string : Idioms & Phrases
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- apron string
- bowed stringed instrument
- cosmic string
- drawing string
- first-string
- g-string
- high-strung
- highly strung
- Leading strings
- linguistic string
- navel-string
- pull strings
- purse string
- purse-string operation
- second string
- second-string
- shoe string
- string along
- String band
- string bass
- string bean
- String beans
- string cheese
- string line
- string of beads
- string of words
- string orchestra
- string out
- string quartet
- string quartette
- string section
- string theory
- string tie
- string up
- stringed instrument
- strung-out
- To be in leading strings
To be tied to a wife's ormother's apron strings - To harp on one string
- To have two strings to one's bow
- word string
apron string
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noun (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist
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A"pron string`
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The string of an apron. He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives. Macaulay.
Webster 1913
bowed stringed instrument
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noun stringed instruments that are played with a bow
string.
- the strings played superlatively well
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cosmic 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.
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drawing string
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noun a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
drawstring; string.
- he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
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first-string
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adjective satellite of members of a team; not substitutes
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adjective satellite being a regular member of a team
- first-string players
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g-string
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noun minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
thong.
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high-strung
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adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; nervy; overstrung.
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High"-strung` adjective
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Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a .high-strung horse
Webster 1913
highly strung
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adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; nervy; overstrung.
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Leading strings
- strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk.
Webster 1913
linguistic string
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noun a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
string of words; linguistic string.
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navel-string
Na"vel-string` noun
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The umbilical cord.
Webster 1913
pull strings
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verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
pull wires; manipulate.
- He manipulated public opinion in his favor
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purse string
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noun a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
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purse-string operation
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noun a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies
Shirodkar's operation.
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second string
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noun a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game
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second-string
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adjective satellite being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
- a second-string pitcher
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shoe string
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noun a small amount of money
shoestring.
- he managed it on a shoestring
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noun a lace used for fastening shoes
shoelace; shoestring; shoe lace.
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string along
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verb move or come along
string.
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String band
(Mus.) , a band of musicians using only, or chiefly, stringed instruments.
Webster 1913
string bass
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noun largest and lowest member of the violin family
bass viol; bass fiddle; contrabass; bull fiddle; double bass.
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string bean
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noun green beans with strings that must be removed
string bean.
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String beans
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noun green beans with strings that must be removed
string bean.
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- .
(a) A dish prepared from the unripe pods of several kinds of beans; so called because the strings are stripped off .(b) Any kind of beans in which the pods are used for cooking before the seeds are ripe; usually, the low bush bean.
Webster 1913
string cheese
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noun cheese formed in long strings twisted together
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string line
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noun line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
baulk-line; balkline.
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string of beads
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noun several beads threaded together on a string
beads.
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string of words
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noun a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
string of words; linguistic string.
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string orchestra
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noun an orchestra playing only stringed instruments
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string out
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verb set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
spread out.
- the houses were strung out in a long row
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string quartet
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noun an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
string quartet.
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string quartette
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noun an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
string quartet.
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string section
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noun the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
strings.
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string theory
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noun (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
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string tie
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noun a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow
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string up
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verb kill by hanging
hang.
- The murderer was hanged on Friday
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verb add as if on a string
string.
- string these ideas together
- string up these songs and you'll have a musical
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stringed instrument
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noun a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
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strung-out
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adjective satellite addicted to a drug
dependent; hooked; drug-addicted; dependant.
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To be in leading strings
- to be in a state of infancy or dependence, or under the guidance of others.
Webster 1913
To be tied to a wife's or mother's apron strings
- to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.
Webster 1913
To harp on one string
- to dwell upon one subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence. Collog.
Webster 1913
To have two strings to one's bow
- to have a means or expedient in reserve in case the one employed fails.
Webster 1913
word string
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noun a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
string of words; linguistic string.