ASTRINGENCES | • astringences n. Plural of astringence. • ASTRINGENCE n. being astringent, also ASTRINGENCY. |
ASTRINGENTLY | • astringently adv. In the manner of an astringent. • ASTRINGENT adv. contracting, drawing together. |
BOWSTRINGING | • bowstringing v. Present participle of bowstring. • BOWSTRING v. to strangle with a bowstring. |
CONSTRINGENT | • constringent adj. Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing. • CONSTRINGENT adj. tending to constringe. |
CONSTRINGING | • constringing v. Present participle of constringe. • CONSTRINGE v. to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink. |
DISTRINGASES | • distringases n. Plural of distringas. • DISTRINGAS n. formerly, a writ directing a sheriff or other officer to distrain. |
HAMSTRINGING | • hamstringing v. Present participle of hamstring. • hamstringing n. An instance of somebody being hamstringed. • HAMSTRING v. to disable by severing the hamstrings. |
HEARTSTRINGS | • heartstrings n. (Obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. • heartstrings n. (Figurative) One’s deepest emotions or inner feelings. • heartstrings n. (Anatomy) The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral… |
LATCHSTRINGS | • latchstrings n. Plural of latchstring. • LATCHSTRING n. a key or string for opening a latched door. |
ORCHESTRINAS | • orchestrinas n. Plural of orchestrina. • ORCHESTRINA n. a name given to various keyboard or barrel organ instruments designed to imitate an orchestra, also ORCHESTRION. |
PERSTRINGING | • perstringing v. Present participle of perstringe. • PERSTRINGE v. (obsolete) to constrain; to touch on; to censure. |
RESTRINGEING | • RESTRINGE v. to restrict. |
RESTRINGENTS | • restringents n. Plural of restringent. • RESTRINGENT n. an astringent. |
STRINGBOARDS | • stringboards n. Plural of stringboard. • STRINGBOARD n. a board that covers the ends of the steps in a staircase. |
STRINGCOURSE | • stringcourse n. (Architecture) A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building… • string␣course n. Alternative form of stringcourse. • STRINGCOURSE n. a horizontal band or molding set in the front of a building. |
STRINGENCIES | • stringencies n. Plural of stringency. • STRINGENCY n. the state of being stringent. |
STRINGHALTED | • stringhalted adj. Affected with stringhalt; lame. • STRINGHALTED adj. afflicted with stringhalt, a jerking lameness in which a horse suddenly twitches up its leg or legs. |
STRINGPIECES | • stringpieces n. Plural of stringpiece. • STRINGPIECE n. the heavy squared timber lying along the top of the piles forming a dock front or timber pier. |
STRINGYBARKS | • stringybarks n. Plural of stringybark. • STRINGYBARK n. an Australian tree, a kind of eucalyptus. |
SUPERSTRINGS | • superstrings n. Plural of superstring. • SUPERSTRING n. a hypothetical very small one-dimensional particle from which other fundamental particles arise. |