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strig

/ˈstɹɪɡ/

strig noun: a pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.

Noun

strig (plural strigs)

  1. A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
  2. The tang of a sword-blade.
  3. (UK, dialectal) The string of a button.

Verb

strig (third-person singular simple present strigs, present participle strigging, simple past and past participle strigged)

  1. To strip the pedical from a plant.

Forms of strig

Noun
pluralstrigs
Verb
third-person singular presentstrigs
present participlestrigging
past participlestrigged
paststrigged

Origin of strig

Origin obscure.

Words that rhyme with strig

25 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about strig

What does strig mean?
Strig means a pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
What part of speech is strig?
Strig can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce strig?
Strig is pronounced /ˈstɹɪɡ/.
What is the plural of strig?
The plural of strig is strigs.

Words near strig in the dictionary

  1. strifemakers
  2. strifemaking
  3. strifemonger
  4. strifemongers
  5. strifes
  6. strig
  7. striga
  8. strigae
  9. strigate
  10. strigated
  11. strigeid

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