of the nucleus of an atom together A & P3 #

—see also

ELECTROMAGNETISM, GRAVITY(l), WEAK FORCE

stronghold /'struqhauld; NAmE ‘stroirjhould/ noun 1 an area in which there is a lot of support for a particular belief or group of people, especially a political party a

Republican stronghold/a stronghold of Republicanism & A 38 A ife Rs 2 a castle or a place that is

strongly built and difficult to attack icH; MM

3 an area where there are a large number of a particular type of animal (

This valley is one of the last strongholds of the Siberian tiger.

strong-man /'strupmaen; NAmE 'stroirj-/ noun [pi -men /-men/) 1 a leader who uses threats or violence to rule a country A%; 2 a physically very strong

man, especially sb who performs in a circus ( ft

) AA±

.strong-'minded adj. having strong opinions that are not easily influenced by what other people think or say W±JE&iJ; S33determined

strong-room /'strnqruim; -rum; NAmE 'strair\-J noun a room, for example in a bank, with thick walls and a strong solid door, where valuable items are kept ( ft

) uv&m

.strong 'safety noun (in American football a defending player who plays opposite the attacking team’s strongest side

.strong-'willed adj. determined to do what you want to do, even if other people advise you not to M X ffir M

strontium /'strontium; 'strnnj'-; NAmE 'strainf-; 'straint-/ noun [U] {symb Sr) a chemical element. Strontium is a soft silver-white metal, fg strop /strop; NAmE straip/ noun [sing.] (BrE, informal) a very bad mood when you are annoyed about sth ft ; tUfgi: Don’t get in a strop—I’m only a few minutes

late. %\\$lh—nmmTfiftWo strophe /'straufi; NAmE 'stroufi/ noun (technical Ain) a group of lines forming a section of a poem #^ —- compare stanza ► stroph-ic /'straofik; NAmE 'strouf-/ adj.

SYNONYMS R&fMIMr

structure

framework ♦ composition ♦ construction ♦ fabric ♦ make-up

These are all words for the way the different parts of sth combine together or the way that sth has been made. ItX

structure the way in which the parts of sth are connected together or arranged; a particular arrangement of parts W&L-. the structure of

the building/human body t£$C$!J / kWZnffi o the social structure of society o the grammatical

structures of a language —# in A in o a salary structure

framework a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that forms the basis of a system or society

MM', fM'J: The report provides a framework for further research. ift—XWA

mwMo

composition (rather formal) the different parts or people that combine to form sth; the way in which they combine j£XW#$Aim^L ££#3$: recent changes in the composition of the workforce

construction the way that sth has been built or made

in tfeiunX fkjjiu: ships of steel construction fabric {rather formal) the basic structure of a society or an organization that enables it to function successfully

stroppy /'strnpi; NAmE 'straipi/ adj. {BrE, informal) (of a person A) easily annoyed and difficult to deal with ifj Don’t get stroppy

with me—it isn’t my fault! #ij ^ H ⁴— j&XJkic

strove pt of strive

struck pt, pp of STRIKE

structural /'strAktJaral/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with the way in which sth is built or organized ^ j|r ) ± 1$: Storms have caused structural damage to hundreds of homes. JSScU'iiA

#f ft% , ^ U T o o structural changes in

society ► struc-tur-aMy /-arali/ adv.:

The building is structurally sound. „ 0

The languages are structurally different.

.structural engi’neer noun a person whose job is to plan large buildings, bridges, etc. ( A if A

structur al ism /‘strAktjaralizam/ noun [u] (in literature, language and social science i a theory that considers any text as a structure whose various parts only have meaning when they are considered in relation to each other ( iAX/ff

) —compare deconstruction ► struc tur alist /-ralist/ noun, adj. ■. a structuralist approach ‘if ft| ±

xfm

.structural linguistics noun [u] the part of linguistics that deals with language as a system of related structures

) :

Structure 0-wr /'strAktJa(r)/ noun, verb

■ noun 1 [U, C] the way in which the parts of sth are connected together, arranged or organized; a particular arrangement of parts ^ : the structure of the

building & 0 changes in the social and

economic structure of society —

o the grammatical structures of a language 0 a salary structure 2 [C] a

thing that is made of several parts, especially a building W ; ( A in ) : a stoneA>rick/wooden

taA.A. IflAjThis is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society. X JlMIRTtA® A

make-up the different people or things that combine to form sth; the way in which they combine jfXIflJA . folkfTk: the genetic make-up of plants and animals

COMPOSITION OR MAKE-UP? composition make-up ?

The main difference between these words is the level of formality. Composition is more often used in scientific and technical contexts; make-up is more often used in speech and journalism. Make-up also means the different qualities that combine to form sb’s character.

composition 7#ftilRt, make-up K'JSAX T P

make-up HMo

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ the structure/framework/composition/construction/ fabric/make-up of sth

■ the basic structure/framework/composition/ construction/fabric of sth

■ the economic/political/social structure/framework/ composition/fabric/make-up of sth

■ the chemical/genetic structure/composition/make-up of sth

a simple/complex structure/framework