—n. Plug for closing a bottle etc. —v. Close with this.

battery n. (also storage cell) battery (or cell) for storing electricity.

- heater n. Electric heater releasing heat stored outside peak hours.

- n. - a storing of goods etc. B method of or space for storing.

- cost of storing.

- storing of data in a computer etc.

adj. Literary celebrated in or associated with stories or legends.

n. - stowing.

- place for this.

adj. - unusual, peculiar, surprising, eccentric.

- (often foll. By to) unfamiliar, foreign.

- (foll. By to) unaccustomed.

- not at ease. strangely adv. Strangeness n. [french estrange from latin extraneus]

n. (pl. Strata) 1 layer or set of layers of any deposited substance, esp. Of rock.

- atmospheric layer.

- social class. [latin sterno strew]

adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 full of streaks.

- (of bacon) with streaks of fat.

—v. - draw, be drawn, or be able to be drawn out in length or size.

- make or become taut.

- place or lie at full length or spread out.

- (also absol.) A extend (a limb etc.). B thrust out one's limbs and tighten one's muscles after being relaxed.

- have a specified length or extension; extend.

- strain or exert extremely; exaggerate (stretch the truth). —n. - continuous extent, expanse, or period.

- stretching or being stretched.

- (attrib.) Elastic (stretch fabric).

- colloq. Period of imprisonment etc.

- us straight side of a racetrack. at a stretch in one period. Stretch one's legs exercise oneself by walking. Stretch out 1 extend (a limb etc.).

- last; prolong. Stretch a point agree to something not normally allowed. stretchy adj. (-ier, -iest). [old english]

var. Of *'struth.

—adj. (also striated) marked with striae. —v. (-ting) mark with slight ridges. striation n.