Stroke is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for STROKE in dictionary:

VERB:
• to rub gently
• apply (something) to a surface using a gentle movement
• reassure or flatter (someone), especially in order to gain their cooperation
• act as the stroke of (a boat or crew)
• hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately
• touch or caress lightly with the hand
• The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.
• The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
• The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
• A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking.
• A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
• Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.
• A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
• A throb or beat, as of the heart.
• One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird\'s wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.
• The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
• The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
• The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
• A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
• The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
• Power; influence.
• Appetite.
• To strike.
• To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
• To make smooth by rubbing.
• To give a finely fluted surface to.
• To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
• touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
• strike a ball with a smooth blow
• row at a particular rate
• treat gingerly or carefully
• move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress
NOUN:
• an act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow
• a method of striking the ball in sports or games.
• an act of hitting the ball with a club, as a unit of scoring
• the sound made by a striking clock
• a mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas
• a line forming part of a written or printed character.
• a short printed or written diagonal line typically separating characters or figures.
• each of a series of movements in which something moves out of its position and back into it
• the whole motion of a piston in either direction.
• the rhythm to which a series of repeated movements is performed
• a movement of the arms and legs forming one of a series in swimming
• a particular style of moving the arms and legs in swimming
• (in rowing) the mode or action of moving the oar.
• the oar or oarsman nearest the stern of a boat, setting the timing for the other rowers.
• a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis
• (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
• the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
• a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
• a light touch
• a light touch with the hands
• (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
• the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
• anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
• a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
• a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
• any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
• a single complete movement
• light touch or caress with the hand
• an act of moving one's hand across a surface with gentle pressure

Words related to STROKE

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Words that contain STROKE

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How to use STROKE in a sentence

• We find constantly the same tale of the sudden quarrel, the blow with a stick or a stone, the thrust with the knife which every man carried, the stroke with a hatchet.
• With a short course and high stroke no set of men are strong enough to use the old oar and go the distance without weakening.
• What language can describe his fortitude? He brought forward his son, bound him, placed him on the wood, seized the sacrificial knife, was just on the point of dealing the stroke.
• One of them fetched a blow at him with an axe, but missed his stroke and stumbled, so that the king with his great sword cut him down before he could recover his feet.
• Fison seized the oar from Ewan, gave one vigorous stroke, then dropping it, ran to the bows and leapt.
• As I rose to leave her, I saw something in the dear old eyes that met mine so tenderly, which struck a sudden fear through me, keen and cutting, like a stroke from a knife.
• Through blinding snows of winter and through smoke Of burning towns, she saw him deal the stroke Of cruel mercy that his hate had planned.
• Just as the last stroke of the hour died away he beheld the approach of a chariot, drawn by six magnificent coal-black horses, which, to his amazement, drew up before the palace.
• The most important stroke to master as well as the most difficult is a swift, accurate service.
• With the utmost steadiness he made his stroke, scoring two points.
• At the first stroke a key clicked in the lock of the cemetery gates.
• Pracon-tal, with ten thousand men, had joined Tallard, and enabled him to strike a stroke which proved decisive.
• We must not show our hand, but try to see hers, and win the game at one stroke.
• At the stroke of eleven some one knocked at the door.
• Before leaving Lisbon Drake had one stroke of good luck.
• The stroke was measured, and the noise low and distant, but it was too familiar to be mistaken.
• VII The stroke of scorn relieved his mind, and the next morning he laughed at his self-conceit.
• Ben never did a stroke of work for him, either, but he was a handsome fellow, and had a way with him when he was good-natured.
• So intolerably hot and breathless had the night become that I spoke to Billy to ease a stroke while I pulled off my shirt.

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