Meaning of 'string'

noun

stringed instruments that are played with a bow

Example: "the strings played superlatively well"

Synonyms: bowed stringed instrument

noun

a necklace made by a stringing objects together

Example: "a string of beads"

Synonyms: chain strand

noun

a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

Example: "I pulled the string and closed the bag."

Synonyms: drawstring drawing string

noun

a lightweight cord

Synonyms: twine

noun

a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed

noun

a collection of objects threaded on a single strand

noun

a linear sequence of symbols, characters, words, or phrases

Example: "The function only accepts strings as parameters."

noun

a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

Example: "a string of islands"

Synonyms: train

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

Example: "string these ideas together"

Synonyms: string up

verb

provide with strings

Example: "string my guitar"

verb

thread on or as if on a string

Example: "string pearls on a string"

Synonyms: draw

verb

remove the stringy parts of

Example: "string beans"

verb

string together

Example: "tie or fasten with a string"

verb

stretch out or arrange like a string

verb

move or come along

Synonyms: string along