1. Strain, Strict, String = bind, tie, or draw tight

2. Astringent A substance used on skin to make the skin tight

3. Boa Constrictor A snake that kills its prey by squeezing it tightly

4. Constrict To hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller

5. District A region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources, and / or money

6. Restrain To hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force

7. Restricted Bound by limits; kept within certain rules

8. Strain To draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits

9. Strainer A device used for letting the water leave the food so the food is drawn together

10. String A thin piece of twisted fiber that can be used to tie things together

11. Stringent Demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules

12. Phon, phono, phone = sound, voice

13. Cacophony Harsh sounds; bad noise

14. Dysphonia Difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness

15. Euphonic Having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words

16. Gramophone A device used to play the sounds of music as written on records

17. Homophone A word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another

18. Megaphone A large funnel – shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners (most often by cheer teams)

19. Microphone A device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room

20. Phonics The sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds

21. Phonology The study of speech sounds in language

22. Saxophone A woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body