Word Finder - strokes

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An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).

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She gave the cat a stroke.

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A blow or hit.

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a stroke on the chin

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A single movement with a tool.

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One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.

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the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing

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A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort.

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a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy

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A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly:

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A streak made with a brush.

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The time when a clock strikes.

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on the stroke of midnight

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A style, a single movement within a style.

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butterfly stroke

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The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.

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A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.

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a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death

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The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.

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The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.

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Backstage influence.

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A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.

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An individual discharge of lightning.

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A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.

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The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.

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An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.

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to give some finishing strokes to an essay

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A throb or beat, as of the heart.

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Power; influence.

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Appetite.

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In transactional analysis, a (generally positive) reaction to a person, fulfilling their needs or desires.

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To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.

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To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.

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To give a finely fluted surface to.

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To row the stroke oar of.

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to stroke a boat

The pool was only wide enough for a few strokes, which she covered quickly.

The number of strokes should be increased gradually.

Comparatively only a few species are, for part of their lives, denizens of fresh water; these, as larvae, are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other aquatic insects, the little hymenopteron, Polynema natans, one of the " fairy-flies " - swims through the water by strokes of her delicate wings in search of a dragon-fly's egg in which to lay her own egg, while the rare Agriotypus dives after the case of a caddis-worm.

This physiologist in 1867 2 showed that all natural wings, whether of the insect, bird or bat, are screws structurally, and that they act as screws when the y are made to vibrate, from the fact that they twist in opposite directions during the down and up strokes.

He further pointed out that the wings of flying creatures (contrary to received opinions, and as has been already indicated) strike downwards and forwards during the down strokes, and upwards and forwards during the up strokes.

The wing in the insect is more flattened than in the bird; and advantage is taken on some occasions of this circumstance, particularly in heavy-bodied, small-winged, quick-flying insects, to reverse the pinion more or less completely during the down and up strokes."

As the tip of the wing is mid-way between its margins, a line between the continuous and dotted lines gives the figure-of-8 made by the tip. The arrows indicate the reversal of the planes of the wing, and show how the down and up strokes cross each other.

The wing reverses instantly and acts as a kite during nearly the entire down and up strokes.

The terms forward and back strokes are here employed with reference to the head of the insect.

The compound rotation goes on throughout the entire down and up strokes, and is intimately associated with the power which the wing enjoys of alternately seizing and evading the air.

The wing to act efficiently must be driven at a certain speed, and in such a manner that the down and up strokes shall glide into each other.

If, again, the wing be suddenly elevated in a strictly vertical direction, as at c d, the wing as certainly darts upwards and forwards in a double curve to e, thus converting the vertical up strokes into an upward, oblique, forward stroke.

That the wings invariably strike forwards during the down and up strokes in aerial flight is proved alike by observation and experiment.

If the wing was inelastic, every part of it would reverse at precisely the same moment, and its vibration would be characterized by pauses or dead points at the end of the down and up strokes which would be fatal to it as a flying organ.

In this figure the spaces between the double dotted lines (c g, i b) represent the down strokes, the single dotted line (h, i) representing the up stroke.

The kite-like surfaces and angles made by the wing with the horizon (a, b) during the down strokes are indicated at c d e f g, j k l m, - those made during the up strokes being indicated at g h i.

As the down and up strokes run into each other, and the convex surface of the wing is always directed upwards and the concave surface downwards, it follows that the upper surface of the wing evades in a great measure the upper air, while the under surface seizes the nether air.

If a rigid rod, or a wing with a rigid anterior margin, be made to vibrate, the vibration is characterized by an unequal jerky motion, at the end of the down and up strokes, which contrasts strangely with the smooth, steady fanning movement peculiar to natural wings.

That the posterior margin of the wing yields to a slight extent during both the down and up strokes will readily be admitted, alike because of the very delicate and highly elastic properties of the posterior margins of the wing, and because of the comparatively great force employed in its propulsion; but that it does not yield to the extent stated by Marey is a matter of absolute certainty.

The alternate stretching of the superior and inferior elastic bands contributes to the continuous play of the wing, by preventing dead points at the end of the down and up strokes.

There seems no reason to suppose that he was consulted respecting the great Tory strokes of the creation of the twelve new peers and the dismissal of Marlborough (December 1711), but they would hardly have been ventured upon if The Conduct of the Allies and the Examiners had not prepared the way.

This tendency is common in adults as well as in children; the strokes of a clock may, for instance, be grouped into fours, and thus eleven is represented as two fours and three.

With skill and experience a mass of flint can be worked to any simple shape by well directed strokes, and further trimming can be effected with pressure by a pointed stone in a direction slightly across the edge of the weapon.

The eyepiece proper with the parallel strokes can be revolved, and the rotation be read from the graduated circle.

To finish, remove the burr on the flat side with a few light strokes.

When using a 58mm crank with an eccentric crankpin and Rotax rod, 60 or 61mm strokes can be gained.

Aspirin may also help to reduce the risk of strokes, which may cause vascular dementia.

Such is the power and dominance of his bottom hand, his strokes frequently resemble a hockey player sending a long pass downfield.

At its best, Interpol have become The Strokes, but at its worst it sounds totally dysfunctional and confusing on the ear.

Even if paradoxical embolism was the cause of the initial event, as patients age strokes may recur for other reasons.

Anticoagulant drugs are commonly used to prevent problems such as strokes from blood-clot embolism.

Removing the narrowing in the artery with an operation called a carotid endarterectomy may reduce the risk of further strokes.

Peak force, velocity and power during five and ten measured rowing ergometer strokes by world class female and male rowers.

As you become more experienced, you can use shorter strokes and begin to move together, since each rower needs less space.

Wonderfully exuberant, with the brush strokes conveying a sense of huge enjoyment.

Even using such broad strokes, Fridriksson could have created a more compelling fable.

Fifteen per cent of all people who have had strokes have atrial fibrillation.

Emollients should be applied frequently, using gentle, downward strokes to prevent folliculitis.

Salt induced hypertension is blamed for about 13,000 strokes and 70,000 heart attacks in Britain every year half of which are fatal.

He uses lively brush strokes which give an immediacy to the subject matter.

Have affected marital the loss of of strokes cancer.

His paintings, largely monochromatic, are executed with the expressive strokes of a palette knife.

I hope it never sees the publicity of the Strokes - so overplayed their songs are hardly " special " anymore.

The former dictator has had three mild strokes, has diabetes and wears a pacemaker.

Cocaine, on the other hand, damages the heart, can lead to strokes, and can induce paranoia.

We all felt we could relate to that because we're not about the jangly pop or the rock'n'roll scene of the Strokes.

The sights and sounds of the world fill my senses and I revel in the sensation of the friendly breeze which strokes my skin.

Almost frantically, like a shipwrecked sailor calling up a bottled genie, Geller strokes the fork, waiting for the miraculous to happen.

The quickness eventually seeped away in all three stanzas, with Durbach playing thoughtful strokes that inevitably gave him the edge.

Swim Front Crawl for 1 length of the pool performing a somersault every 5 strokes.