Name Report For First Name STEIN:

STEIN

First name STEIN's origin is German. STEIN means "stone". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with STEIN below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of stein.(Brown names are of the same origin (German) with STEIN and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with STEIN - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming STEIN

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES STEŻN AS A WHOLE:

steiner

NAMES RHYMING WITH STEŻN (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 4 Letters (tein) - Names That Ends with tein:

sextein

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ein) - Names That Ends with ein:

madailein ailein cein hussein kein sein twein

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (in) - Names That Ends with in:

fatin yasmin brengwain camarin maolmin delbin kristin adin gin ixcatzin tepin tlazohtzin xochicotzin yoltzin zeltzin ihrin adwin akin alafin din kayin yerodin abbudin abdul-muhaimin aladdin amin husain mazin muhsin yasin agravain alain custennin erbin mabonagrain pheredin taliesin tortain txomin zadornin fiamain rivalin ashlin garvin quentin guerin bain banain bealantin cerin coinleain giollanaebhin guin nevin slevin constantin nopaltzin ollin tepiltzin zolin alin calin catalin codrin cosmin costin dorin florentin sorin armin pirmin quirin pin tin airrin aislin aubrin bevin brin cailin caitlin catlin charmain cristin dubhain dylin eadlin eathelin edlin eibhlhin eibhlin etain

NAMES RHYMING WITH STEŻN (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 4 Letters (stei) - Names That Begins with stei:

steise

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (ste) - Names That Begins with ste:

steadman stearc stearn steathford stedeman stedman steele stefan stefana stefania stefanie stefano stefford stefn stefon stela stem step stepan stephan stephana stephania stephanie stephen stephenie stephenson stephon sterling sterlyn stern sterne stetson stevan steve steven stevenson stevie stevon stevyn steward stewart stewert

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (st) - Names That Begins with st:

stacey stacie stacy stacyann staerling stafford stamfo stamford stamitos stan stanb stanbeny stanburh stanbury stanciyf stancliff stanclyf standa standish stanedisc stanfeld stanfield stanford stanhop stanhope stanislav stanley stanly stanton stantu stantun stanway stanweg stanwi stanwic stanwick stanwik stanwode stanwood stanwyk star starbuck starla starlene starling starls starr stasia staunton stayton stheno stiabhan stigols stil stiles stille stilleman

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH STEŻN:

First Names which starts with 'st' and ends with 'in':

First Names which starts with 's' and ends with 'n':

sachin safin safwan sahran salamon salhtun salman salomon salton samman sampson samson sanborn sanderson sandon sanson santon saran sarpedon sasson saturnin saunderson sawsan saxan saxon scanlan scanlon scannalan scelftun scotlyn scrydan seadon sean seanachan seanan seaton sebasten sebastian sebastien sebastyn sebestyen seeton sefton seireadan selden seldon selvyn selwin selwyn sen senen senon seosaimhin seosaimhthin seppanen serafin serban seren seton severin severn sevin sevrin sexton shaaban shaan shaelynn shaheen shain shan shanahan shandon shann shannen shannon sharaden sharon shauden shaughn shaun shawn shawnn shayan shaylon shaylynn shayten shealyn sheehan shelden sheldon shelton sherbourn sheridan sherman shermon sheron sherwin sherwyn shiann shim'on

English Words Rhyming STEIN

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES STEŻN AS A WHOLE:

bildsteinnoun (n.) Same as Agalmatolite.

gravensteinnoun (n.) A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.

holsteinnoun (n.) One of a breed of cattle, originally from Schleswig-Holstein, valued for the large amount of milk produced by the cows. The color is usually black and white in irregular patches.

osteinnoun (n.) Ossein.

steinkirknoun (n.) A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
 noun (n.) Same as Steenkirk.

steinnoun (n. & v.) See Steen.

steinbocknoun (n.) The European ibex.
 noun (n.) A small South African antelope (Nanotragus tragulus) which frequents dry, rocky districts; -- called also steenbok.

steingalenoun (n.) The stannel.

steiningnoun (n.) See Steening.

steinklenoun (n.) The wheater.

zechsteinnoun (n.) The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone.

xylosteinnoun (n.) A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH STEŻN (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 4 Letters (tein) - English Words That Ends with tein:


belteinnoun (n.) Alt. of Beltin

cheventeinnoun (n.) A variant of Chieftain.

curteinnoun (n.) Same as Curtana.

haemoluteinnoun (n.) See Hematoidin.

hauteinadjective (a.) Haughty; proud.
 adjective (a.) High; -- said of the voice or flight of birds.

hemateinnoun (n.) A reddish brown or violet crystalline substance, C16H12O6, got from hematoxylin by partial oxidation, and regarded as analogous to the phthaleins.

hemiproteinnoun (n.) An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schutzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

lactoproteinnoun (n.) A peculiar albuminous body considered a normal constituent of milk.

luteinnoun (n.) A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yelk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.

mycoproteinnoun (n.) The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.

proteinnoun (n.) A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.
 noun (n.) In chemical analysis, the total nitrogenous material in vegetable or animal substances, obtained by multiplying the total nitrogen found by a factor, usually 6.25, assuming most proteids to contain approximately 16 per cent of nitrogen.

xanthoproteinnoun (n.) A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to a deep orange-yellow color by the addition of ammonia.


