straitens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of straiten
• rattiness, resistant, strainest, tartiness, train sets, trainsets
Source: Wiktionary
Strait"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Straitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Straitening.]
1. To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine. Waters, when straitened, as at the falls of bridges, give a roaring noise. Bacon. In narrow circuit, straitened by a foe. Milton.
2. To make tense, or tight; to tighten. They straiten at each end the cord. Pope.
3. To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means or conditions of life; -- used chiefly in the past participle; -- as, a man straitened in his circumstances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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