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▸ noun: a lightweight cord
▸ 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 or words or phrases)
▸ 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: stringed instruments that are played with a bow ("The strings played superlatively well")
▸ noun: a necklace made by a 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")
▸ 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: add as if on a string ("String these ideas together")
▸ verb: move or come along
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #67450)
▸ Also see strung
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to string
▸ Usage examples for string
▸ Idioms related to string (New!)
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▸ Words that often appear near string
▸ Rhymes of string
▸ Invented words related to string
▸ noun: a lightweight cord
▸ 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 or words or phrases)
▸ 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: stringed instruments that are played with a bow ("The strings played superlatively well")
▸ noun: a necklace made by a 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")
▸ 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: add as if on a string ("String these ideas together")
▸ verb: move or come along
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #67450)
▸ Also see strung
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to string
▸ Usage examples for string
▸ Idioms related to string (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing string
▸ Words that often appear near string
▸ Rhymes of string
▸ Invented words related to string