striking

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Strike Source: opted

2. a. & n. from Strike, v. Source: opted

3. a. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. Source: opted

4. adj. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect Source: wordnet

5. adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention Source: wordnet

6. n. the physical coming together of two or more things Source: wordnet

7. n. the act of contacting one thing with another Source: wordnet

8. a. & n. from Strike, v. Striking distance, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. -- Striking plate. (a) The plate against which the latch of a door lock strikes as the door is closed. (b) A part of the centering of an arch, which is driven back to loosen the centering in striking it. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. "A striking fact." De Quincey. -- Strik"ing*ly, adv. -- Strik"ing*ness, n. Source: webster

9. a. & n. from Strike, v. Striking distance, the distance throughwhich an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which aforce is effective when directed to a particular object.-- Striking plate. (a) The plate against which the latch of a doorlock strikes as the door is closed. (b) A part of the centering of anarch, which is driven back to loosen the centering in striking it. Source: adambom

10. j:95/n:5 n the physical coming together of two or more things n the act of contacting one thing with another v deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon v have an emotional or cognitive impact upon v hit against; come into sudden contact with v make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target v indicate (a certain time) by striking v affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely v stop work in order to press demands v touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly v attain v produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically v cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp v find unexpectedly v produce by ignition or a blow v remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line v cause to experience suddenly v drive something violently into a location v occupy or take on v form by stamping, punching, or printing v smooth with a strickle v pierce with force v arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing s sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect s having a quality that thrusts itself into attention Source: ecdict

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