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Strachey
- noun - English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932)
Strained
- verb - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
- become stretched or tense or taut;
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
- lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
- 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"
- showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
- struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
- test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
- to exert much effort or energy;
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
Strainer
- noun - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
Straiten
- verb - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
- squeeze together
Stranded
- verb -
- bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
- cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard"
- drive (a vessel) ashore
Stranger
- noun - an individual that one is not acquainted with
- anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Strapped
- verb - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
- sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
- tie with a strap
- Without,or very short of money
Strapper
- noun - a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
Strawmen
- noun - a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
- an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
Streaked
- verb - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; "streaked hair"; "fat legs and dirty streaky faces"
- move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"
- run naked in a public place