Synonyms: bowed stringed instrument, string
Definition: stringed instruments that are played with a bow
Usage: the strings played superlatively well
Similar words: stringed instrument
Definition: a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
Synonyms: chain, strand, string
Definition: a necklace made by a stringing objects together
Usage: a string of beads; a strand of pearls;
Similar words: necklace
Definition: jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
Synonyms: drawing string, drawstring, string
Definition: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
Usage: he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
Similar words: tie
Definition: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
Usage: he needed a tie for the packages
Definition: a lightweight cord
Similar words: cord
Definition: a line made of twisted fibers or threads
Usage: the bundle was tied with a cord
Synonyms: string
Definition: a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
Similar words: cord
Definition: a line made of twisted fibers or threads
Usage: the bundle was tied with a cord
Synonyms: string
Definition: a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
Similar words: aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection
Definition: several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Synonyms: string
Definition: a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
Similar words: sequence
Definition: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
Usage: the sequence of names was alphabetical; he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
Definition: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
Usage: a string of islands; train of mourners; a train of thought
Similar words: series
Definition: similar things placed in order or happening one after another
Usage: they were investigating a series of bank robberies
Synonyms: string, cosmic string
Definition: (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
Similar words: fundamental particle, elementary particle
Definition: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
Synonyms: string
Definition: a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
Definition: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
Definition: add as if on a string
Usage: string these ideas together; string up these songs and you'll have a musical
Similar words: add
Definition: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Usage: We added two students to that dorm room; She added a personal note to her letter; Add insult to injury; Add some extra plates to the dinner table
Synonyms: string
Definition: provide with strings
Usage: string my guitar
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: draw, string, thread
Definition: thread on or as if on a string
Usage: string pearls on a string; the child drew glass beads on a string; thread dried cranberries
Similar words: set up, arrange
Definition: put into a proper or systematic order
Usage: arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
Synonyms: string
Definition: remove the stringy parts of
Usage: string beans
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: string
Definition: string together; tie or fasten with a string
Usage: string the package
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Synonyms: string
Definition: stretch out or arrange like a string
Similar words: set up, arrange
Definition: put into a proper or systematic order
Usage: arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
Synonyms: string, string along
Definition: move or come along
Similar words: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on
Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Usage: Time marches on