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Staining
- verb - (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
- color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
- color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
- the act of spotting or staining something
Stoicism
- noun - (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
- an indifference to pleasure or pain
Striding
- verb - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"
- walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
Strigine
- - Of or pertaining to owls; owl-like.
Striking
- verb - affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"
- attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"
- cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
- drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
- find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a
Stripier
- adjective - marked or decorated with stripes
Striping
- verb - mark with stripes
- the act of marking with stripes
Striving
- verb - an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
- to exert much effort or energy;
- tried
- Try hard