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string
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Noun
  • a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
    • a string of beads
    • a strand of pearls
  • a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
  • (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
  • a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
  • a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
    • he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
  • a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
  • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
    • a string of islands
    • train of mourners
    • a train of thought
  • a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
  • stringed instruments that are played with a bow
    • the strings played superlatively well
  • a lightweight cord
Verb
  • provide with strings
    • string my guitar
  • remove the stringy parts of
    • string beans
  • string together; tie or fasten with a string
    • string the package
  • stretch out or arrange like a string
  • move or come along
  • add as if on a string
    • string these ideas together
    • string up these songs and you'll have a musical
  • thread on or as if on a string
    • string pearls on a string
    • the child drew glass beads on a string
    • thread dried cranberries
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