| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 557 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| stout | adj. | He was a very stout man. | portly |
| adj. | He was a stout young man. | sturdy | |
| stove | noun | She cooked dinner on a gas stove. | cooking device |
| straight | adj. | It was a straight road. | no bends |
| adv. | She went straight home. | directly | |
| adj. | I want a straight answer. | direct | |
| adj. | He was working for 12 straight hours. | no breaks | |
| straightforward | adj. | I want a straightforward answer. | honest |
| strain | noun | It is a strain to work that many hours. | struggle |
| noun | The strain on his nerves was too much. | anxiety | |
| noun | We heard a familiar strain on the radio. | melody | |
| verb | We strained to meet the deadline. | struggled | |
| verb | She strained her back lifting. | injured | |