strokes
Golfer's score count
Strokes is the plural of stroke, covering its many senses.
A stroke is a single movement—of a pen, brush, oar, or limb in swimming: She completed the race in powerful strokes.
A stroke of luck or genius is a sudden instance of it.
In medicine, a stroke is a sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain, often causing paralysis or death.
To stroke is to caress gently: He stroked the cat's fur.
In slang, to stroke someone is to flatter them, feeding their ego.
Gentle loving touch
- petDomesticated household companion
- patGentle palm stroke
- fondleTouch lovingly
- nuzzleGentle facial caress
rub · touch · gentle · soothe · tenderness · affection · smoothing · brush
Skill of forming letters
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
- upstrokeUpward movement of pen
- downstrokeStroke moving downward
cursive · script · flourish · serif · character · glyph · ink · nib
Brain circulation-related
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- clotCoagulated mass
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
aneurysm · infarction · TIA · paralysis · hemiplegia · aphasia · embolism · anticoagulants
Mark left by painter's tool
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- drybrushPainting with little moisture
wash · blending · glazing · palette knife · stippling · dabbing · feathering · layering
Without prescribed technique
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- crawlMove slowly, low
pull · catch · recovery · kick · rotation · streamline · efficiency · tempo
caress
Gentle loving touch
nuzzle · rub · touch · gentle · soothe · tenderness · affection · smoothing · brush · feathering
penmanship
Skill of forming letters
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
- upstrokeUpward movement of pen
downstroke · cursive · script · flourish · serif · character · glyph · ink · nib · pressure
cerebrovascular
Brain circulation-related
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- clotCoagulated mass
thrombosis · aneurysm · infarction · TIA · paralysis · hemiplegia · aphasia · embolism · anticoagulants · rehabilitation
brushstroke
Mark left by painter's tool
drybrush · wash · blending · glazing · palette knife · stippling · dabbing · feathering · layering · texture
freestyle
Without prescribed technique
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
crawl · pull · catch · recovery · kick · rotation · streamline · efficiency · tempo · bilateral
keystroke
Single keyboard input
clack · input · backspace · spacebar · enter · tap · click · WPM · touch typing · hunt and peck
swing
Suspended recreational seat
fairway · bogey · par · handicap · tee shot · approach · iron · wedge · scorecard · under par
- Mandarin learningpinyin, tones, characters, hanzi, Mandarin
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
- Chinese dictionariesdictionaries, Chinese-English, English-Chinese, entries, definitions
- Chinese writinghanzi, characters, character, radical, radicals
- heat strokeOverheating-caused medical crisis
- stroke of luckFortunate unexpected occurrence
- broad strokesMain features only
- different strokesPersonal preferences vary
- stroke symptoms
- stroke of midnightExact moment of twelve
stroke, stroking, stroked, stroker, strokers, strokeplay, stroke of luck, stroke play