Definition of strokes

"strokes" in the noun sense

1. stroke, shot

sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

"it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"

"a good shot requires good balance and tempo"

"he left me an almost impossible shot"

2. throw, stroke, cam stroke

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

3. stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

4. stroke

a light touch

5. stroke, stroking

a light touch with the hands

6. stroke

golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

"Nicklaus won by three strokes"

7. stroke

the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

8. accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

"winning the lottery was a happy accident"

"the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"

"it was due to an accident or fortuity"

9. solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

10. stroke

a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

"she applied the paint in careful strokes"

11. stroke

any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

12. stroke

a single complete movement

"strokes" in the verb sense

1. stroke

touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

"He stroked his long beard"

2. stroke

strike a ball with a smooth blow

3. stroke

row at a particular rate

4. stroke

treat gingerly or carefully

"You have to stroke the boss"

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Quotations for strokes

Many strokes fell the oak. [ Proverb ]

Little strokes fell great oaks. [ Proverb ]

So they Doubly redoubled strokes. [ William Shakespeare ]

Great strokes make not sweet music. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Good words are better than bad strokes. [ William Shakespeare ]

Virtue itself escapes not calumnious strokes. [ William Shakespeare ]

If strokes are good to give, they are good to receive. [ Proverb ]

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as those of the sword need swiftness. [ Julia W. Howe ]

The soft drops of rain pierce the hard marble, many strokes overthrow the tallest oak. [ Lyly ]

A good inclination is only the first rude draught of virtue, but the finishing strokes are from the will. [ South ]

A copious manner of expression gives strength and weight to our ideas, which frequently make impression upon the mind, as iron does upon solid bodies, rather by repeated strokes than a single blow. [ Melmoth ]

A man who has any relish for fine writing either discovers new beauties or receives stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a great author every time he peruses him; besides that he naturally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and thinking. [ Addison ]

It is a great mortification to the vanity of man that his utmost art and industry can never equal the meanest of Nature's productions, either for beauty or value. Art is only the underworkman, and is employed to give a few strokes of embellishment to those pieces which come from the hand of the master. [ Hume ]

strokes in Scrabble®

The word strokes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters strokes:

STOKERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
STOKERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
STROKES
(98 = 48 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

stokers, strokes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word strokes

STROKES
(98 = 48 + 50)
STROKES
(94 = 44 + 50)
STROKES
(92 = 42 + 50)
STROKES
(86 = 36 + 50)
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In strokes

STOKERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
STOKERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
STROKES
(98 = 48 + 50)
STOKERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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strokes in Words With Friends™

The word strokes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters strokes:

STROKES
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOKERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOKERS
(104 = 69 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

stokers, strokes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word strokes

STROKES
(104 = 69 + 35)
STROKES
(80 = 45 + 35)
STROKES
(80 = 45 + 35)
STROKES
(80 = 45 + 35)
STROKES
(79 = 44 + 35)
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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STROKES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In strokes

STROKES
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOKERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOKERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOKERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
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STOKERS
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TOKERS
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Words within the letters of strokes

2 letter words in strokes (5 words)

3 letter words in strokes (8 words)

5 letter words in strokes (11 words)

6 letter words in strokes (7 words)

7 letter words in strokes (Anagrams) (2 words)

strokes + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence strokes

Words that start with strokes (1 word)

Words with strokes in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving strokes

Shorter words in strokes

stroke

Longer words containing strokes

backstrokes

breaststrokes

brushstrokes

counterstrokes

downstrokes

groundstrokes

handstrokes

heatstrokes

keystrokes

masterstrokes

ministrokes

outstrokes

restrokes

sidestrokes

sunstrokes

twostrokes

upstrokes