straining

Words with a similar base: straining

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[strain.n.10] as in: an intense or violent exertion

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, distortion, arduous

strenuous, arduous, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

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effort, entity

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breed, deform, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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[distortion.n.05] as in: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

distortion, distorted_shape, aberration, distortion, distortion, distortion, strain, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, arduous, anguish, torture, agony, torture, torment, torture, spin, writhe, flex, twist, twist, twist, wind, twist, wrench, twist, twist, tortuous

falsify, twist, contort, tinge, deform, overrefine, turn, construction, device, spin, wrench, kink, bend, eddy, twist, braid, twist, wind, twist, writhe, flex, twist, twist, wind, twist, wrench, twist, twist

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falsification, entity

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bend, bending, braid, breed, construction, crouch, deflect, deform, device, eddy, filter, flex, fold, form, kink, puree, sift, song, spin, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune, turn, twist, wind, wrench, writhe

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[strive.v.02] as in: to exert much effort or energy

Examples:
straining our ears to hear

endeavor, strive, range, scope, reach, compass, reach, reach, reach, reach, achieve, reach, reach, pass, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

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tug, act

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kill_oneself, extend_oneself, trouble_oneself

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act, breed, consume, deform, devour, dissemble, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune, work

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[try.v.07] as in: test the limits of

Examples:
You are trying my patience!

attempt, try, test, judge, sample, hear, try, try, try, try_on, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, stress, tension, stress, stress, stress, stress

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, stress, tension, stress, stress, stress, stress, stressor

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afflict, make

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rack

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breed, deform, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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[strain.v.03] as in: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

Examples:
He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
Don't strain your mind too much

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, widen, run, cover, extend, exsert, extend, offer, stretch, extend, prolong, unfold, gallop, extend, extend, carry, extend

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, distortion, arduous

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use

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overstrain, tax

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breed, deform, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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[sift.v.02] as in: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Examples:
sift the flour

sift, sift, sieve, sieve, sieve, screen, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

sifter, winnow, sift, sift, sieve, sieve, sieve, screen, strainer

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separate, change

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rice, resift, riddle, winnow

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act, affect, be_active, breed, change, deepen, deform, depart, deviate, exchange, filter, form, go, leave, motion, motivate, move, puree, sidetrack, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, switch, tenor, tense, transfer, travel, try, tune, variety

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[tense.v.04] as in: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

Examples:
he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, filter, puree, deform

tension, tension, tension, tension, latent_hostility, tension, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

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relax, relax, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack

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affect, change

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stretch

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breed, deform, filter, form, lax, loosen, puree, relax, relaxed, sift, slack, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tease, tenor, tense, try, tune, untie

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[strain.v.06] as in: become stretched or tense or taut

Examples:
the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;
the rope strained when the weight was attached

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, tension, tension, tension, tension, latent_hostility, tension

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tighten, change

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[filter.v.01] as in: remove by passing through a filter

Examples:
filter out the impurities

filter, filter, filter, percolate, trickle, filtrate, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, puree, deform

filter, filter, filter, percolate, trickle, filtration, filtration, filtrate, strainer

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separate, change

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[puree.v.01] as in: rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

Examples:
puree the vegetables for the baby

puree, puree, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, deform

puree, puree

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rub, guide

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cooking

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breed, deform, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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[deform.v.05] as in: alter the shape of (something) by stress

Examples:
His body was deformed by leprosy

deform, contort, flex, deform, deform, change_shape, falsify, twist, tinge, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree

distortion, deformation, contortion, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

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shape, change

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jaundice

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[arduous.s.02] as in: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; ; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

Examples:
his final, straining burst of speed
a strenuous task
your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here

arduous, arduous, arduous, strain, distortion, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, strenuous

effortful, arduousness, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

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arduous

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breed, deform, effortful, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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