| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 558 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| strait/straits | noun | We were in desperate straits. | distress |
| noun | We sailed through the strait of Gibralter. | narrow passage of water | |
| strange | adj. | It was a strange day. | unusual |
| adj. | He was living in a strange land. | foreign | |
| adj. | He was acting strange. | weird | |
| stranger | noun | A stranger asked to see you. | newcomer |
| strap | noun | The suitcase was closed with a strap. | band |
| verb | He strapped the boy for disobedience. | whipped | |
| strategy | noun | Strategy won the war for Mao. | tactics |
| straw | noun | Straw is often used animal bedding. | grain stalks |
| straw | noun | She drank her soda with a straw. | tube |
| strawberry | noun | Strawberries are good to eat. | type of berry |
| stray | verb | Do not stray from the path. | wander |