Crossword-Solution: STRAINT
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Straint | n. | Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| STRAINT | anagram | STARTIN, TINSTAR, TRANSIT, TRISTAN |
We have 1 clue for the answer “STRAINT”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Strong tension, poetically. | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an
animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal
fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.
Hint 2 anagram
LORADS
Hint 3 another clue
BACK ___!
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Sentences with STRAINT (2)
But I's a'most sorry I did now, for you's got no self-'straint, an' if you goes by you'self you'll git took up for sartin', an' dey'll whip your fadder till he's dead, or frow him on de hooks, or skin him alive, or--" "Oh, horrible! Don't say such dreadful things, Peter!" exclaimed Hester, covering her face with her hands.
Colden stood where he had been, lest by some chance the enemy might return and discover his relief from straint.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1969).