straining

  • 101sprained — adj. dislocated, injured, strained (of the ligaments of a joint) spreɪn n. injury caused by twisting or straining the ligaments of a joint v. injure by twisting or straining the ligaments of a joint …

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  • 102spraining — spreɪn n. injury caused by twisting or straining the ligaments of a joint v. injure by twisting or straining the ligaments of a joint …

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  • 103sprains — spreɪn n. injury caused by twisting or straining the ligaments of a joint v. injure by twisting or straining the ligaments of a joint …

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  • 104rhetorical — rhetorical, grandiloquent, magniloquent, aureate, flowery, euphuistic, bombastic are comparable when they mean emphasizing style often at the expense of thought. Rhetorical describes a style, discourse, passage, phrase, or word which, however… …

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  • 105διηθήσεις — διήθησις straining fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) διήθησις straining fem nom/acc pl (attic) διηθέω strain through aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) διηθέω strain through fut ind act 2nd sg διηθέω strain through aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) διηθέω strain… …

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  • 106ἀτενίσεις — ἀτένισις straining of the eyesight fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) ἀτένισις straining of the eyesight fem nom/acc pl (attic) ἀτενίζω look intently aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) ἀτενίζω look intently fut ind act 2nd sg …

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  • 107tenesmus — n. Med. a continual inclination to evacuate the bowels or bladder accompanied by painful straining. Etymology: med.L f. Gk teinesmos straining f. teino stretch …

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  • 108strainingly — adverb Etymology: straining + ly : in a straining manner : so as to strain or produce a strain …

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  • 109strain at the leash — phrase to try and escape from someone’s control so that you can do what you want teenagers straining at the parental leash Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym Main entry: leash * * * I …

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  • 110e|lu|tri|ate — «ih LOO tree ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to purify by washing or straining. 2. to separate the light and heavy particles of by straining. ╂[< Latin ēlūtriāre (with English ate1) < ēluere wash out < …

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