strive

As verbs the difference between strive and sharpen

is that strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently while sharpen is to make sharp.

As a noun strive

is an effort; a striving.

As a verb strive

is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As a noun strive

is (obsolete) an effort; a striving.

As an adjective spectral is

having the appearance of a spectre; ghostly.

As verbs the difference between strive and focus

is that strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently while focus is to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

As nouns the difference between strive and focus

is that strive is an effort; a striving while focus is a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

As nouns the difference between flounder and strive

is that flounder is a european species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, european flounder, while strive is (obsolete) an effort; a striving.

As verbs the difference between flounder and strive

is that flounder is to flop around as a fish out of water while strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As nouns the difference between slog and strive

is that slog is army, host while strive is (obsolete) an effort; a striving.

As a verb strive is

to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As an adjective important

is important.

As a verb strive is

to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As a noun strive is

(obsolete) an effort; a striving.

As verbs the difference between toiling and strive

is that toiling is present participle of lang=en while strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As nouns the difference between toiling and strive

is that toiling is hard work while strive is an effort; a striving.

As an adjective stingy

is stinging; able to sting or stingy can be extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.

As a verb strive is

to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As a noun strive is

(obsolete) an effort; a striving.

As verbs the difference between swam and strive

is that swam is (swim) while strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As a noun strive is

(obsolete) an effort; a striving.

As verbs the difference between yearn and strive

is that yearn is to long, have a strong desire (for something) while strive is to try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

As a noun strive is

an effort; a striving.