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striate

stri·ate

striate

 
 
pronunciation:
straI eIt [or] straI iht
parts of speech:
transitive verb, adjective
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: striates, striating, striated
definition: to mark with striae or stripes; streak; furrow.
The stone here was striated by glacier movement.
similar words:
bar, grain, line
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part of speech: adjective
definition: striped, streaked, or furrowed; marked with striae.