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Stricture

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A restraint, limit, or restriction.

n. An adverse remark or criticism; censure.

n. Pathology An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A rule restricting behaviour or action.

n. A sternly critical remark or review.

n. Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.

n. strictness

n. A stroke; a glance; a touch.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Strictness.

n. A stroke; a glance; a touch.

n. A touch of adverse criticism; censure.

n. A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A drawing tight; contraction; compression; binding.

n. In pathology, a morbid contraction of some mucous canal or duct of the body, as the esophagus, intestine, urethra, or vagina.

n. Strictness.

n. Sharp criticism; critical remark; censure.

n. Mark; trace; evidence; sign.

n. See the adjectives. (See also bridle-stricture.)

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

n. severe criticism

Word Usage

"The same stricture is applicable to those who define God to be mere Being;"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

unfavorable judgment criticism

Cross Reference

organic stricture annular stricture cock's false stricture resilient

Variant

organic spasmodic

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

strictness stroke glance touch censure

Rhyme

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picture

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

reproof reprehension censure disapproval reprobation