(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress. Synonyms:mental strain, nervous strain."The mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
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A special variety of domesticated animals within a species. Synonyms:breed, stock."He created a new strain of sheep"
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(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups. Synonyms:form, var., variant.
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Injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain.
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The general meaning or substance of an utterance. Synonym:tenor.
... so sad to see Fleda working on, that it was more disheartening and harder to bear than the fatigue. Hugh was a most faithful and invaluable coadjutor, and his lack of strength was like her own made up by energy of will; but neither of them could bear the strain long; and when the final clearing away of the dinner-dishes gave her a breathing-time she resolved to dress herself and put her thimble in her pocket and go over to Miss Finn's quilting. Miss Lucy might not be like Miss Anastasia; and if she were, anything that ... — Queechy • Susan Warner Read full book for free!
... you will excuse us, For we and our attending Muses May live to change our strain; And turn, with merry hearts, our tune, Upon some happy tenth of June, To "the king ... — Poems (Volume II.) • Jonathan Swift Read full book for free!
... his mother, but when he did, it was delightful to hear him, because the mention of her awoke an unusual strain of gentleness and tenderness in him. There was such a ring of respectful affection, so much reverence for her memory, in his words, that we all looked on her ... — Reminiscences of Tolstoy - By His Son • Ilya Tolstoy Read full book for free!
... the former in the same strain—"it is possible Miss Haviland may be willing to qualify her last remark a little, when she is reminded of the existence of a certain marriage contract, to which she ... — The Rangers - [Subtitle: The Tory's Daughter] • D. P. Thompson Read full book for free!
... ourselves, or is it towards mankind generally? Do we not cease to belong to our own circumscribed circle, and become part of the great family of all? As we ascend we feel an increased pressure on our virtue. The higher we rise, the greater is the strain. The increase of right is an increase of duty. We come to many cross-ways, phantom roads perchance, and we imagine that we see the finger of conscience pointing each one of them out to us. Which shall we take? Change our direction, remain where ... — The Man Who Laughs • Victor Hugo Read full book for free!
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