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STRING

(noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 17 meanings of the word String.

How to pronounce string:

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String - as a noun

A lightweight cord

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
twine
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cord
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Stringed instruments that are played with a bow

Example: "The strings played superlatively well"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bowed stringed instrument
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
stringed instrument
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cord
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

Example: "A string of islands"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
train

A linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
sequence
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

Example: "He pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
drawing stringdrawstring
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
tie
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cosmic string

A collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
accumulationaggregationassemblagecollection
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A necklace made by stringing objects together

Example: "A string of beads"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
chainstrand

String - as a verb

Thread on or as if on a string

Example: "String pearls on a string"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
drawthread
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
arrangeset up
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Add as if on a string

Example: "String these ideas together"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
string up

Move or come along

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
string along

Stretch out or arrange like a string

String together; tie or fasten with a string

Example: "String the package"

Remove the stringy parts of

Example: "String beans"

Provide with strings

Example: "String my guitar"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
unstring

Example Sentences

"She tied the package with a string."
"He plays the guitar with great skill, plucking the strings with precision."
"I need to buy a roll of string to hang these decorations."
"The cat loves chasing after a ball of string."
"I can't open this package because the string is tied too tightly."
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Word Game Points

Is STRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, string is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

STRING has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.

Is STRING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, string is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
STRING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.

Is STRING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, string is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
STRING has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.

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