string
/stɹɪŋ/noun, verb1 syllable
String means: thread on or as if on a string.
Synonyms for string30
noun, as in a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
noun, as in a lightweight cord
noun, as in stringed instruments that are played with a bow
noun, as in a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
noun, as in (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
verb, as in add as if on a string
verb, as in move or come along
also used for string
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Opposites of string
What does string mean?17
verb
thread on or as if on a string“string pearls on a string”
add as if on a string“string these ideas together”
move or come along
stretch out or arrange like a string
string together; tie or fasten with a string“string the package”
remove the stringy parts of“string beans”
provide with strings“string my guitar”
noun
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening“he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag”
a necklace made by stringing objects together“a string of beads”
a lightweight cord
stringed instruments that are played with a bow“the strings played superlatively well”
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding“a string of islands”
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with string?18
two syllables
String in a sentence
- To make a top spin, you need a string.unknown
- Even when tied in a thousand knots, the string is still but one.carlosalberto
- In this context, a bigram refers to a string of two letters.becky82
- Bitten by a snake, one even dreads a string.anzart
- Because one put on a gold necklace, the other put on a string.sabretou
- She was lying on the floor, strangled by a harp string.Scott
- Yanni has a string of failed businesses behind him.Amastan
- Give me a knife to cut this string with.papabear
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of string
as a noun
- plural
- strings
as a verb
- past tense
- strung
- past participle
- strung
- present participle
- stringing
- third-person singular
- strings