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string

139 2.1
A thin, tight cord on a musical instrument or racket
  • noun
  • /strɪŋ/
: cuerda
  • The vihuela resembles a small guitar with five strings and a rounded back.
  • guitar string
  • violin string
  • piano strings

Give to the string to produce that pulse.

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Examples

  • Two men play haunting music on primitive string instruments as we emerge from the forest into the moonlight.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It is in fact a violin string, or a guitar string.

  • So this instrument also has one string and it exists around the world.

  • The longer the lyre string, the lower the note.

  • Violinists love to play an E string

  • His thin fingers blurred over the strings of his guitar, and his eyes were closed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Young Jimmy Blanton revolutionized the use of the string bass as a solo instrument in jazz.

    Academic text (1999)
  • When the musician plucked the string of the guitar, it produced a beautiful sound.

  • The tension of the string on the bow must be adjusted for the best performance.

  • To learn the violin, it's important to understand how to tune each string properly.

Synonyms

wire
vsstring
606 1.0

A thin metal strand used to carry electricity or to fasten things

is the tightly stretched material for instruments or sports, not general metal pieces
strand
vsstring
87 3.1

A single thin piece of hair or thread

is the complete tightly stretched element for instruments or sports, not a single fiber
thread
vsstring
84 1.0

A thin string of fibers used for sewing clothes

is the tightly stretched material for instruments or sports rather than for sewing
cord
vsstring
74 1.0

A thin, flexible length of twisted fibers used for tying things

is the tightly stretched material used in musical or sports contexts, not for tying
lace
vsstring
36 1.0

A thin cord used to tie shoes by pulling it through holes

is the tightly stretched material used for instruments or sports, not for fastening shoes
twine
vsstring
28 3.2

A thin strong string used for tying things

is the tightly stretched material used in instruments or sports, not mainly for tying
tie
vsstring
27 1.0

A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together

is the tightly stretched material used in instruments or sports, not a general fastener
drawstring
vsstring
6 3.7

A cord in clothing or a bag you pull to make the opening smaller

is the tightly stretched material used in instruments or sports, not a clothing fastener
bowstring
vsstring
1 4.9

A strong cord on a bow that you pull back to shoot an arrow

is a general tightly stretched material used across instruments and sports, not only bows
catgut
vsstring
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A strong cord made from animal intestines used for sewing wounds and instrument strings

is any tightly stretched material used for instruments or sports equipment
chorda
vsstring
  • Archaic
9.9

A string on a musical instrument often mentioned in old texts

is the neutral modern word used instead of the old literary term

Antonyms

1 9.6

Lack of firmness that makes something soft and limp

Idioms

Say this when you cannot give a clear answer because it depends on things you do not know

An extra skill someone can use later

Compounds

string theory
  • Specialized
46 8.8

An idea that tiny vibrating strings make different particles and forces

G-string
  • NSFW
18 7.0

A very narrow strip of cloth worn between the legs as underwear

A group of two violins, a viola, and a cello or music written for that group

12 4.7

A group of players who replace the usual starters during a game

11 2.7

A long green bean with a tough string along its pod you remove before eating

7 2.1

A type of cheese made into long sticks you can pull into strips

6 6.0

A main player who regularly starts games and is not a substitute

A player who does not usually play but replaces others when needed

2 3.6

A cord or tie on an apron that fastens it around the waist

cosmic string
  • Specialized
2 9.9

An idea in physics about a very thin, long object in space that has a lot of energy

A group of musicians in an orchestra who play instruments like violins and cellos

apron string
  • Informal
2 6.8

Being too dependent on your parents, especially your mother, so you are not independent

A row of beads threaded together and worn as jewelry

A group of words written or spoken in a particular order that may not be a full sentence

string bean
  • Slang
2 6.4

A very tall thin person that people call as a joke

1 3.7

A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands

1 6.5

A very narrow necktie made of string or ribbon and tied in a bow

purse string
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A stitch that goes around an opening and pulls the edges together to close it

A group of musicians playing only string instruments like violins and cellos

A group of five musicians who play string instruments

A player who does not start games and replaces starters when needed

1 5.6

A cord used to pull a purse or bag closed

A player who is third in line to replace other players and rarely plays

bosonic string theory
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An early form of string theory that describes only bosons, a type of particle, and needs 26 dimensions

word string
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A group of words treated as one piece

purse string
  • Informal
1 5.5

Control of money and the power to decide how to spend it

1 8.1

A very tall thin body shape that looks like a long bean

linguistic string
  • Specialized
6.6

A group of words in speech or writing treated as one unit

9.6

An operation that sews the lower part of the womb closed during pregnancy to prevent early birth

string line
  • Jargon
8.9

An invisible or marked line on a pool table behind which cue balls are placed at game start

4.9

A group of four players, two violins, a viola, and a cello, or a piece written for them

How Thick

cable
  • Specialized
267 2.4
string
139 2.1
gut
  • Specialized
2 9.0
wire
606 1.0
thread
84 1.0

Surface Forms

string singular
strings plural

Etymology

String for instruments comes from the old word streng for a cord that is pulled tight, which is why a guitar or violin has strings—tight cords that make sound when plucked or bowed.