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string
Stringed instruments that are played with a bow
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noun
Stringed instruments that are played with a bow
“The strings played superlatively well”
noun
A necklace made by stringing objects together
“A string of beads”
noun
A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
“He pulled the drawstring and closed the bag”
noun
A lightweight cord
noun
A tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
noun
A collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
noun
A linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
noun
A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
“A string of islands”
noun
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
noun
A tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
verb
Add as if on a string
“String these ideas together”
verb
Provide with strings
“String my guitar”
verb
Thread on or as if on a string
“String pearls on a string”
verb
Remove the stringy parts of
“String beans”
verb
String together; tie or fasten with a string
“String the package”
verb
Stretch out or arrange like a string
verb
Move or come along
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The strings played superlatively well
A string of beads
A strand of pearls
He pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
A string of islands
Train of mourners
A train of thought
String these ideas together
String up these songs and you'll have a musical
String my guitar
String pearls on a string
The child drew glass beads on a string
Thread dried cranberries
String beans
String the package
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