Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 24 compound words that contain strips. The most common are listed below. Open strips in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- comic stripsplural of comic strip: A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings.
- chicken stripsChicken fingers, or chicken tenders; a style of batter-fried chicken without skin or bones.
- daily stripsplural of daily strip: A format of comic strip containing between one and five frames (three being the most common), arranged and organized horizontally (though some vertically), usually printed in small quantities and in black and white …
- film stripsplural of film strip: A length of film containing individual photographs or diagrams intended to be shown in sequence as instruction or as a visual aid.
- landing stripsplural of landing strip: A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
- power stripsplural of power strip: A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.
- Sunday stripsplural of Sunday strip: A comic strip regularly published in a newspaper (or one of its supplements) on Sundays.
- spike stripsplural of spike strip: A device consisting of a portable bed of nails used by police and armed forces to puncture car tires.
- rumble stripsplural of rumble strip: A pattern of variation in a road's surface designed to alert inattentive drivers to potential danger by causing a tactile vibration and audible rumbling if they veer out of their lane.
- Mobius stripsplural of Mobius strip: A one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;
- Casparian stripsplural of Casparian strip: A band of suberin in the walls of the endodermis.
- Möbius stripsplural of Möbius strip: A one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;
- asset stripsthird-person singular simple present indicative of asset strip: To sell off a company's assets in order to improve returns for equity investors.
- breath stripsplural of breath strip: An antiseptic in the form of a strip that is intended to be dissolved in the mouth, ridding a person of bad breath.
- cant stripsplural of cant strip: a beveled strip used under flashings to modify the angle at the point where the roofing or waterproofing membrane meets any vertical element.
- clip stripsplural of clip strip: A retail product display consisting of a length of plastic or metal with clips or hooks at regular intervals, upon which merchandise is hung.
- devil stripsplural of devil strip: The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
- drag stripsplural of drag strip: A paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.
- field stripsthird-person singular simple present indicative of field strip: To dismantle (a weapon) for cleaning, oiling or repair; to disassemble (a firearm) to the maximum extent possible without tools.
- hell stripsplural of hell strip: A strip of land between a sidewalk and a street.
- magnetic stripsplural of magnetic strip: A strip of magnetic material on which data is stored for later retrieval and reading by an electronic device.
- median stripsplural of median strip: A strip of land between opposing lanes of a road.
- nature stripsplural of nature strip: An area of grass beside a roadway, possibly with a few trees or shrubs, lying between the roadway proper and the footpath, if there is one; a tree lawn.
- nose stripsplural of nose strip: A pore strip for use on the nose.
- panel stripsplural of panel strip: A narrow piece of wood or metal for covering a joint between two panels.
Compound words 24
- outstripsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outstrip: To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
- airstripsplural of airstrip: An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
- filmstripsplural of filmstrip: A length of film containing individual photographs or diagrams intended to be shown in sequence as instruction or as a visual aid.
- antistripsplural of antistrip: An antistripping agent.
- backstripsplural of backstrip: The material that covers the spine of a book.
- cedarstripsplural of cedarstrip: A type of canoe.
- coverstripsplural of coverstrip: A thin strip of material covering a join or edge of larger flat items, for example on ceiling panels, plasterboard or carpet.
- devilstripsplural of devilstrip: The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
- dragstripsplural of dragstrip: A paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.
- fieldstripsthird-person singular simple present indicative of fieldstrip: To dismantle (a weapon) for cleaning, oiling or repair; to disassemble (a firearm) to the maximum extent possible without tools.