Vocabulary : Striker to Stringent
Striker : One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge. ;; A harpoon; also, a harpooner. ;; A wencher; a lewd man. ;; A workman who is on a strike. ;; A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought.Striking : of Strike ;; a. & n. from Strike, v. ;; Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance.
Strikle : See Strickle.
String : In various indoor games, a score or tally, sometimes, as in American billiard games, marked by buttons threaded on a string or wire. ;; In various games, competitions, etc., a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc. ;; 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; -- called also string line. ;; Act of stringing for break. ;; A hoax; a trumped-up or "fake" story. ;; To hoax; josh; jolly. ;; To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc. ;; A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string. ;; 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 s
Stringboard : Same as Stringpiece.
