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Textual thesaurus for "string"

(noun) bowed stringed instrument

stringed instruments that are played with a bow

the strings played superlatively well


(noun) chain, strand

a necklace made by a stringing objects together

a string of beads; a strand of pearls;


(noun) drawing string, drawstring

a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag


(noun) twine

a lightweight cord


(noun) train

a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

a string of islands; train of mourners; a train of thought


(noun) cosmic string

(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop


(verb) string up

add as if on a string

string these ideas together; string up these songs and you'll have a musical


(verb) draw, thread

thread on or as if on a string

string pearls on a string; the child drew glass beads on a string; thread dried cranberries


(verb) string along

move or come along