Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 10 compound words that contain stripes. The most common are listed below. Open stripes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- White Stripes
- Stars and StripesThe flag of the United States.
- tiger stripesplural of tiger stripe: A stretch mark.
- candy stripesplural of candy stripe: A design consisting of alternate stripes of white and color, against a plain background, especially in textiles.
- invasion stripesA series of alternating black and white stripes painted on the fuselages and wings of Allied aircraft, for the purpose of increased recognition by friendly forces, prior to the invasion of western Europe on D-Day.
- magnetic stripesplural of magnetic stripe: A band of magnetic material in which tiny iron-based particles are used for data storage, used on swipecards.
- pin-stripesplural of pin-stripe: A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.
- go faster stripesplural of go faster stripe: A decorative horizontal stripe on the bodywork of a vehicle, imitating those found on racing cars.
- Árpád stripesplural of Árpád stripe: Any of the stripes (barry of eight gules and argent) forming a particular heraldic and vexillologic configuration used since the early 13th century mainly in Hungarian heraldry.
- Bengal stripesA kind of cotton cloth woven with white and coloured stripes.
- show one's true stripesTo reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.
- charity stripesplural of charity stripe: The free-throw line.
- eye-stripesplural of eye-stripe: A stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye, and is of a different colour from the rest of the head.
- true stripesOne's real beliefs, sentiments, or character.
- earn one's stripesTo acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
- butcher stripesVertical stripes on a garment, usually thin white stripes on a navy blue background.
- butcher's stripesAlternative form of butcher stripes: Vertical stripes on a garment, usually thin white stripes on a navy blue background.
- earned one's stripessimple past and past participle of earn one's stripes
- earning one's stripespresent participle and gerund of earn one's stripes
- earns one's stripesthird-person singular simple present indicative of earn one's stripes: To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
- earnt one's stripessimple past and past participle of earn one's stripes
- show one's stripesAlternative form of show one's true stripes: To reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.
- showed one's true stripespast participle of show one's true stripes: To reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.
- showing one's true stripespresent participle and gerund of show one's true stripes
- shown one's true stripespast participle of show one's true stripes: To reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.
Compound words 10
- pinstripesplural of pinstripe: A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.
- bluestripesplural of bluestripe: Any of various fishes or other animals bearing a blue stripe.
- bootstripesplural of bootstripe: A stripe of paint or tape between the topsides and bottom of a vessel.
- chalkstripesplural of chalkstripe: A thin stripe on fabric, like a pinstripe but made with multiple threads for a softer, more blurred appearance.
- eyestripesplural of eyestripe: A stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye, and is of a different colour from the rest of the head.
- headstripesplural of headstripe: A stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird.
- magstripesplural of magstripe: Magnetic stripe.
- midstripesplural of midstripe: A stripe-like marking that runs down the center of a living thing, such as a flower petal or an insect's body.
- nanostripesplural of nanostripe: A nanoscale stripe
- tigerstripesplural of tigerstripe: Any of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in jungle warfare, having narrow brushlike strokes of green and brown accompanied by broader strokes of black printed over a lighter olive or khaki.