Tense
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists. The basic tenses in English are present, past and future. English also has perfect tenses (present perfect, past perfect and future perfect) and progressive tenses.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make or become tense.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed. Pulled taut, without any slack.
Example sentence: Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
Strain
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Treasure.The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.Race; lineage, pedigree.a tune, melodyA particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.A kind or sort (of person etc.).The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ε is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.To apply a force or forces toTo tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one's voiceTo separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
Example sentence: I think that political marriages are subject to more strain than most precisely because of the nature of politics.