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ein) - English Words That Ends with ein:


acroleinnoun (n.) A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating.

ambreinnoun (n.) A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris.

caseinnoun (n.) A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet; in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin.

checkreinnoun (n.) A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.
 noun (n.) A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of a span or pair with the bit of the other horse.

cholophaeinnoun (n.) See Bilirubin.

croceinnoun (n.) A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.

ceruleinnoun (n.) A fast dyestuff, C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.

darreinadjective (a.) Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance.

erythroleinnoun (n.) A red substance obtained from litmus.

fluoresceinnoun (n.) A yellowish red, crystalline substance, C20H12O5, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called, from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin.

foreinadjective (a.) Foreign.

frauleinnoun (n.sing. & pl.) In Germany, a young lady; an unmarried woman; -- as a title, equivalent to Miss.

galleinnoun (n.) A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.

geinnoun (n.) See Humin.

haemaphaeinnoun (n.) A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases of jaundice.

helleboreinnoun (n.) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.

hemaphaeinnoun (n.) Same as Haemaphaein.

hordeinnoun (n.) A peculiar starchy matter contained in barley. It is complex mixture.

lardaceinnoun (n.) A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc.

metacroleinnoun (n.) A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.

mulleinnoun (n.) Any plant of the genus Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus.

nucleinnoun (n.) A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.

oleinnoun (n.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0” C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40” C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.

orceinnoun (n.) A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, /, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus.

osseinnoun (n.) The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; -- called also ostein. Chemically it is the same as collagen.

peinnoun (n.) See Peen.

phthaleinnoun (n.) One of a series of artificial organic dyes made as condensation products of the phenols with phthalic acid, and well represented by phenol phthalein. Their alkaline solutions are fluorescent.

pleinadjective (a.) Plan.
 adjective (a.) Full; complete.
 verb (v. i. & t.) To complain. See Plain.

procheinadjective (a.) Next; nearest.

reinnoun (n.) The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.
 noun (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint.
 verb (v. t.) To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
 verb (v. t.) To restrain; to control; to check.
 verb (v. i.) To be guided by reins.

rheinnoun (n.) Chrysophanic acid.

ricinoleinnoun (n.) The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin.

sereinnoun (n.) A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear sky a few moments after sunset.

skeinnoun (n.) A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot.
 noun (n.) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
 noun (n.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).

solleinadjective (a.) Sullen; sad.

terrepleinnoun (n.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
 noun (n.) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley.

trioleinnoun (n.) See Olein.

turnvereinnoun (n.) A company or association of gymnasts and athletes.

veinnoun (n.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2.
 noun (n.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf.
 noun (n.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation.
 noun (n.) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores.
 noun (n.) A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
 noun (n.) A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation.
 noun (n.) A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course.
 noun (n.) Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein.
 verb (v. t.) To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.

villeinnoun (n.) See Villain, 1.

vereinnoun (n.) A union, association, or society; -- used in names of German organizations.

zeinnoun (n.) A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained from the seeds of Indian corn (Zea) as a soft, yellowish, amorphous substance.

zollvereinnoun (n.) Literally, a customs union; specifically, applied to the several customs unions successively formed under the leadership of Prussia among certain German states for establishing liberty of commerce among themselves and common tariff on imports, exports, and transit.

xylindeinnoun (n.) A green or blue pigment produced by Peziza in certain kinds of decayed wood, as the beech, oak, birch, etc., and extracted as an amorphous powder resembling indigo.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH STEŻN (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 4 Letters (stei) - Words That Begins with stei:



Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (ste) - Words That Begins with ste:


steadnoun (n.) Place, or spot, in general.
 noun (n.) Place or room which another had, has, or might have.
 noun (n.) A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
 noun (n.) A farmhouse and offices.
 verb (v. t.) To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.
 verb (v. t.) To fill place of.

steadfastadjective (a.) Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm.
 adjective (a.) Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady.

steadfastnessnoun (n.) The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.

steadinessnoun (n.) The quality or state of being steady.

steadingnoun (n.) The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also onstead, farmstead, farm offices, or farmery.

steadynoun (n.) Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
 noun (n.) Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
 noun (n.) Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
 verb (v. t.) To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
 verb (v. i.) To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.

steadyingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steady

stealnoun (n.) A handle; a stale, or stele.
 verb (v. t.) To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.
 verb (v. t.) To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
 verb (v. t.) To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
 verb (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
 verb (v. t.) To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
 verb (v. i.) To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
 verb (v. i.) To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.

stealingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steal
 noun (n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
 noun (n.) That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural.

stealernoun (n.) One who steals; a thief.
 noun (n.) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.

stealthfuladjective (a.) Given to stealth; stealthy.

stealthinessnoun (n.) The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth.

stealthlikeadjective (a.) Stealthy; sly.

