||Strom"bus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] (Zoöl.) A genus of marine
||gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad
||wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called
||conch shells, or conchs. See Conch.
Stro"mey`er*ite (?), n. [So named from the German chemist Friedrich
Stromeyer.] (Min.) A steel-gray mineral of metallic luster. It is a
sulphide of silver and copper.
Strond (?), n. Strand; beach. [Obs.] Shak.
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Strong (?), a. [Compar. Stronger (?); superl. Strongest (?).] [AS.
strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi
strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw.
sträng strict, severe. Cf. Strength, Stretch, String.] 1. Having active
physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of
exerting great bodily force; vigorous.
That our oxen may be strong to labor.
Ps. cxliv. 14.
Orses the strong to greater strength must yield.
Dryden.
2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure;
firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.
3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand
violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a
strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or
fleet; a nation strong at sea.
5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or
company of merchants.
6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or
numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a
strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the
northeast; a strong tide.
8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or
imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible;
cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a
strong example; strong language.
9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a
strong Whig or Tory.
Her mother, ever strong against that match.
Shak.
10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality
in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction;
strong tea or coffee.
11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol;
intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a
strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.