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- English Word Strainer Definition That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid.
- English Word Straining Definition of Strain
- English Word Straining Definition a. & n. from Strain.
- English Word Straint Definition Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.
- English Word Strait Definition A variant of Straight.
- English Word Strait Definition Narrow; not broad.
- English Word Strait Definition Tight; close; closely fitting.
- English Word Strait Definition Close; intimate; near; familiar.
- English Word Strait Definition Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
- English Word Strait Definition Difficult; distressful; straited.
- English Word Strait Definition Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
- English Word Strait Definition Strictly; rigorously.
- English Word Strait Definition A narrow pass or passage.
- English Word Strait Definition A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw.
- English Word Strait Definition A neck of land; an isthmus.
- English Word Strait Definition Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.
- English Word Strait Definition To put to difficulties.
- English Word Strait-handed Definition Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly.
- English Word Strait-jacket Definition A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back.
- English Word Strait-laced Definition Bound with stays.