strike, v. [hit], [smite], buffet, [knock], [beat], thump, whack, [cuff], [slap]; [deal], inflict; impress, [affect].

striking, a. impressive, [noticeable], [astonishing], [surprising], [forcible].

string, n. [cord], [line], [twine], [warp]; fillet, ribbon; series, [chain], concatenation, [row]; chord; leash, [learn]; thong. Associated words: polychord, monochord.

stringent, a. [binding], restrictive, [rigid], [severe], [rigorous], [exact].

stringer, n. [sleeper], [tie]; joist.

stringy, a. fibrous, filamentous; [ropy], viscid, [tenacious], viscous.

strip, n. [shred], fillet, [batten], cleat, [list].

strip, v. [deprive], divest, [dispossess], [dismantle]; [plunder], [desolate], [devastate], [pillage], [sack], [fleece], [rifle], despoil; [undress], disrobe, denude, [uncover].

stripe, n. [streak], [band], wale, wheal, whelk, [ridge], striation, stria.

stripe, n. (Colloq.) [sort], [likeness], [color], [kind].