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301 words match “STRESS”

STRESS n. 7 definitions
Distress. [Obs.] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser.
STRESSFUL a.
Having much stress. Rush.
ANCESTRESS n.
A female ancestor.
BACKSTRESS n.
A female baker. [Obs.]
CLOISTRESS n.
A nun. [R.] Shak.
DISTRESS n. 8 definitions
Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends. Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress. Shak.
DISTRESSEDNESS n.
A state of being distressed or greatly pained.
DISTRESSFUL a.
Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation. "Some distressful stroke." Shak. "Distressful cries." Pope. -- Dis*tress"ful*ly, adv.
DISTRESSING a. 2 definitions
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
FOSTRESS n.
A woman who feeds and cherishes; a nurse. B. Jonson.
HUCKSTRESS n.
A female huckster.
IMPOSTRESS; IMPOSTRIX n.
A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. [R.] Fuller.
MAISTRESS n.
Mistress. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MASTRESS n.
Mistress. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MINISTRESS n.
A woman who ministers. Akenside.
MISTRESS n. 8 definitions
f a family, a school, etc. The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter! To be her mistress' mistress! Shak.
MISTRESSSHIP n. 2 definitions
Female rule or dominion.
SCHOOLMISTRESS n.
A woman who governs and teaches a school; a female school- teacher.
SEAMSTRESS n.
A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.
SEAMSTRESSY n.
The business of a seamstress.
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