STRIKING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of contacting one thing with another
   Synonym(s)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • hitting (what does hitting mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • repeated hitting raised a large bruise
   • after three misses she finally got a hit
   Hypernyms(s) striking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • contusion (what does contusion mean?)
   • crash (what does crash mean?)
   • smash (what does smash mean?)
   • bunt (what does bunt mean?)
   • fly (what does fly mean?)
   • fly ball (what does fly ball mean?)
   • grounder (what does grounder mean?)
   • ground ball (what does ground ball mean?)
   • groundball (what does groundball mean?)
   • hopper (what does hopper mean?)
   • header (what does header mean?)
   • scorcher (what does scorcher mean?)
   • screamer (what does screamer mean?)
   • plunk (what does plunk mean?)
   • plunker (what does plunker mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • impinge on (what does impinge on mean?)
   • run into (what does run into mean?)
   • collide with (what does collide with mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • pip (what does pip mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the physical coming together of two or more things
   Synonym(s)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • impinging (what does impinging mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
   Hypernyms(s) striking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happening (what does happening mean?)
   • occurrence (what does occurrence mean?)
   • natural event (what does natural event mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • collision (what does collision mean?)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • engagement (what does engagement mean?)
   • mesh (what does mesh mean?)
   • meshing (what does meshing mean?)
   • interlocking (what does interlocking mean?)
   • flick (what does flick mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • impinge on (what does impinge on mean?)
   • run into (what does run into mean?)
   • collide with (what does collide with mean?)
   • impinge (what does impinge mean?)
   • encroach (what does encroach mean?)
   • entrench (what does entrench mean?)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)

STRIKING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
   Synonym(s)
   • outstanding (what does outstanding mean?)
   • prominent (what does prominent mean?)
   • salient (what does salient mean?)
   • spectacular (what does spectacular mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
   • a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
   • salient trait
   Similar To
   • conspicuous (what does conspicuous mean?)
   • obvious (what does obvious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
   Synonym(s)
   • dramatic (what does dramatic mean?)
   • spectacular (what does spectacular mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a dramatic sunset
   • a dramatic pause
   • a spectacular display of northern lights
   • it was a spectacular play
   • his striking good looks always created a sensation
   Similar To
   • impressive (what does impressive mean?)