Strokes

What do we mean by strokes?

An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).

A blow or hit.

A single movement with a tool.

One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.

A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort.

A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly:

A streak made with a brush.

The time when a clock strikes.

A style, a single movement within a style.

The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.

A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.

The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.

The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.

Backstage influence.

A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.

An individual discharge of lightning.

The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.

An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.

A throb or beat, as of the heart.

Power; influence.

Appetite.

In transactional analysis, a (generally positive) reaction to a person, fulfilling their needs or desires.

Words that are spelled similarly to strokes:
strokes, stroke, stroker, strikes, stokes, stroked, strobes, strakes, strokers.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word strokes:
ischemic, birdie, stroke, pga, par, dictionary, breaststroke, backstroke, holes, dementia, cane, ahead, piston, radical, brush, cerebral, hole, dots, canvas, medley, willie, tie, rounds, paint, playoff, horizontal, shots, golf, minute, woods, characters, tied, facts, vertical, brain, watson, behind, defending, tiger, freestyle, bold, round, colors, drum, masters, colours, rhythm, shot, sunday, finish, scores, missed, winner, technique, painting, amateur, swimming.

Words that rhyme with strokes:
hoax, coax, folks, ochs, evokes, oaks, invokes, smokes, spokes, jokes, yokes, stokes, blokes, cloaks, yolks, provokes, noakes, tokes, keystrokes, chokes, cokes, vokes, pokes, artichokes, soaks, nokes, oakes, hokes, mokes, croaks, folkes, piltdown hoax, home folks, kokes.

Adjectives that are often used to describe strokes:
few, broad, long, short, bold, vertical, quick, powerful, slow, horizontal, rapid, brush, swift, strong, thick, heavy, vigorous, positive, gentle, light, fine, smooth, deft, ischemic, straight, basic, key, sharp, downward, multiple, down, successive, double, sure, thin, steady, parallel, firm, hard, deep, hemorrhagic, oblique, diagonal, delicate, circular, curved, fewer, minor, negative, master, easy, masterly, rhythmic, soft, severe, upward, brilliant, measured, alternate, mighty, subsequent, lacunar, acute, clean, rough, recurrent, thrombotic, tiny, finest, longer.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective strokes:
shaded, equations, joined.

Consonant match to strokes:
strikes, streaks, strix, strakes.

Words that sound like strokes:
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