string
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- noun
- /strɪŋ/
:
cordel
- He lost his string.
- tie a string
- pull the string
- length of string
And then I just have a pretty large paper clip, some string here, a stapler.
- And then I just have a pretty large paper clip, some string here, a stapler.
- We walked in and they took shoe strings, dental floss, tooth.
- These pants with the string on the with the string on the outside.
- My string broke, So whoever tied my string, I want sacking.
- And cat is this string that goes out in this crazy bath.
Examples
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I followed the string, and it ended...right over there, across the street, right at the edge of his lawn.
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It's just some bacon tied up with string.
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You just pull this little string and they fall out.
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The string needs to be tight.
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I make a ring out of a piece of string and push it onto her finger.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Open all of them," she says, breaking the string around the white boxes in both hands.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Does the telephone work best when the string is loose or pulled tight?"
Academic text (2013) -
I need more string, so here we go, cutting Kevlar.
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Why don't you just tie a string from your toe to the doorknob.
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She used a long string to tie the package securely.
Synonyms
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A thin, flexible length of twisted fibers used for tying things
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A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together
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A thin string of fibers used for sewing clothes
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3.2
A thin strong string used for tying things
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5.3
A rope or cord used to tie objects together, for example on a boat
A thin string used to tie packages and food
Idioms
- Informal
Say this when you cannot give a clear answer because it depends on things you do not know
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.8
An idea that tiny vibrating strings make different particles and forces
- Specialized
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9.9
An idea in physics about a very thin, long object in space that has a lot of energy
- Informal
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6.8
Being too dependent on your parents, especially your mother, so you are not independent
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A group of musicians in an orchestra who play instruments like violins and cellos
- US
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3.7
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
- Specialized
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6.1
A stitch that goes around an opening and pulls the edges together to close it
- Specialized
An early form of string theory that describes only bosons, a type of particle, and needs 26 dimensions
- Specialized
An operation that sews the lower part of the womb closed during pregnancy to prevent early birth
- Jargon
An invisible or marked line on a pool table behind which cue balls are placed at game start
- Archaic
A group of four players, two violins, a viola, and a cello, or a piece written for them
A group of words written or spoken in a particular order that may not be a full sentence
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
String comes from an old English word streng meaning 'a tight cord' or 'to bind', and it is related to words like strain that show the idea of pulling tight. So a string is a thin piece of cord used for tying or fastening.