Dictionary Check: strain
"strain" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
noun
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Example:
"she endured the stresses and strains of life"
noun
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Example:
"she was humming an air from Beethoven"
noun
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
Example:
"his responsibilities were a constant strain"
noun
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
Example:
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
noun
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Example:
"a new strain of microorganisms"
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