Index of English words, starting with "st"

(1) - Strangurious (a.) Of or pertaining to strangury.

(1) - Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it.
(2) - Strangury (n.) A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, produced by spasmodic muscular contraction.

(1) - Strap (v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
(2) - Strap (v. t.) To fasten or bind with a strap.
(3) - Strap (v. t.) To beat or chastise with a strap.
(4) - Strap (n.) A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
(5) - Strap (n.) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
(6) - Strap (n.) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
(7) - Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
(8) - Strap (n.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
(9) - Strap (n.) A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
(10) - Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
(11) - Strap (n.) Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
(12) - Strap (n.) A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.