📖 S — The English dictionary · page 101

strand — Everyday, meaning 1: A strand is a single thin thread, hair or wire, or one of several twisted together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A strand is one part of a story, plan or argument.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To strand someone means to leave them stuck somewhere with no way to leave; they are stranded.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (literary) A strand is a beach or the shore.↗ Example: A strand of hair fell across her face.↗ · The rope is made of three strands twisted together.↗ · DNA has two strands.↗ · The storm stranded us at the airport overnight.↗ · The sailors were stranded on a desert island.↗ · A whale was stranded on the beach.↗ · The book weaves several strands into one story.↗ · At that moment a young pike suddenly jumped out of the water and fell on the strand.↗

stranded — Everyday, meaning 1: If you are stranded, you are stuck in a place and cannot leave, for example because your car broke down or there are no trains.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A stranded whale, fish or boat has been left on a beach or in shallow water and cannot get back to the sea.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Stranded can describe something made of strands (threads twisted together): a stranded cable.↗ Example: We were stranded at the airport because of the storm.↗ · The sailors were stranded on a desert island.↗ · Rescuers helped push the stranded whale back into the sea.↗ · If you are stranded, stay with your group and call for help.↗ · The flood left the village stranded for two days.↗ · Our car broke down and left us stranded by the road.↗ · The stranded hikers waited for the helicopter.↗

strange — Everyday, meaning 1: Strange means unusual or surprising in a way that is hard to explain: a strange noise.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Strange means unfamiliar, not known to you: a strange place.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Feeling strange means feeling a bit unwell or not normal.↗ Example: I heard a strange noise in the night.↗ · It's strange that the dog isn't barking.↗ · Everything felt strange on my first day at the new school.↗ · If you smell something strange like gas, tell an adult straight away.↗ · A strange man was standing by the gate.↗ · That's strange; I left my book right here!↗ · The house was strangely quiet.↗ · I feel a bit strange; I think I'm getting sick.↗ · And then a strange thing happened.↗ · And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.↗ (Torah NUM.26.61, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with Him.↗ (Torah DEU.32.12, JPS 1917)↗ · They roused Him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations did they provoke Him.↗ (Torah DEU.32.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.↗ (Writings PRO.23.33, JPS 1917)↗ · There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.↗ (Writings PSA.81.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; (Writings PRO.5.3, JPS 1917)↗

strangely — Everyday, meaning 1: In an unusual or surprising way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (at the start of a sentence) Surprisingly, it is odd that.↗ Example: The house was strangely quiet.↗ · The dog was behaving strangely before the storm.↗ · Strangely, the cake didn't rise at all.↗ · Strangely enough, the lost key was in the fridge.↗ · He looked at me strangely.↗ · If an adult acts strangely online, tell your parents.↗ · The clock had strangely stopped at midnight.↗ · The plant grew strangely towards the window.↗ · Strangely, it was not in the water that they met.↗

strangeness — Everyday, meaning 1: Strangeness is the quality of being odd, unusual or unlike what is normal.↗ Example: The strangeness of the empty house frightened them.↗ · She noticed the strangeness of the old man's eyes.↗ · They wondered at the strangeness of their task.↗ · The strangeness of the beast made the prince afraid.↗

stranger — Everyday, meaning 1: A person you do not know.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A person who is new to a place: «I'm a stranger here».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Comparative of «strange»: more unusual: «The story got stranger and stranger».↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: A person who is not from the land and lives among its people without being one of their family or nation.↗ Example: Don't get into a car with a stranger.↗ · A stranger asked me for directions, so I fetched my mum.↗ · If you're lost, ask a shop worker for help.↗ · She was a complete stranger to me.↗ · Never tell a stranger online where you live.↗ · Our new neighbours were strangers, but now they are friends.↗ · The noises got stranger and stranger.↗ · He's no stranger to hard work.↗ · "Howdy, Daddy Ben?" the stranger exclaimed.↗ · Love ye therefore the stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.↗ (Torah DEU.10.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow.↗ (Torah DEU.27.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.↗ (Torah LEV.19.33, JPS 1917)↗ · Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, our houses unto aliens.↗ (Writings LAM.5.2, JPS 1917)↗ · They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.↗ (Writings PSA.94.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.↗ (Writings PRO.5.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Love ye therefore the stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.↗ (Torah DEU.10.19, JPS 1917) · "Howdy, Daddy Ben?" the stranger exclaimed.↗ (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) · Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow.↗ (Torah DEU.27.19, JPS 1917)

