How To Spell strain?
How to Pronounce strain?
Correct pronunciation for the word "strain" is [stɹˈe͡ɪn], [stɹˈeɪn], [s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n].
Definition of strain
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A violent effort; an injury by excessive exertion; drawing or stretching; continued manner of speaking or writing; a song; a particular part of a tune; turn; tendency; manner of speech or action; race; rank; character.
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To make violent efforts; to be filtered.
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To stretch; to draw with force; to injure by stretching; to stretch violently; to put to the utmost strength; to purify or separate from extraneous matter by filtration; to filter; to make tighter; to force; to constrain.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for strain?
What are similar-sounding words for strain?
- steering,
- sturnella,
- sternpost,
- sternum,
- stirring,
- sterninae,
- Sterner,
- starner,
- staringly,
- string up,
- strainer,
- strangle,
- strawman,
- stringer,
- strand,
- Sternisha,
- stranded,
- Stromain,
- strangled,
- stern,
- strings,
- Strahan,
- starnes,
- Strawn,
- strangler,
- storm,
- sterns,
- strange,
- strahm,
- styrene,
- Stransky,
- Sternberg,
- Stearns,
- stringham,
- sturnus,
- stormable,
- storms,
- stringent,
- sternness,
- Sturm,
- stringy,
- straining,
- sterne,
- sternly,
- storment,
- stormily,
- Strang,
- Strine,
- sterna,
- stranger,
- starns,
- stormy,
- stearin,
- straying,
- sternal,
- styron,
- strangles,
- strewing,
- Storing,
- sturnidae,
- string,
- strangely,
- stearman,
- starring,
- Storino,
- strained,
- staring,
- Stearn,
- sturman.
What is the present tense of Strain?
What is the past tense of Strain?
What is the adverb for strain?
The adverb form of "strain" is "strainedly".
What is the adjective for strain?
The adjective form of the word "strain" is "strained".
Usage over time for strain:
This graph shows how "strain" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of strain?
The plural of the "strain" can be the "strains".
What is the singular form of strain?
The singular of the "strain" can be the "strain".
Synonyms for Strain:
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v.
• enforce • detect by perceiving sound- hear .
- dip .
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n.
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- fag .
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- heave .
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- bruise ,
- alter ego ,
- endowment ,
- fault ,
- incarnation ,
- foible ,
- flaw ,
- affectation ,
- ache .
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- draw .
- ilk ,
- designation ,
- grain ,
- category ,
- feather ,
- classification ,
- grade ,
- clan ,
- denomination ,
- genus ,
- degree ,
- brand ,
- genotype ,
- caste .
- form .
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