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Straitjackets
- noun - a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
- anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
Strangenesses
- noun - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
- the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner"
- unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
Strangleholds
- noun - a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
- complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
Stratocracies
- noun - government by the military and an army
Stratospheres
- noun - the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
Street Smarts
- noun - a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
Streetwalkers
- noun - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
Strengtheners
- noun - 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"
Strenuosities
- noun - intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism"