| Sounds | strey'n | |
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| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces. | |
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| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Narrower | overstrain | Too much strain |
| Broader | deformation | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
| Verbs | strain | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| strain | become stretched or tense or taut | |
| Meaning | difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension. | |
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| Example | "she endured the stresses and strains of life" | |
| Synonym | stress | |
| Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
| Spanish | estrés, tensión | |
| Catalan | tensió | |
| Meaning | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress. | |
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| Synonyms | mental strain, nervous strain | |
| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Narrower | tension, tenseness, stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |
| Broader | nervousness, nerves | An uneasy psychological state |
| Spanish | nerviosidad, nerviosismo, nervios, tensión | |
| Catalan | nerviosisme, nerviositat, nervis, tensió | |
| Meaning | A special variety of domesticated animals within a species. | |
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| Example | "he created a new strain of sheep" | |
| Synonyms | breed, stock | |
| Member of | species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed |
| Narrower | bloodstock | thoroughbred horses (collectively) |
| pedigree | line of descent of a purebred animal | |
| Broader | animal group | A group of animals |
| variety | (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics / characteristics | |
| Spanish | raza, variedad | |
| Catalan | raça | |
| Meaning | (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups. | |
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| Example | "a new strain of microorganisms" | |
| Synonyms | form, variant, var. | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Member of | species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed |
| Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
| Spanish | forma, variante, var. | |
| Catalan | variant, var. | |
| Meaning | Injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain. | |
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| Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma | Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. |
| Verbs | strain | alter the shape of (something) by stress |
| Meaning | The general meaning / meaning or substance of an utterance. | |
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| Synonym | tenor | |
| Narrower | drift, purport | The pervading meaning / meaning or tenor |
| Broader | meaning, substance | The idea that is intended |
| Spanish | tenor, tono | |
| Catalan | to | |
| Meaning | An effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal. | |
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| Synonyms | striving, nisus, pains | |
| Narrower | jihad, jehad | A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
| Spanish | afán, esfuerzo, esmero, nisus, pugna | |
| Catalan | esforç, nisus, treballs | |
| Adjectives | strenuous | taxing to the utmost |
| Verbs | strain | to exert much effort or energy |
| strain | use to the utmost | |
| Meaning | An intense or violent exertion. | |
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| Synonym | straining | |
| Broader | effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat | Use of physical or mental energy |
| Spanish | esfuerzo | |
| Adjectives | strenuous | characterized by or performed with much energy or force |
| Verbs | strain | to exert much effort or energy |
| strain | use to the utmost | |
| strain | test the limits of | |
| Meaning | The act of singing / singing. | |
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| Synonym | song | |
| Narrower | carol | A joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ) |
| lullaby, cradlesong | The act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep / sleep | |
| Broader | vocal music | music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) |
| Spanish | canción, canto, son | |
| Catalan | cançó | |
| Meaning | To exert much effort or energy. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "straining our ears to hear" | |
| Synonyms | strive, reach | |
| Narrower | extend oneself | strain to the utmost |
| kill oneself, overexert oneself | strain oneself more than is healthy | |
| trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself | Take the trouble to do something | |
| Broader | tug, labor, labour, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal |
| Spanish | esforzarse, esforzar | |
| Nouns | strain | an effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal |
| strain | an intense or violent exertion | |
| Meaning | Test the limits of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | try, stress | |
| Narrower | rack | stretch to the limits / limits |
| Broader | afflict | Cause great unhappiness for |
| Spanish | poner a prueba | |
| Nouns | strain | an intense or violent exertion |
| Meaning | Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Don't strain your mind too much" | |
| Synonym | extend | |
| Narrower | overstrain, overextend | strain excessively |
| tax, task | Use to the limit | |
| Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Spanish | gastarse | |
| Catalan | gastar-se | |
| Nouns | strain | an effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal |
| strain, straining | an intense or violent exertion | |
| Meaning | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | sift, sieve | |
| Narrower | resift | sift anew |
| rice | sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice | |
| riddle, screen | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff | |
| winnow | separate the chaff from by using air currents | |
| Broader | separate | divide into components or constituents |
| Spanish | cerner, cernir, colar, separar, tamizar | |
| Catalan | barutellar, colar, tamisar | |
| Nouns | strainer | a filter to retain larger / larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids / liquids pass through |
| Meaning | Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | tense, tense up | |
| Cause to | tense, tense up | Become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
| Narrower | stretch, extend | Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body |
| Broader | affect | act physically on |
| Opposite | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed |
| Spanish | tensarse, tensar | |
| Catalan | tensar, tibar | |
| Nouns | strain | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces |
| Meaning | become stretched or tense or taut. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the rope strained when the weight was attached" | |
| Synonym | tense | |
| Broader | tighten | Become tight / tight / tight / tight / tight or tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter |
| Spanish | tensarse, tensar | |
| Nouns | strain | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces |
| Meaning | Remove by passing through a filter. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out | |
| Broader | separate | divide into components or constituents |
| Spanish | colar, escolar, filtrar, tamizar | |
| Catalan | colar, filtrar | |
| Nouns | strainer | a filter to retain larger / larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids / liquids pass through |
| Meaning | rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | puree | |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Broader | rub | Move over something with pressure |
| Meaning | Alter the shape of (something) by stress. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | deform, distort | |
| Narrower | jaundice | distort adversely |
| Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
| Spanish | deformar, distorsionar | |
| Catalan | deformar | |
| Nouns | strain | injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse) |
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