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voice vs strain

strain vs voice

voice and strain both are nouns.

voice and strain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
voice Yes No Yes No
strain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, strain is a hypernym of voice; that is, strain is a word with a broader meaning than voice:
  • voice: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
  • strain: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Other hypernyms of voice include air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune.
voice (noun) strain (noun)
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated an effortful attempt to attain a goal
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech the act of singing
the ability to speak an intense or violent exertion
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract the general meaning or substance of an utterance
expressing in coherent verbal form a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
(metonymy) a singer difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
voice (verb) strain (verb)
give voice to cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
utter with vibrating vocal chords alter the shape of (something) by stress
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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