Strain-Strict-String Review

a substance used on skin to make the skin tight

• restrain

• strainer

• astringent

• stringent

a snake that kills its prey by squeezing it tightly

• restricted

• boa constrictor

• string

• district

to hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller

• constrict

• district

• restricted

• stringent

a region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws,

resources, and/or money

• restricted

• constrict

• stringent

• district

to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by

force

• astringent

• restrain

• strain

• string

bound by limits; kept within certain rules

• restricted

• astringent

• stringent

• restrain

to draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits

• district

• astringent

• stringent

• strain

a device used for letting the water leave the food so the food is

drawn together

• string

• district

• strainer

• astringent

a thin piece of twisted fiber that can be used to tie things

together

• string

• constrict

• restrain

• stringent

demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set

of rules

• astringent

• stringent

• constrict

• restricted