word list: strain, strict, string = bind, tie, or draw tight

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Word List: strain, strict, string

= bind, tie, or draw tight

bound by limits; kept within certain rules

restricted bound by limits; kept within certain rules

restriction = what children are put on to make them follow tighter rule

to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force

restrain to hold back; to keep under control; to

limit; to draw tight by force

a thin piece of twisted fiber that

can be used to tie things together

string a thin piece of twisted fiber that

can be used to tie things together

a region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources, and/or money

Nebraska District Court Judges

district a region or area that is bound together by

specific rules, laws, resources, and/or money

Nebraska District Court Judges

to hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller

constrict to hold in; to make smaller; to

squeeze or bind to make smaller

a snake that kills its prey by squeezing it tightly

boa constrictor a snake that kills its prey by

squeezing it tightly

demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules

stringent demanding strict attention to rules;

rigid; having a tight set of rules

to draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits

strain to draw or stretch tight beyond the

normal limits

a substance used on skin to make the skin tight

astringent a substance used on skin to make

the skin tight

a device used for letting the water leave the food so the food is drawn together

strainer a device used for letting the water leave

the food so the food is drawn together

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