stripe
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
schruhipIPA pronunciation (US)
st(ʃ)ɹʌɪp
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.
A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow with a whip or stick.
Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
informal
Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
“Persons of the same political stripe.”
verb
To lash with a whip or strap.
To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
To mark with stripes.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.
Used this way, stripe is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use stripe
- “A green toad with small black stripes or bars.”noun
- “Businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal.”noun
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