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