| noun | an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material |
| noun | a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service |
| noun | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service “they earned their stripes in Kuwait” |
| noun | a kind or category “businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal” |
| noun | a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background “a green toad with small black stripes or bars” |
| verb | mark with stripes |
| stripy | adjective | marked or decorated with stripes |
| stripe | verb | mark with stripes |
| streaky | adjective | marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations |
| streak | verb | mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
| stripe | noun | a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background |
| striping | noun | the act of marking with stripes |