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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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