A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.
(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.
A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
A babycino (frothy milk drink).
A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
The name of various animals.
A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
An act of fellatio.
A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
A drinking session.
A dish made by cooking diced meat very slowly in a tightly sealed pot with a minimum of flavourings, allowing it to steam in its own juices; specifically such a dish made with kangaroo meat.
A mug.
A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
A prostitute's client.
A gambler who increases a wager after losing.
A kind of chest for luggage, having a flat or slightly curved top and usually covered in canvas, leather or patterned paper.
Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating.
Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward.
Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding.
Serious rather than comedic.
In proper order; as it should be.
In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive.
After four straight wins, Mudchester United are top of the league.
Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set.
Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
a straight Democrat
Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others.
a straight ballot
Conventional, mainstream, socially acceptable.
Heterosexual, attracted to people of the opposite sex.
(of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex.
straight marriage, sex, relationship
Not using alcohol, drugs, etc.
Not plus size; thin.
shopping at a straight-sized store
Strait; narrow.
Stretched out; fully extended.
Thorough; utter; unqualified.
Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat.
Concerning the property allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
Treasure.
The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
Race; lineage, pedigree.
Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
There is a strain of madness in her family.
A tendency or disposition.
Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style
A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.
They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.
A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement.
A kind or sort (of person etc.).
Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
he jumped up with a strain; the strain upon the sailboat's rigging
An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
The track of a deer.
A Greek unit of land area, now equal to a decare (1,000 m²) but previously 10,000 square Greek feet.
The dunam, the Turkish unit of land area derived from the Greek unit.
The quality or degree of being strong.
It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.
The intensity of a force or power; potency.
He had the strength of ten men.
The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
A positive attribute.
We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.
An armed force, a body of troops.
A strong place; a stronghold.
Strained; drawn close; tight.
strict embrace
Tense; not relaxed.
strict fiber
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
to keep strict watch
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
very strict in observing the Sabbath
Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
to understand words in a strict sense
Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
Severe in discipline.
It was a very strict lesson.
Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
In a strict manner.
He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.
In a limited manner; only
In a narrow or limited sense.
That term refers strictly to smaller birds.
In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function
A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
Such a structure considered as a substance.
Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
a bowstring
A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
a string of sausages
A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive
A series of items or events.
a string of successes
The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
A stringed instrument.
(usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
(in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
no strings attached
The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
Cannabis or marijuana.
Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
(by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.
A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
the strings of beans
A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
A stringcourse.
A hoax; a fake story.
Capable of producing great physical force.
a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
a strong foundation; good strong shoes
(of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.
The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
Determined; unyielding.
He is strong in the face of adversity.
Highly stimulating to the senses.
a strong light; a strong taste
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
a strong smell
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine
(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
a strong drink
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
a strong verb
That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
a strong acid; a strong base
Not easily subdued or taken.
a strong position
Having wealth or resources.
a strong economy
Impressive, good.
You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
Having a specified number of people or units.
The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
(of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
(of an argument) Convincing.
In a strong or powerful manner.
In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to win, paying sixteen dollars.
Very much.
His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor.