strains
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Is strains a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forcesSynonyms: strain
2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; ; - R.J.SamuelsonExamples: "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"Synonyms: strain, stress
3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequenceExamples: "she was humming an air from Beethoven"Synonyms: air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune
4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stressExamples: "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"Synonyms: mental strain, nervous strain, strain
5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a speciesExamples: "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"Synonyms: breed, stock, strain
6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groupsExamples: "a new strain of microorganisms"Synonyms: form, strain, var., variant
verb (English)
1. to exert much effort or energyExamples: "straining our ears to hear"Synonyms: reach, strain, strive
2. test the limits ofExamples: "You are trying my patience!"Synonyms: strain, stress, try
3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacityExamples: "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"Synonyms: extend, strain
4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elementsExamples: "sift the flour"Synonyms: sieve, sift, strain
5. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxiousExamples: "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"Synonyms: strain, tense, tense upAntonyms: relax, unstrain
6. become stretched or tense or tautExamples: "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"Synonyms: strain, tense
Definition source: Wiktionary