Striking

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind. See Synonyms at noticeable.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. of that which makes a strong impression
  • v. Present participle of strike.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. & n. from strike, v.
  • adj. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The removal of the center upon which an arch has been built. See striking-plate.
  • n. The propagation of plants by cuttings or slips.
  • Standing out prominently and conspicuously, so as strongly to impress the eye or the mind; prominent; notable; impressive; remarkable; surprising: as, a striking resemblance; a striking remark.
  • n. The taking down of the cured tobacco-plant from the tiers for stripping. See stripping, 10.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
  • adj. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
  • n. the physical coming together of two or more things
  • n. the act of contacting one thing with another
  • Equivalent
    Cross Reference
    noticeable   
    Variant
    strike   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    surprising    forcible    impressive    strike    percussion    verberation    illision   
    Verb Stem
    strike   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Viking    biking    disliking    hiking    liking    spiking