.
strike
someone
as

something
[for a
thought or behavior] to affect
someone a certain way.
strike
someone
funny to seem
funny to someone.
strike
someone’s
fancy to appeal
to someone.
strike
something
down [for a
court] to invalidate a law.
strike up a friendship to become
friends (with someone).
strike while the iron is hot to do
something at the best possible
time, while there is an appropriate
opportunity.
string ["strIN] 1. n. a thin rope or a
thick thread, especially used for
tying something, binding some-
thing, or suspending something in
the air. (No plural.)
2. n. a length
of Q or thread.
3. n. a wire or

cord that is stretched tight and is
used to produce sound in certain
musical instruments.
4. n. a cord
used to form the tightly pulled
“net” found in a tennis racket and
similar sports equipment.
5. n. a
number of people or things in a
row.
6. tv., irreg. to put E or R on
a guitar, violin, tennis racket, etc.
(Past tense and past participle:
strung.) 7. tv., irreg. to place some-
strike a balance (between two things)
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thing on W. (E.g., to string beads.)
8. tv., irreg. to stretch something
that is like Q from one place to
another.
→
control the purse strings
→ tied to
one’s
mother’s apron
strings
→ with no strings attached
→ without any strings attached

string
someone
along to maintain
someone’s attention or interest,
probably insincerely.
strings n. the musical instruments
whose sounds are made by rub-
bing a bow across
strings as in
string E; the people who play the
instruments having
strings as in
string E. (Treated as plural.)
strip ["strIp] 1. n. a long, flat piece
of something.
2. tv. to undress
someone; to remove someone’s
clothes; to remove something’s
covering.
3. tv. to make something
empty or bare.
4. iv. to take off
one’s clothes; to undress.
→
comic strip
strip down to remove one’s cloth-
ing.
stripe ["straIp] 1. n. a long band of
color or texture; a wide line; a
wide line of something that is dif-

ferent from what is around it.
2. tv. to mark something with Q;
to put Q on something.
strode ["strod] past tense of stride.
stroll ["strol] 1. n. a pleasant walk.
2. iv. to go for a pleasant walk.
strong ["strON] 1. adj. having
strength in the mind or body; hav-
ing power in the mind or the
body; using strength. (Adv:
strongly. Comp: stronger; sup:
strongest.)
2. adj. able to last; able
to withstand something; not easily
broken; sturdy. (Adv: strongly.
Comp: stronger; sup: strongest.)
3. adj. [of a taste, smell, or color]
intense. (Adv: strongly. Comp:
stronger; sup: strongest.) 4. adj.
having a certain number [of peo-
ple]. (Follows a specific number.)
→
(as) strong as an ox
struck ["str^k] past tense and past
participle of
strike.
structure ["str^k tS#] 1. n. the way
that something is put together; the
way that something is built; the
way that something or some crea-

ture is arranged. (No plural.)
2. n.
a building.
3. n. something that is
made from different parts. 4. tv. to
arrange something so that it has a
certain form; to form something
in a certain way; to make some-
thing from different parts.
struggle ["str^g @l] 1. iv. to work
hard for or against something; to
fight for or against something,
using a lot of effort or energy.
2. n.
a hard fight for or against some-
thing; a difficult effort for or
against something.
struggle through (
something
) to
get through something in the best
way possible.
strung ["str^N] past tense and past
participle of string.
strut ["str^t] iv. to walk somewhere
arrogantly; to walk somewhere as
though one were more important
than one is.
stub ["st^b] 1. tv. to hurt a toe by
hitting it against something. 2. n. a

short end of something that
remains after the rest of it is taken
or used.
stub
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