strides

From WikiWord, the free dictionary

English

Definitions

verb

To walk with long steps.
To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
To pass over at a step; to step over.
To straddle; to bestride.

noun

A long step in walking.
The distance covered by a long step.
The number of memory locations between successive elements in an array, pixels in a bitmap, etc.
A jazz piano style of the 1920s and 1930s. The left hand characteristically plays a four-beat pulse with a single bass note, octave, seventh or tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats.

noun

Trousers.

Related words

Synonyms

step pace tread footstep march gains developments bonds forward advancement progress moves advance improvement accomplishments achievements

Associated

microchip stride filly nanotechnology outsider beaten neck lengths hurdle ridden colt favourite

Rhymes

besides chides tides sides guides glides provides abides genocides resides

References