a narrow cord used esp to tie, hang, or fasten things
a length of gut, wire, etc used to produce notes in certain musical instruments, e.g. the violin and piano
(usu in pl) a stringed instrument of an orchestra
(used before a noun) relating to, consisting of, or performed on stringed instruments
a string quintet
a group of objects threaded on a string
a string of beads
a set of things arranged in a sequence
a succession or sequence
a string of bestsellers
in computing, a sequence of characters treated as a unit
a group of usu scattered business concerns under one ownership
a string of shops
the animals, esp racehorses, belonging to or used by somebody
a plant fibre, e.g. a leaf vein
(treated as sing. or pl) any of several teams of players ranked at different levels
a second-string player
any of the interwoven lengths of nylon, gut, etc stretched across the head of a sports racket
= bowstring
= stringboard
= string course
(in pl) conditions or obligations attached to an offer or proposal
in physics, a hypothetical one-dimensional entity (brane) that is a fundamental component of matter
(used before a noun) made with threads woven in wide meshes
a string vest
a string bag
to have more than one resource to call on
under one's control
She kept him on a string