Strain is valid Scrabble Word

Is strain a scrabble word?
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6 letters word
6 points in Scrabble
7 points in WWF

Definitions for STRAIN in dictionary:

VERB:

to exert to the utmost
make an unusually great effort
injure (a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexerting it
make severe or excessive demands on
pull or push forcibly at something
stretch (something) tightly
embrace (someone) tightly
pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter
cause liquid to drain off (food which has been boiled, soaked, or canned) by using a porous or perforated device
drain (liquid) off food by using a porous or perforated device

subject to mental tension
To make violent efforts.
To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through a sandy soil.
to exert much effort or energy
test the limits of
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
become stretched or tense or taut
remove by passing through a filter
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
alter the shape of (something) by stress
force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort

NOUN:

a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree
an injury to a part of the body caused by overexertion
the magnitude of a deformation, equal to the change in the dimension of a deformed object divided by its original dimension.
a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something
the sound of a piece of music
a particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.
a natural or cultured variety of a microorganism with a distinct form, biochemistry, or virulence.
a variety of something abstract
Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
Rank; a sort.
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
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.
A change of form or dimensions of a solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress.
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.
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.
Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
an intense or violent exertion
the act of singing
tension or tiredness
a state of tension or exhaustion resulting from severe demands on one's strength or resources
a particular tendency as part of a person's character

ADJECTIVE:

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.
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.
To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.
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.
To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.
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.
To squeeze; to press closely.
To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation.
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.

Words related to STRAIN

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Words that contain STRAIN

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How to use STRAIN in a sentence

But in the case of the large number of words that have a numerous kindred you should learn to detect the inherited strain.
She knew, with the assurance of perfect faith, that he had nothing dubious to conceal, and that no test could strain his magnanimity.
Not even the doctor guessed how great the strain of those past weeks had been.
The disagreeable scene, the piled up complex of emotions coming on top of the stress and strain of the play were almost too much for her.
This time he is aided by another demon, Kalayavana, and seeing the constant strain of such attacks, Krishna decides to evacuate the Yadavas and settle them at a new base.
The Germanic strain is dominant in the blood of the average Englishman, exactly as the English strain is dominant in the blood of the average American.
These arts in vain our rugged natives try, Strain out, with faltering diffidence, a lie, 130 And get a kick for awkward flattery.
Yet again swell the strain, He who feeds the birds that fly, Will our daily wants supply.
It has not been a strain, except perhaps for me with my wounds received early in the day.
But let us drop this dismal strain and go back logically to the beginning.

Then the poor bereaved one sang in the same plaintive strain as before.
Only in action now could she endure the strain of waiting.
He went on holding her in air, though his arms were beginning to tremble a little with the strain, and simply followed her mouth with his, brushing it lightly.
The dinner, which the young engineer had been fondly counting upon as a momentary relaxation from the heart-breaking business strain, was a dismal failure on its social side.
We did terrible execution, and our wrists were feeling the strain of heavy riding before sunset.
Now, my dear Sir George, what chance is there of your being in Wales during any part of the autumn? I would strain a point to meet you anywhere, were it only for a couple of days.
It was evident the ice could not stand the strain of the wind much longer.
Those who are left are worn out with the strain, and they need sleep.
The motion was rejected, and the address composed in the usual strain.
He encouraged her very much, but stated at once that, under the conditions, she ought to give up all hope of becoming a performer, as she could not stand the strain.
Then strain off the vinegar, add salt and cayenne pepper to taste, bottle and cork.
I will now alter the former style of my discourse, and talk to him in another strain.
Thus adding new zest to enjoyment, and drawing the sharp sting from pain, The heart of the old man grew young, as it drank the sweet musical strain.
The bugle call shaded off into a single strain from the band.
In the latter, changes were too frequent, and a governor might sometimes strain a point to enrich himself quickly.
A slight trembling of the lower lip was the only indication of the strain under which she was laboring.
In some ways the national character has stood the strain of these unnatural conditions very well.
After a good deal more in that strain of thought he changed to the purpose of our voyage.

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