strain: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of strain
- restrain«Word Popularity Bar4/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
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constrain
- verb hold back
encumber; restrain; cumber.
- verb restrict
stiffen; tighten; tighten up.
- Tighten the rules
- stiffen the regulations
- verb hold back
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eyestrain
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
asthenopia.
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
- overstrain1/5
overstrain
- noun too much strain
- verb strain excessively
overextend.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- noun too much strain
- distrain1/5
distrain
- verb levy a distress on
- verb confiscate by distress
- verb levy a distress on
- prestrain1/5
Suffixes of strain
- strains«Word Popularity Bar5/5
strain
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
stress.
- she endured the stresses and strains of life
- he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- strained4/5
strained
- adjective satellite lacking natural ease
labored; laboured.
- a labored style of debating
- verb to exert much effort or energy
strain; reach; strive.
- straining our ears to hear
- adjective satellite lacking natural ease
- straining4/5
straining
- noun an intense or violent exertion
strain.
- noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
twisting; overrefinement; torture; distortion.
- noun an intense or violent exertion
- strainer2/5
strainer
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- strainers2/5
strainer
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
- straints1/5
straint
Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. Obs. Spenser.
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strain
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
stress.
- she endured the stresses and strains of life
- he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
- noun (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
Derived words of strain
- constraints«Word Popularity Bar5/5
constraint
- noun the state of being physically constrained
restraint.
- dogs should be kept under restraint
- noun a device that retards something's motion
restraint.
- the car did not have proper restraints fitted
- noun the state of being physically constrained
- constraint5/5
constraint
- noun the state of being physically constrained
restraint.
- dogs should be kept under restraint
- noun a device that retards something's motion
restraint.
- the car did not have proper restraints fitted
- noun the state of being physically constrained
- restraint5/5
restraint
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- the unlawful restraint of trade
- noun discipline in personal and social activities
control.
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- constrained5/5
constrained
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity; not natural
forced; strained.
- a constrained smile
- forced heartiness
- a strained smile
- verb hold back
encumber; constrain; restrain; cumber.
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity; not natural
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restraint
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- the unlawful restraint of trade
- noun discipline in personal and social activities
control.
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
- noun the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- restrained4/5
restrained
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
reticent; unemotional.
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; restrain; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
- restraining4/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- constraining3/5
constraining
- adjective satellite restricting the scope or freedom of action
constrictive; confining; restricting; limiting.
- verb hold back
encumber; constrain; restrain; cumber.
- adjective satellite restricting the scope or freedom of action
- unrestrained3/5
unrestrained
- adjective not subject to restraint
- unrestrained laughter
- adjective satellite marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
mad; frantic; excited; delirious.
- a crowd of delirious baseball fans
- something frantic in their gaiety
- a mad whirl of pleasure
- adjective not subject to restraint
- unconstrained3/5
unconstrained
- adjective satellite free from constraint
- he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society
- the dog was unconstrained
- idle, unconstrained gossip
- adjective satellite free from constraint
- constrains3/5
constrain
- verb hold back
encumber; restrain; cumber.
- verb restrict
stiffen; tighten; tighten up.
- Tighten the rules
- stiffen the regulations
- verb hold back
- overstrained2/5
overstrain
- noun too much strain
- verb strain excessively
overextend.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- noun too much strain
- restrains2/5
restrain
- verb keep under control; keep in check
keep back; hold back; keep.
- suppress a smile
- Keep your temper
- keep your cool
- verb place limits on (extent or access)
throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; limit; confine.
- restrict the use of this parking lot
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- overstraining1/5
overstrain
- noun too much strain
- verb strain excessively
overextend.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- noun too much strain
- unstrained1/5
unstrained
- adjective satellite not placed under psychological stress
- the campaign would not leave party loyalties unstrained
- verb cause to feel relaxed
unwind; relax; unlax; make relaxed; loosen up; unstrain.
- A hot bath always relaxes me
- adjective satellite not placed under psychological stress
- restrainer1/5
restrainer
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun a person who directs and restrains
controller.
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- restrainers1/5
restrainer
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- noun a person who directs and restrains
controller.
- noun a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- unrestrainedly1/5
unrestrainedly
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- adverb in an unrestrained manner
- distrained1/5
distrain
- verb levy a distress on
- verb confiscate by distress
- verb levy a distress on
- unrestraint1/5
unrestraint
- noun the quality of lacking restraint
- noun the quality of lacking restraint
- distraining1/5
distrain
- verb levy a distress on
- verb confiscate by distress
- verb levy a distress on
- distraint1/5
distraint
- noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
distress.
- Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien
- noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- constrainedly1/5
constrainedly
- adverb in a constrained manner
- adverb in a constrained manner
- unconstraint1/5
unconstraint
- noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
abandon; wantonness.
- she danced with abandon
- noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
- unrestrainable1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `strain`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `strain`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `strain`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `strain`, some are not.
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