strain, n. [pedigree], [race], lineage, extraction; [sort], [kind]; overexertion, [effort]; tension, intension; [tune], [melody]; [style], [manner].
strained, a. tense, [unnatural], [forced], [artificial], agonistic, farfetched.
strainer, n. colander, [filter], [sieve].
strait, n. [narrows], [channel]; [dilemma], [difficulty], [pinch], exigency, [restriction].
straiten, v. [limit], [restrict], [narrow], [confine], constrain, [tighten], [embarrass].
straitened, a. restricted, [embarrassing], [distressing].
strait-laced, a. [uncompromising], [rigorous], [strict], prudish, [prim], [precise].
stranded, a. wrecked, [aground], [beached].
strange, a. [foreign], [unfamiliar], exotic, [outlandish]; [novel], [odd], [unusual], [queer], [unique], [nondescript], exceptional, [singular], [peculiar], [rare], [erratic], [unique], [bizarre], [eccentric], inexplicable; [unaccustomed], [unfamiliar]; [reserved], [distant], [unfriendly]; [unknown]. Antonyms: [familiar], [accustomed], [wonted], [commonplace], conventional.
strangle, v. [choke], throttle, [suffocate]; stifle, [suppress]; garrote.