(engineering, architecture) Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use.

(informal) One who seemingly requires stress in order to function well, yet voices dissatisfaction over said stresses

(archaic) Violent winds, especially those unfavourable to vessels at sea.

(linguistics) Of a language: such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is perceived to be a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.

(pathology) leakage of urine or involuntary urination (induced by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercising) caused by weakness in the support of the female urethra and neck of the bladder

(physiology) The reaction of body tissues to nitric oxide, nitrous oxide or similar species at levels greater than can be neutralized.

A small, malleable toy ball filled with soft material, used to relieve muscle tension in one's palm and hand and alleviate general feelings of anxiety.

The force needed to move a dislocation within a plane of atoms in the unit cell.

(phonetics) A written mark to show which part of a word should be stressed

(physics) A function that finds a more tractable method for the elastic equations that describe the deformation of an elastic body subject only to boundary surface forces.