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Storthing
- - The Parliament of Norway, chosen by indirect election once in three years, but holding annual sessions.
Storyline
- noun - subheading in a newspaper or magazine article or advertisment
- the plot of a book or play or film
Stovepipe
- noun - a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
- chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
Straining
- verb - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
- an intense or violent exertion
- become stretched or tense or taut;
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- remove by passing through a filter;
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
- 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
- test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- to exert much effort or energy;
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
Stranding
- verb -
- bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
- drive (a vessel) ashore
Straplike
- adjective - long and narrow like a strap; "straplike leaves"
STRAPLINE
- unknown - a subsidiary heading or caption in a newspaper or magazine
Strapping
- verb - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
- secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
- sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
- tie with a strap
- Without,or very short of money
Streakier
- adjective - marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; "streaked hair"; "fat legs and dirty streaky faces"
- said of bacon with alternate layers of fat and meat
Streaking
- verb - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"
- run naked in a public place