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string

/ string /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
move or come along
Type of:
advance progress pass on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
stretch out or arrange like a string
Type of:
arrange set up
See also:
string out spread out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
string together; tie or fasten with a string
"string the package"
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Derived:
twine
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
remove the stringy parts of
"string beans"
Type of:
remove take take away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
thread on or as if on a string
"string pearls on a string"
"the child drew glass beads on a string"
"thread dried cranberries"
Type of:
arrange set up
Kinds of:
bead wire
Derived:
thread yarn bodkin threader chain
Verb group:
guide run draw pass
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
provide with strings
"string my guitar"
Opposites:
unstring
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
bowed stringed instrument
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
add as if on a string
"string these ideas together"
"string up these songs and you''ll have a musical"
Type of:
add
Derived:
train
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
"a string of islands"
"train of mourners"
"a train of thought"
Type of:
series
Derived:
string up
noun Sense 9
a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
Type of:
sequence
Kinds of:
extension filename extension file name extension string of words word string
noun Sense 10
a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
Type of:
collection aggregation accumulation
Kinds of:
beads string of beads
Derived:
thread draw
noun Sense 11
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
Type of:
cord
Kinds of:
snare
Has parts:
stringed instrument
noun Sense 12
a lightweight cord
Type of:
cord
Kinds of:
chalk line snap line snapline packthread
Derived:
intertwine twine entwine enlace interlace
noun Sense 13
a necklace made by a stringing objects together
"a string of beads"
"a strand of pearls";"
Type of:
necklace
Derived:
thread draw
noun Sense 14
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
"the strings played superlatively well"
Type of:
stringed instrument
Kinds of:
bass fiddle bass viol bull fiddle double bass contrabass
noun Sense 15
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
"he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
Type of:
tie
Kinds of:
purse string
Has parts:
drawstring bag
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
74
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

advance progress pass on arrange set up fasten fix secure remove take take away bead