steamnoun (n.) The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor.
 noun (n.) The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so called in popular usage.
 noun (n.) Any exhalation.
 verb (v. i.) To emit steam or vapor.
 verb (v. i.) To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor.
 verb (v. i.) To move or travel by the agency of steam.
 verb (v. i.) To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.
 verb (v. t.) To exhale.
 verb (v. t.) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc.

steamingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steam

steamboatnoun (n.) A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; -- generally used of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean steamers.

steamboatingnoun (n.) The occupation or business of running a steamboat, or of transporting merchandise, passengers, etc., by steamboats.
 noun (n.) The shearing of a pile of books which are as yet uncovered, or out of boards.

steamernoun (n.) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.
 noun (n.) A steam fire engine. See under Steam.
 noun (n.) A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations.
 noun (n.) A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture.
 noun (n.) The steamer duck.

steaminessnoun (n.) The quality or condition of being steamy; vaporousness; mistness.

steamshipnoun (n.) A ship or seagoing vessel propelled by the power of steam; a steamer.

steamyadjective (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, steam; full of steam; vaporous; misty.

steannoun (n. & v.) See Steen.

steaningpnoun (n.) See Steening.

steapsinnoun (n.) An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice. It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids.

stearatenoun (n.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates.

stearicadjective (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow.

stearinnoun (n.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate.

stearolicadjective (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acetylene series, isologous with stearis acid, and obtained, as a white crystalline substance, from oleic acid.

stearonenoun (n.) The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate.

stearoptenenoun (n.) The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; -- contrasted with elaeoptene.

stearrheanoun (n.) seborrhea.

stearylnoun (n.) The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid.

steatitenoun (n.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also potstone, lard stone, and soapstone.

steatiticnoun (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, steatite; containing or resembling steatite.

steatomanoun (n.) A cyst containing matter like suet.

steatomatousadjective (a.) Of the nature of steatoma.

steatopyganoun (n.) A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans of certain tribes, especially of Hottentot women.

steatopygousadjective (a.) Having fat buttocks.

steenoun (n.) A ladder.

steednoun (n.) A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose.

steedlessadjective (a.) Having no steed; without a horse.

steelnoun (n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon.
 noun (n.) An instrument or implement made of steel
 noun (n.) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc.
 noun (n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.
 noun (n.) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.
 noun (n.) Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor.
 noun (n.) A chalybeate medicine.
 noun (n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax.
 noun (n.) To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate.
 noun (n.) Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities.
 noun (n.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel.

steelingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steel
 noun (n.) The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel; specifically, acierage. See Steel, v.

steelernoun (n.) One who points, edges, or covers with steel.
 noun (n.) Same as Stealer.

steelheadnoun (n.) A North Pacific salmon (Salmo Gairdneri) found from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also hardhead, and preesil.
 noun (n.) The ruddy duck.

steelinessnoun (n.) The quality of being steely.

steelyadjective (a.) Made of steel; consisting of steel.
 adjective (a.) Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel.

steelyardnoun (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards.

steemnoun (n. & v.) See Esteem.
 noun (n. & v.) See 1st and 2nd Stem.
 noun (n.) A gleam of light; flame.
 verb (v. i.) To gleam.

steennoun (n.) A vessel of clay or stone.
 noun (n.) A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
 verb (v. t.) To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard material.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH STEŻN:

English Words which starts with 'st' and ends with 'in':

stainnoun (n.) A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.
 noun (n.) A natural spot of a color different from the gound.
 noun (n.) Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
 noun (n.) Cause of reproach; shame.
 noun (n.) A tincture; a tinge.
 verb (v. t.) To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood.
 verb (v. t.) To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass.
 verb (v. t.) To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish.
 verb (v. t.) To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
 verb (v. i.) To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.

staminnoun (n.) A kind of woolen cloth.

stentorinnoun (n.) A blue coloring matter found in some stentors. See Stentor, 2.

stercobilinnoun (n.) A coloring matter found in the faeces, a product of the alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, -- identical with hydrobilirubin.

stercolinnoun (n.) Same as Serolin (b).

stercorinnoun (n.) Same as Serolin (b).

strainnoun (n.) Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
 noun (n.) Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
 noun (n.) Rank; a sort.
 noun (n.) The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
 noun (n.) A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight with a strain; the strain upon a ship's rigging in a gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain.
 noun (n.) A change of form or dimensions of a solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress.
 noun (n.) 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.
 noun (n.) 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; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career.
 noun (n.) Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.
 noun (n.) A cultural subvariety that is only slightly differentiated.
 adjective (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument.
 adjective (a.) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.
 adjective (a.) To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.
 adjective (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person.
 adjective (a.) To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.
 adjective (a.) To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle.
 adjective (a.) To squeeze; to press closely.
 adjective (a.) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
 adjective (a.) To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation.
 adjective (a.) To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth.
 verb (v. i.) To make violent efforts.
 verb (v. i.) To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through a sandy soil.

stycerinnoun (n.) A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; -- called also phenyl glycerin.

styracinnoun (n.) A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol.