stringnoun
uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/string noun (ROPE)
B2 [ C or U ] (a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things:
[ C ] a set of objects joined together in a row on a single rope or thread:
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- a loop of string
- tangled string
- Could you tie this piece of string for me?
- He wound the string into a ball.
- Could you roll up that string for me?
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Cords, ropes, cables & string
- bell pull
- bungee
- cable
- catgut
- chain
- cord
- flex
- gut
- halter
- harness
- iron
- landline
- lasso
- leash
- rein
- shackles
- stringy
- tether
- tow rope
- twine
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string noun (SERIES)
C2 [ C ] a series of related things or events:
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- She dropped the book on her foot and let out a string of expletives.
- She had a string of lovers before her marriage finally broke up.
- This is the latest in a string of attacks in the region.
- He's had a string of glamorous girlfriends.
- The group is thought to be responsible for a string of atrocities.
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Order and sequence - general words
- alphabetize
- back end
- back end
- be a chapter of accidents idiom
- catalogue
- litany
- merry-go-round
- next
- nth
- penultimate
- run
- running
- second 1
- sequential
- series
- succession
- thirdly
- timeline
- train
- vice versa
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string noun (MUSIC)
B2 [ C ] a thin wire that is stretched across a musical instrument and is used to produce a range of notes depending on its thickness, length, and tightness:
the group of instruments that have strings and are played with a bow or with the fingers, or the players in a musical group who play these instruments:
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- dulcimer
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- pick
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- viol
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
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string noun (SPORT)
[ C ] one of the thin plastic strings that are stretched between the sides of the frame of a racket used in sport
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Tennis & racket sports
- birdie
- break
- break point
- deuce
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- single
- smash
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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string noun (COMPUTING)
[ C ] specialized computing a usually short piece of text consisting of letters, numbers, or symbols that is used in computer processes such as searching through large amounts of information:
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Computer concepts
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- atomicity
- augmented reality
- back end
- clone
- cloud
- corruption
- default to sth
- electronic
- gigabyte
- GUI
- multimedia
- reboot
- template
- tuple
- virtual
- virtually
- web hosting
- what you see is what you get idiom
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Idiom(s)
stringadjective
uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/consisting of or relating to string instruments:
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- dulcimer
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- pick
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- viol
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
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stringverb [ T ]
uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/strung, strungstring verb [ T ] (MUSIC)
to put strings on a musical instrument:
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Fastening and tying
- anchor
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- twist tie
- tying
- yoke
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string verb [ T ] (SPORT)
to put new strings onto a racket used in sport:
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Tennis & racket sports
- birdie
- break
- break point
- deuce
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- single
- smash
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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string verb [ T ] (BEADS, ETC.)
to put a string through a number of objects:
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Fastening and tying
- anchor
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- twist tie
- tying
- yoke
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