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bisque1 |
a thick cream soup made with shellfish, meat, or strained vegetables. [1/2 definitions] |
conceit |
an exaggerated or strained metaphor. [1/3 definitions] |
forced |
false, strained, or unnatural. [1/2 definitions] |
in the hole |
in strained or reduced circumstances. |
pot-au-feu |
pot on the fire (French); a dish of boiled meat and vegetables, the broth being strained and often served separately. |
shinsplints |
(used with a sing. verb) a painful condition in which the extensor muscles of the lower leg are strained, often from running or jogging on hard surfaces. |
strain1 |
the condition of being strained. [1/13 definitions] |
unstrained |
combined form of strained. |
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