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Meaning of "strift" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF STRIFT

strɪft


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRIFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strift is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of strift in the English dictionary

The definition of strift in the dictionary is a struggle.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRIFT

adrift · drift · festschrift · grift · rift · serifed · seriffed · shrift · snowdrift · spendthrift · spindrift · spoondrift · stardrift · thrift · unthrift

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRIFT

stridulator · stridulatory · stridulous · stridulously · stridulousness · strife · strife-ridden · strife-torn · strifeful · strifeless · strig · strigate · strigiform · strigil · strigine · strigose · Strijdom · strike · strike a balance · strike a false note

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRIFT

airlift · continental drift · day shift · deadlift · face-lift · forklift · free gift · lift · longshore drift · makeshift · night shift · North Atlantic Drift · paradigm shift · shift · short shrift · sift · swift · swing shift · uplift · wage drift

Synonyms and antonyms of strift in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «strift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRIFT

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The translations of strift from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strift» in English.
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strift
1,325 millions of speakers
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570 millions of speakers
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strift
510 millions of speakers
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strift
380 millions of speakers
ar

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strift
280 millions of speakers
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strift
278 millions of speakers
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strift
270 millions of speakers
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strift
260 millions of speakers
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220 millions of speakers
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Ketegangan
190 millions of speakers
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strift
180 millions of speakers
ja

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strift
130 millions of speakers
ko

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strift
85 millions of speakers
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Strift
85 millions of speakers
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strift
80 millions of speakers
ta

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strift
75 millions of speakers
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वेगवान
75 millions of speakers
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strift
70 millions of speakers
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strift
65 millions of speakers
pl

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strift
50 millions of speakers
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strift
40 millions of speakers
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strift
30 millions of speakers
el

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strift
15 millions of speakers
af

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strift
14 millions of speakers
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strift
10 millions of speakers
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5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRIFT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strift

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRIFT»

Discover the use of strift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictionary of the Dano-Norwegian and English languages
Strift c -er (mobfat Srtjlj writing; tin' type, □letter, fount; i^nbffrift) inscription; -en the .^riptures, Holy Writ, trptt meb Ftaaenbe - stereotyped. Strift n -er writing, book, publication, work, minbre ~ paper, tract, treatise; pamphlet; cmobiffe -er periodical  ...
Anton Larsen, 1897
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British Theatre
His love, his friendship, his courage, his generosity, his religion, his word and hn honour, should beinvio- lably bound to the strift laws of virtue. Mode. This may be the pifture of a saint ; but for the charafter of a fine gentleman, 'tis as unlike it, my ...
John Bell, George Cawthorn, 1791
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Religion in its relation to commerce and the ordinary ...
Mrs. Fry, on her death-bed, said to her maid, "Pray for me : it is a strift : but I am safe !" Yes, with God's pepple it is all through a strift, — and a strift for life itself. They have many enemies ; and to conquer, nay, to be safe, and to . live at all, they ...
Religion, William Harris Rule, 1852
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The Proverbs of Solomon, classified and arranged as maxims ...
Strift. anb. Conttntion. SOFT answer turneth away wrath : but grievous words stir up anger. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty ; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. xvi. 32. He that is slow to wrath is of great ...
Solomon (king.), J A P, 1870
5
Thesaurus Juridicus: Containing the Decisions of the Several ...
... the heir at law, but go l6-*' ' Vef 421- to the devifee over, it not being a ftrict condition, M J Vef ll8' but a conditional limitation. ly.Teftatoj. 10 May 175+, cor. Hirdw. C. Xtnlry v. Martin, .->. §. 3«. Strift,. and. who. may. take. Advantage. C. —. o. 203.
Richard Whalley Bridgman, 1800
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The Child's Christian Education: Or, Spelling and Reading ...
strift. Rai-ment, a garment Rai-iin, a dritd graft Ran-cour, malitt Ran-dom, umertainty Ra-pine, robbery Rap-ture, transport of mind Rafli-nesf, hasiintsi Ra- zor, en instrument to Jlia<vt "with Re-ceipt, a dischargi Recess, a •withdrawing S Re-cord, ...
Fisher (The Rev. Mr., master of the grammar school in Cockermouth, Eng.), 1809
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. ...
It is with the Bathos, or sinking in poetry, as with small beer, which is indeed vapid and insipid, if left at large and let abroad; but being by rules confined and well stopt, nothing grows so frothy, pert, and bouncing. —Strift. Aa2. " DCCCCLXXHI.
Laconics, John Timbs, 1829
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The Journal of the Friends' Historical Society
This discussion reached the ears of the editor of the New English Dictionary, for we read, s.v. Strift : " The word seems to have survived to some extent in the traditional religious phraseology of theSocietyof Friends; the use of it in the Epistle of ...
Norman Penney, 1923
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The Constant Couple, Or a Trip to the Jubilee: A Comedy
Wild. Strift modesty should bear! Why faith, madam, I believe, the striftest modesty may bear fifty ~guiueas, and I don't believe 'twill bear one farthing more. Aug. What d' yc mean, sir? Wild. Nay, madam, what do you mean F If you go to that.
George Farquhar, 1792
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A brief memoir of Elizabeth Fry
It is a strift — but I am safe." This was, indeed, the fearful "strift" of nature — the disruption of the mortal fabric — but its celestial tenant was, for ever, " safe." A few hours afterwards, in a slow, distinct voice, the last utterance was heard, " Oh ! my  ...
Book Association of Friends, Philadelphia, London Tract Association of Friends, 1860

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRIFT»

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Markell considering apology for slavery
"When it comes to African-American affairs, our history, our heritage within the state of Delaware, the state has given African Americans the short strift," Carey ... «WDEL 1150AM, Jul 15»
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Dresdner Krankenhäusern drohen Forderungen in Millionenhöhe
Pfeiffer vom St. Joseph Strift sieht in der langen Bearbeitungszeit eher Symptom als Ursache. „Weder der MDK noch die Kassen sind das Problem“, sagt er. «Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
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