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string Synonyms & Antonyms

/stɹɪŋ/

What Is Another Word for String?

Other words for string include heya, conditions and provisos.

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String as a Noun

1

A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.

2

Control; influence.

I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.

3

The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

The deal sounds good, but what are the strings?

4

A controlling inner sense, emotion, memory, etc.

tug on the heart strings

5

Control over the basketball in a game; the state of being in sync as a team, as if connected by a string.

You have to get the ball on an absolute string.

6

Any similar long, thin and flexible material.

The headdress's frame is made with strings of gold.

7

A length of nylon or other material comprising the webbing on the head of a racquet or the mesh pocket of a lacrosse stick.

8

The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.

the strings of beans; a string bean

9

A bowstring.

You have to be strong to pull on the string.

10

The sound of a bowstring releasing, which often causes a target animal to jump.

The deer jumped the string.

11

A segment of wire, made of plastic, metal or other material, used as the sound-producing vibrating element on a chordophone.

a violin string

12

A stringed instrument.

13

The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.

The strings were wonderful in last night's performance.

14

A player's handicap in string game golf, providing an advantage in the form of the string, twine, rope, etc., used to measure that handicap.

15

A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.

16

A nerve or tendon of an animal body.

17

A thread or cord on which a number of objects are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; a line of things similarly strung together.

a string of pearls, shells or beads

18

The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept in a game of billiards. The points made in a game of billiards.

19

The points made in a game of billiards.

20

A series of items or events; items arranged in a line; a trend; a sequence of words, letters, sounds, etc.

The string of houses at the end of Motter Avenue are having a block party.

21

A series of gunshots comprising a sequence in a practical shooting event.

22

An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

23

A string citation.

24

Senses relating to string-like items A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

The dish was garnished with zucchini strings.

25

A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

The dish was garnished with zucchini strings.

26

A stretchy or gooey length of melted cheese; the stringiness quality of producing such strings of cheese.

27

A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.

28

The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table.

29

A part of the game of billiards, in which the order of play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.

30

A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

31

A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

32

Senses related to a number of items acting within a specific context Any grouping of companies, institutions, etc.

He owned a string of pizza restaurants throughout the region.

33

Any grouping of companies, institutions, etc.

He owned a string of pizza restaurants throughout the region.

34

In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc. A complete game of ten frames.

The batter should play out the string. The pitcher should run out the string.

35

A complete game of ten frames.

36

The series of three balls and two strikes which comprise an almost full opportunity for a batter, meaning that the next pitch will be decisive.

The batter should play out the string. The pitcher should run out the string.

37

The members of a sports team or squad in terms of whether they are likely to play first or as backups, etc.

first string; second string; third string

38

A group of horses kept for working purposes by one owner; a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.

39

Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).

40

A group of animals of any kind, generally moving in a line (as in camels), spread out laterally or a sequential series (as in ducks or geese taking flight).

A string of goats dotted the path up the mountainside.

41

Senses related to planks or strips. A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together. A board supporting steps.

42

A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.

43

A board supporting steps.

44

An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

45

A stringcourse.

46

Cannabis or marijuana. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

47

A hoax; a fake story.

48

A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.

49

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.

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50

(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

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51

A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.

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52

An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.

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53

A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.

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54

Such a structure considered as a substance.

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55

Any similar long, thin and flexible object.

a bowstring

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56

A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.

a string of sausages

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57

A series of items or events.

a string of successes

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58

The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.

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59

In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.

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60

A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.

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61

(usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.

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62

(in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

no strings attached

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63

The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

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64

Cannabis or marijuana.

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65

Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.

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66

The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.

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67

(by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.

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68

The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.

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String as a Verb

1

To put (items) on a string.

You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.

2

To put strings on (something).

It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.

3

To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.

4

To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.

5

To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.

String in a Sentence

I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.

The deal sounds good, but what are the strings?

no strings attached

tug on the heart strings

The experience struck a string in him that turned into a lifetime hobby.

The sight triggered a string of revulsion in her.

The smell pulled a string that reawakened his memory of his grandmother's cooking.

You have to get the ball on an absolute string.

The team needs to be on a string.

Tell Johnson he needs to be on a string with the ball.

The headdress's frame is made with strings of gold.

the strings of beans; a string bean

You have to be strong to pull on the string.

The deer jumped the string.

a violin string

The strings were wonderful in last night's performance.

a string of pearls, shells or beads

a string of sausages

The string of houses at the end of Motter Avenue are having a block party.

The war was ended by a catastrophic string of battles on the northern front.

The string of cars stretched as far as I could see.

Her string of bad luck seemed likely to continue.

He let out a string of profanities. That acronym is a string of letters. She heard a string of applause from the audience, amid a few strings of laughter.

The dish was garnished with zucchini strings.

The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive

He owned a string of pizza restaurants throughout the region.

He handles a string of professional boxers.

The US operates a string of military bases in countries throughout the world.

The batter should play out the string. The pitcher should run out the string.

This pitch will be key, because the string is out.

first string; second string; third string

A string of goats dotted the path up the mountainside.

The string of bison strolled along the river.

I heard a string of mallards taking flight one by one.

You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.

It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.

There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.

a bowstring

a string of successes

the strings of beans

Word Forms & Grammar

string (countable and uncountable, plural strings)

string (third-person singular simple present strings, present participle stringing, simple past strung or (colloquial) stringed or strang, past participle strung or (colloquial) stringed)

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Origin of String

Origin 1: From Middle English string, streng, strynge, from Old English strenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (“string”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“rope, cord, strand; to tighten”).

Origin 2: Cognate with Scots string (“string”), Dutch streng (“cord, strand”), Low German strenge (“strand, cord, rope”), German Strang (“strand, cord, rope”), Danish streng (“string”), Swedish sträng (“string, cord, wire”), Icelandic strengur (“string”), Latvian stringt (“to be tight, wither”), Latin stringō (“to tighten”), Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to strangle”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “halter”), Ancient Greek στραγγός (strangós, “tied together, entangled, twisted”).

Origin 3: From Middle English stryngen, strengen, from the noun (see above).

Quick Facts About String

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/stɹɪŋ/
MeaningA long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together
Synonymsheya, conditions and provisos
Pluralstrings
Verb formsstrings, stringing, strung

Quick Answers About String

Is string a noun or a verb?

String is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is the plural of string?

The plural of string is strings.

What is the past tense of string?

The past tense of string is strung. The present participle is stringing.

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