string / strict / strain
to draw tight, to bind
Latin · stringere / strictus
Latin stringere means to draw tight or bind. Words with string, strict and strain are about tightness: strict is tight in rules, restrict ties limits, constrain binds, a district was once a tightly ruled area.
Memory trick
String: a tight string on a guitar makes a clear sound.
Words from this root
- strict (strict) — drawn tight in rulesकठोर
- restrict (re + strict) — to hold back within limitsसीमित करना
- restriction (re + strict + ion) — a limit placed on somethingपाबंदी
- constrain (con + strain) — to bind, forceविवश करना
- constraint (con + straint) — a limit or forceबंदिश, मजबूरी
- restrain (re + strain) — to hold backरोकना, काबू में रखना
- restraint (re + straint) — self-control, a limitसंयम, नियंत्रण
- stringent (string + ent) — tight, very strictकठोर, सख़्त
- constrict (con + strict) — to squeeze tightसिकोड़ना, कसना
- constrictor (con + strict + or) — a snake that squeezesअजगर
- astringent (a + string + ent) — a substance that tightens skinकसैला पदार्थ
- district (di + strict) — an area tightly governedज़िला, इलाक़ा
- strain (strain) — to draw tight, stressखिंचाव, तनाव
- strait (strait) — a narrow tight passage of waterजलडमरूमध्य