strings Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
    string section.
  2. noun a lightweight cord
    twine; string.
  3. noun stringed instruments that are played with a bow
    bowed stringed instrument; string.
    • the strings played superlatively well
  4. noun a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
    string.
  5. noun a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
    train; string.
    • a string of islands
    • train of mourners
    • a train of thought
  6. noun a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
    string.
  7. noun a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
    drawstring; drawing string; string.
    • he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
  8. noun a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
    string.
  9. noun (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
    string; cosmic string.
  10. noun a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
    string.
  11. noun a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
    strand; string; chain.
    • a string of beads
    • a strand of pearls
  12. verb thread on or as if on a string
    draw; string; thread.
    • string pearls on a string
    • the child drew glass beads on a string
    • thread dried cranberries
  13. verb add as if on a string
    string up; string.
    • string these ideas together
    • string up these songs and you'll have a musical
  14. verb move or come along
    string along; string.
  15. verb stretch out or arrange like a string
    string.
  16. verb string together; tie or fasten with a string
    string.
    • string the package
  17. verb remove the stringy parts of
    string.
    • string beans
  18. verb provide with strings
    string.
    • string my guitar

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