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Stowe
- noun - Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and became best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
- United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
Stows
- verb - fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
- Julian Randolph Stow (28 November 1935 – 29 May 2010) was an Australian-born writer, novelist and poet.
Strad
- noun - a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family
Stram
- - To spring or recoil with violence.
Strap
- noun - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
- an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
- beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
- secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
- sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
- tie with a strap
- whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
- Without,or very short of money
Straw
- adjective - a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
- a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
- cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
- plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
- spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
Stray
- adjective - (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home; "a stray calf"; "a stray dog"
- an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
- not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"
- wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
Strep
- adjective - of or relating to or caused by streptococci
- spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
Strew
- verb - cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground"
- spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"