piece, part - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

row - a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches"

artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

band - something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs

band, ring - a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

cramp iron, cramp - a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together

edge, margin - a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"

leading, lead - thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

mullion - a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)

typewriter ribbon, ribbon - a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter

screed - an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete

stay - a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

tab - a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"

tape - a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"

ticker tape - paper strip on which a telegraphic stock ticker prints

weather strip, weather stripping - a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold

airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land

flare path - an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing

runway - a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land

newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"

comic book - a magazine devoted to comic strips

cartoon, sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

batten - a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

cleat - a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached

fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

furring strip, furring - strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard

jackstraw, spillikin - a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws

pale, picket - a wooden strip forming part of a fence

slat, spline - a thin strip (wood or metal)

spline - a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines

toothpick - pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth

lumber, timber - the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

nude dancing - erotic dancing with little or no clothing

unarm, disarm - take away the weapons from; render harmless

expropriate - deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"

clean - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"

take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

dispossess - expel or put out of the possession of real estate

clean out - deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours"

unclothe - strip; "unclothe your heart of envy"

unsex - deprive of sex or sexual powers

orphan - deprive of parents

bereave - deprive through death

take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"

take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

peel, pare, skin - strip the skin off; "pare apples"

bark, skin - remove the bark of a tree

decorticate - remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch"

deplumate, deplume, displume, tear, pluck, pull - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"

defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"

burn off - clear land of its vegetation by burning it off

take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"

discase, disrobe, strip down, uncase, undress, strip, unclothe, peel - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"