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strain vs voice

voice vs strain

strain and voice both are nouns.

strain and voice both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
strain Yes No Yes No
voice Yes No Yes No
As nouns, voice is a hyponym of strain; that is, voice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strain:
  • strain: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  • voice: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
Other hyponyms of strain include fanfare, flourish, tucket, glissando, roulade, leitmotif, leitmotiv, theme song, signature, signature tune, theme song, idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme, part.
strain (noun) voice (noun)
an effortful attempt to attain a goal a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
the act of singing the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
an intense or violent exertion the ability to speak
the general meaning or substance of an utterance the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence expressing in coherent verbal form
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension (metonymy) a singer
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
strain (verb) voice (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious give voice to
alter the shape of (something) by stress utter with vibrating vocal chords
to exert much effort or energy
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
remove by passing through a filter
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
become stretched or tense or taut
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
test the limits of
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