sturdy

Everyday

1. Strong and solid, not easy to break or knock over: "a sturdy table". tree →
2. Of a person or animal: strong and healthy, with a solid body. tree →

In the lessons

In design and technology lessons, pupils test whether their models are sturdy. In everyday life and hiking, people wear sturdy boots. In science, a wide base makes a structure sturdier. Phrases: sturdy shoes, sturdy boots, sturdy table, sturdy box.

Examples

• Wear sturdy shoes for the walk. tree →
• We need a sturdy box to carry the books. tree →
• This chair is sturdy enough to stand on. tree →
• The little pony is short but sturdy. tree →
• Make your bridge sturdy so it can hold the weights. tree →
• A sturdy branch is safer to climb. tree →
• Conall Yellowclaw was a sturdy tenant in Erin: he had three sons. tree →

Note

Comparative: sturdier, sturdiest. The opposite is "flimsy" or "weak". Safety: only stand on something sturdy, like a step stool, and never on a wobbly chair.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah's nation is strong and aggressive, with people who tread down others. The tradition treats this as a picture of a powerful nation that God will judge. In the primary lessons: In design and technology lessons, pupils test whether their models are sturdy. In everyday life and hiking, people wear sturdy boots. In science, a wide base makes a structure sturdier. Phrases: sturdy shoes, sturdy boots, sturdy table, sturdy box.

Examples

• Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and of glossy skin, to a people terrible from their beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide! (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Comparative: sturdier, sturdiest. The opposite is "flimsy" or "weak". Safety: only stand on something sturdy, like a step stool, and never on a wobbly chair.