strangle — Everyday, meaning 1: To strangle means to squeeze someone's neck so hard that they cannot breathe; it can kill.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To strangle something means to stop it growing or developing, like weeds strangling plants.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A strangled sound is a cry that is cut short.↗ Example: Never put a rope or string around anyone's neck; it could strangle them.↗ · Tie up blind cords so small children can't get strangled.↗ · The ivy is strangling the tree.↗ · She gave a strangled cry of surprise.↗ · Weeds can strangle young plants.↗ · In the story, the snake tried to strangle the hero.↗ · Take off scarves and cords before climbing frames.↗ · The king was very angry, and had him strangled immediately.↗ · So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than these my bones.↗ (Writings JOB.7.15, JPS 1917)↗ · The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.↗ (Prophets NAM.2.13, JPS 1917)↗

strangler — Everyday, meaning 1: A strangler is a person who kills or hurts someone by squeezing their throat so they cannot breathe; it is a word from crime news and stories.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) A strangler fig is a tropical plant that grows around a tree, wraps it in roots and can slowly kill it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Weeds that wrap around and choke other plants are sometimes called stranglers.↗ Example: The strangler fig wrapped its roots around the old tree.↗ · In the rainforest, strangler figs can grow taller than their host trees.↗ · The detective story was about the hunt for a strangler.↗ · Bindweed is a strangler that chokes garden plants.↗ · The police finally caught the strangler.↗ · A strangler fig can leave a hollow tower of roots after the host tree dies.↗ · Gardeners pull out stranglers like ivy and bindweed.↗

strangulation — Everyday, meaning 1: Killing or hurting someone by squeezing their neck so they cannot breathe.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (medicine) When something is squeezed so tightly that blood or air cannot flow through it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal, figurative) Stopping something from growing or working, as if choking it.↗ Example: Blind cords can be a strangulation hazard for small children.↗ · The label warned of a risk of strangulation.↗ · Keep long cords and ropes away from babies to prevent strangulation.↗ · The doctor said the hernia could cause strangulation of the gut.↗ · In the old story, the vine slowly strangled the tree.↗ · (formal) The new tax caused the slow strangulation of small shops.↗

strap — Everyday, meaning 1: A strap is a strip of leather, cloth or plastic used to fasten, carry or hold something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To strap something is to fasten it with a strap.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To strap up an injury is to wrap it with a bandage.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Strapped for cash means having very little money (informal).↗ Example: Fasten the strap of your helmet.↗ · My bag strap broke.↗ · Carry your backpack with both straps.↗ · The nurse strapped up my ankle.↗ · We were strapped into our seats on the ride.↗ · Her watch has a leather strap.↗ · Dad's strapped for cash this month.↗

strapping — Everyday, meaning 1: Strapping means big, strong and healthy-looking, usually of a tall young person.↗ Example: The two elder brothers were strapping fellows.↗ · She was a strapping girl who could lift the sack.↗ · A strapping young farmer came to help.↗ · The strapping prince fought the bear.↗

stratagem — Everyday, meaning 1: A clever plan or trick to get what you want or to fool an enemy.↗ Example: The secret tunnel was Badger's stratagem.↗ · The Trojan Horse was a famous stratagem.↗ · Toad's stratagem was to dress as a washerwoman.↗ · The fox used a stratagem to get the cheese.↗ · Her chess stratagem surprised her older brother.↗ · The general thought of a stratagem to cross the river.↗ · It is wiser for me to resort to stratagem and come upon my enemies unawares.↗ · And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have completed their transgression, there shall stand up a king of fierce countenance, and understanding stratagems.↗ (Writings DAN.8.23, JPS 1917)↗

