"resembling a top," 1876, from Greek strobos "a twisting, act of whirling" (from PIE root *streb(h)- "to wind, turn") + -ic.
stripling
stripper
strip-tease
strive
strobe
strobic
stroboscope
strode
stroganoff
stroke
stroll
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