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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