Definition: the act of singing
Usage: with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
Similar words: vocal music
Definition: music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
Definition: an intense or violent exertion
Similar words: effort, elbow grease, travail, sweat, exertion
Definition: use of physical or mental energy; hard work
Usage: he got an A for effort; they managed only with great exertion
Synonyms: strain, striving, pains, nisus
Definition: an effortful attempt to attain a goal
Similar words: endeavor, endeavour, effort, try, attempt
Definition: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Usage: made an effort to cover all the reading material; wished him luck in his endeavor; she gave it a good try
Definition: the general meaning or substance of an utterance
Usage: although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument
Similar words: meaning, substance
Definition: the idea that is intended
Usage: What is the meaning of this proverb?
Synonyms: line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, air, strain, tune
Definition: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Usage: she was humming an air from Beethoven
Similar words: music
Definition: an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Synonyms: stock, strain, breed
Definition: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
Usage: he experimented on a particular breed of white rats; he created a new strain of sheep
Similar words: animal group
Definition: a group of animals
Similar words: variety
Definition: (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
Usage: varieties are frequently recognized in botany
Synonyms: form, strain, var., variant
Definition: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Usage: a new strain of microorganisms
Similar words: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
Definition: animal or plant group having natural relations
Synonyms: strain
Definition: (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
Similar words: deformation
Definition: alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
Synonyms: strain
Definition: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
Similar words: trauma, hurt, injury, harm
Definition: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Synonyms: mental strain, nervous strain, strain
Definition: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
Usage: his responsibilities were a constant strain; the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him
Similar words: nerves, nervousness
Definition: an uneasy psychological state
Usage: he suffered an attack of nerves
Definition: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Usage: she endured the stresses and strains of life; he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger- R.J.Samuelson
Similar words: difficulty
Definition: a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
Usage: grappling with financial difficulties
Synonyms: strain, tense, tense up
Definition: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
Usage: he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
Similar words: affect
Definition: act physically on; have an effect upon
Usage: the medicine affects my heart rate
Synonyms: strain, distort, deform
Definition: alter the shape of (something) by stress
Usage: His body was deformed by leprosy
Definition: give shape or form to
Usage: shape the dough; form the young child's character
Synonyms: strain, strive, reach
Definition: to exert much effort or energy
Usage: straining our ears to hear
Similar words: labor, labour, push, tug, drive
Definition: strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Usage: She tugged for years to make a decent living; We have to push a little to make the deadline!; She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
Definition: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
Usage: He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro; Don't strain your mind too much
Similar words: use, utilise, utilize, employ, apply
Definition: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Usage: use your head!; we only use Spanish at home; I can't use this tool; Apply a magnetic field here; This thinking was applied to many projects; How do you utilize this tool?; I apply this rule to get good results; use the plastic bags to store the food; He doesn't know how to use a computer
Definition: rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
Usage: puree the vegetables for the baby
Similar words: rub
Definition: move over something with pressure
Usage: rub my hands; rub oil into her skin
Synonyms: separate out, strain, filter, filter out, filtrate
Definition: remove by passing through a filter
Usage: filter out the impurities
Similar words: separate
Definition: divide into components or constituents
Usage: Separate the wheat from the chaff
Definition: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Usage: sift the flour
Similar words: separate
Definition: divide into components or constituents
Usage: Separate the wheat from the chaff
Definition: become stretched or tense or taut
Usage: the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed; the rope strained when the weight was attached
Definition: test the limits of
Usage: You are trying my patience!
Similar words: afflict
Definition: cause great unhappiness for; distress
Usage: she was afflicted by the death of her parents