Index of English words, starting with "st"

(1) - Strait-jacket (n.) 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.

(1) - Strait-laced (a.) Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.
(2) - Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
(3) - Strait-laced (a.) Bound with stays.

(1) - Straiten (v. t.) To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means or conditions of life; -- used chiefly in the past participle; -- as, a man straitened in his circumstances.
(2) - Straiten (v. t.) To make tense, or tight; to tighten.
(3) - Straiten (v. t.) To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.