a thin length of cord, twine, fibre, or similar material used for tying, hanging, binding, etc

a group of objects threaded on a single strand

a series or succession of things, events, acts, utterances, etc

a number, chain, or group of similar things, animals, etc, owned by or associated with one personor body

a tough fibre or cord in a plant

a tightly stretched wire, cord, etc, found on stringed instruments, such as the violin, guitar, and piano

a sequence of symbols or words

a linear sequence, such as a sentence as it is spoken

a one-dimensional entity postulated to be a fundamental component of matter in some theories of particle physics

a group of characters that can be treated as a unit by a computer program

complications or conditions (esp in the phrase no strings attached)

composed of stringlike strands woven in a large mesh

to provide with a string or strings

to suspend or stretch from one point to another

to thread on a string

to form or extend in a line or series

to space or spread out at intervals

to kill (a person) by hanging

to remove the stringy parts from (vegetables, esp beans)

(esp of viscous liquids) to become stringy or ropey

to cause to be tense or nervous