string, strict

Learn these words derived from the roots string, strict, meaning "draw tight."
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  1. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  2. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  3. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  4. constrict
    squeeze or push together
  5. constriction
    a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
  6. district
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  7. restrict
    limit access to
  8. restriction
    an act of limiting
  9. restrictive
    serving to limit
  10. strict
    rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  11. hamstring
    one of the tendons at the back of the knee
  12. constricting
    tending to narrow or restrict freedom
  13. unrestricted
    not subject to or subjected to limiting
  14. restricted
    subject to an act of limitation
  15. unrestrictive
    not tending to limit
Created on Thu Jun 05 16:54:53 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 18:28:30 EDT 2025)

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