stroke stroking | a light touch with the hands |
stroke | a single complete movement |
keystroke key stroke | the stroke of a key, one depression of a key on a keyboard, the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work |
medal play stroke play | golf scoring by total strokes taken |
stroke shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand, it took two strokes to get out of the bunker, a good shot requires good balance and tempo, he left me an almost impossible shot |
tennis stroke tennis shot | the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket |
backhand backhand stroke backhand shot | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke |
forehand forehand stroke forehand shot | (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
ground stroke | a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once |
stroke | any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing |
swimming stroke | a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward |
butterfly butterfly stroke | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down |
golf stroke golf shot swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
firefly lightning bug | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs |
four-stroke engine four-stroke internalombustion engine | an internalombustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke, work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke |
lightning rod lightning conductor | a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground, protects the building from destruction by lightning |
surge suppressor surge protector spike suppressor spike arrester lightning arrester | electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
stroke | a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush, she applied the paint in careful strokes |
hair stroke | a very fine line in writing or printing |
solidus slash virgule diagonal stroke separatrix | a punctuation mark ( ) used to separate related items of information |
accident stroke fortuity chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause, winning the lottery was a happy accident, the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck, it was due to an accident or fortuity |
throw stroke cam stroke | the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam |
lightning | the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash), can scintillate for a second or more |
heat lightning | bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings), usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds |
stroke | a light touch |
Jupiter Fulgur Jupiter Fulminator Lightning Hurler | an epithet for Jupiter |
lightning rod | someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another |
stroke | the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew |
forked lightning chain lightning | a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) |
jet blue jet reverse lightning | atmospheric discharges (lastingmsec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward |
lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light |
thunderbolt bolt bolt of lightning | a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder |
stroke | (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club, Nicklaus won by three strokes |
stroke apoplexy cerebrovascular accident CVA | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain |
ischemic stroke ischaemic stroke | the most common kind of stroke, caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) |
hemorrhagic stroke haemorrhagic stroke | stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain |
stroke | treat gingerly or carefully, You have to stroke the boss |
stroke | strike a ball with a smooth blow |
stroke | row at a particular rate |
stroke | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions, He stroked his long beard |