stripe
noun/straɪp/
Frequency rank: #7,605 most common English word
Meaning
a long narrow band or strip that differs in color or texture from the surrounding area.
Example sentence
The referee wore a shirt with a bold red stripe running down each sleeve.
Synonyms & related words
Practice this word in the quiz
More words in ranks 7,601–7,700
- ridiculouslyin a way that is absurd or deserving of mockery; to an extreme or unreasonable degree.
- shootouta fight or exchange of gunfire between two parties, or a tie-breaking penalty competition in sports.
- spectatora person who watches an event without taking part in it.
- speculativeBased on guesswork or theory rather than known facts; involving financial risk.
- symmetryexact correspondence of form or arrangement on opposite sides of a dividing line.
- syndicateto publish or broadcast content through a network of outlets, or to form a group of individuals united for a common purpose.
- tightento make something firmer, more secure, or less loose.
- trustworthydeserving of trust or confidence; reliable and honest.
- twelfthThe ordinal number matching the position after the eleventh; number twelve in a sequence.
- tyreA rubber covering fitted around a wheel to grip the road and absorb shocks.