strategic — Everyday, meaning 1: Strategic means carefully planned to reach a goal.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Strategic means important for winning a war, game or plan: a strategic place.↗ Example: The castle was built in a strategic spot on the hill.↗ · She made a strategic move and won the chess game.↗ · The team had a strategic plan for the second half.↗ · Bridges were strategic targets in the war.↗ · We put the buckets in strategic places to catch the drips.↗ · Good maths is often strategic: pick the easiest way first.↗

strategy — Everyday, meaning 1: A strategy is a plan for reaching a goal, especially a clever plan made carefully ahead.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Strategy is the skill of planning, for example in games, sport or war.↗ Example: What strategy did you use to solve the problem?↗ · One strategy for adding 9 is to add 10 and take away 1.↗ · Our team needs a better strategy to win.↗ · Chess is a game of strategy.↗ · Drawing a diagram is a useful strategy in maths.↗ · Her strategy was to save a little money every week.↗ · The general planned a strategy for the battle.↗

stratosphere — Everyday, meaning 1: The stratosphere is the layer of air above the lowest layer of the atmosphere, roughly between ten and fifty kilometres above the ground.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) The stratosphere means a very high level, far above ordinary things, for example of prices or fame.↗ Example: The ozone layer is in the stratosphere.↗ · Weather balloons can rise into the stratosphere.↗ · Jet planes fly near the bottom of the stratosphere.↗ · There are almost no clouds in the stratosphere.↗ · The air in the stratosphere is very thin and cold.↗ · After her hit song, her fame shot into the stratosphere.↗ · House prices have gone into the stratosphere.↗

stratum — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) A stratum is one layer of rock or soil lying on top of another.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A stratum is a layer of anything, such as the air or the sea.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) A stratum is a level or class of people in a society.↗ Example: Each stratum of rock in the cliff was a different colour.↗ · The fossil was found in a stratum of limestone.↗ · The Grand Canyon shows hundreds of strata.↗ · The lowest stratum of rock is usually the oldest.↗ · A thin stratum of ash came from an ancient volcano.↗ · (formal) The book is about people from every stratum of society.↗ · Clouds can form in a stratum of cold air.↗

stratus — Everyday, meaning 1: Stratus is a type of low, flat, grey cloud that covers the sky like a blanket.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Stratus clouds often bring drizzle or mist; stratus at ground level is fog.↗ Example: Stratus clouds made the sky grey all day.↗ · Stratus is a low, flat cloud.↗ · Drizzle often falls from stratus clouds.↗ · When stratus touches the ground, we call it fog.↗ · Cumulus clouds are puffy, but stratus clouds are flat.↗ · Nimbostratus clouds bring steady rain.↗

straw — Everyday, meaning 1: Straw is the dry yellow stalks of plants like wheat, used for animal beds or to make hats and baskets.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A straw is a thin tube for drinking.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «The last straw» is the last small problem that makes you lose patience.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To draw straws is to choose by picking from straws of different lengths.↗ Example: A box has 100 straws.↗ · Each child used 2 straws.↗ · The farmer has 30 bales of straw.↗ · She bought 4 packs of 25 straws.↗ · The first little pig built his house of straw.↗ · The horse sleeps on a bed of straw.↗ · Paper straws are better for the ocean than plastic ones.↗ · We drew straws to see who would go first.↗ · Soon the straw hut was ready.↗ · Let them go and gather straw for themselves.↗ (Torah EXO.5.7, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore.↗ (Torah EXO.5.7, JPS 1917)↗ · She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'↗ (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917)↗ · He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.↗ (Writings JOB.41.19, JPS 1917)↗ · What hath the straw to do with the wheat? saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets JER.23.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.↗ (Prophets ISA.11.7, JPS 1917)↗