what does string mean?
STRING as NOUN
- Meaning
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
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- the strings played superlatively well
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a necklace made by a stringing objects together
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- a string of beads
- a strand of pearls
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
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- he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
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- a string of islands
- train of mourners
- a train of thought
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STRING as VERB
- Meaning
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- string these ideas together
- string up these songs and you”ll have a musical
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- thread on or as if on a string
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Usage Example(s)
- string pearls on a string
- the child drew glass beads on a string
- thread dried cranberries
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- remove the stringy parts of
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Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- string together
- tie or fasten with a string
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Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- stretch out or arrange like a string
Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) string is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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