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noun

a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.

something resembling a cord or thread.

Also called cosmic string. Physics. a mathematical entity used to represent elementary particles, as gravitons, quarks, or leptons, in terms of a small but finite stringlike object existing in the four dimensions of spacetime and in additional, hypothetical, spacelike dimensions. The theory of such objects (string theory) avoids the many mathematical difficulties that arise from treating particles as points.

a narrow strip of flexible material, as cloth or leather, for tying parts together: the strings of a bonnet.

a necklace consisting of a number of beads, pearls, or the like threaded or strung on a cord; strand: She wore a double string of pearls.

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any series of things arranged or connected in a line or following closely one after another: a string of islands; a string of questions.

a series of railroad cars coupled together but not constituting an entire train.

Journalism. a compilation of clippings of a stringer's published writings, submitted in request of payment according to an agreed space rate.

a group of animals, especially saddle horses, owned or used by one person: a string of polo ponies.

10.

(in a musical instrument) a tightly stretched cord or wire that produces a tone when caused to vibrate, as by plucking, striking, or friction of a bow.

11.

strings,

stringed instruments, especially those played with a bow.

players on such instruments in an orchestra or band.

12.

a bowstring.

13.

a cord or fiber in a plant.

14.

the tough piece uniting the two parts of a pod: the strings of beans.

15.

Architecture.

a stringcourse.

Also called stringer. one of the sloping sides of a stair, supporting the treads and risers.

16.

Computers, Linguistics. a linear sequence of symbols, words, characters, or bits that is treated as a unit.

17.

Billiards, Pool.

a stroke made by each player from the head of the table to the opposite cushion and back, to determine, by means of the resultant positions of the cue balls, who shall open the game.

Also called string line. a line from behind which the cue ball is placed after being out of play.

18.

a complement of contestants or players grouped as a squad in accordance with their skill: He made the second string on the football team.

19.

Usually, strings. conditions or limitations on a proposal: a generous offer with no strings attached.

20.

Obsolete. a ligament, nerve, or the like in an animal body.

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verb (used with object)

21.

to furnish with or as with a string or strings: to string a bonnet; to string a bow.

22.

to extend or stretch (a cord, thread, etc.) from one point to another.

23.

to thread on or as on a string: to string beads.

24.

to connect in or as in a line; arrange in a series or succession: She knows how to string words together.

25.

Music.

to adjust the string of (a bow) or tighten the strings of (a musical instrument) to the required pitch.

to equip (a bow or instrument) with new strings.

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26.

to provide or adorn with something suspended or slung: a room strung with festoons.

27.

to deprive of a string or strings; strip the strings from: to string beans.

28.

to make tense, as the sinews, nerves, mind, etc.

29.

to kill by hanging (usually followed by up).

30.

Slang. to fool or hoax.

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verb (used without object)

31.

to form into or move in a string or series: The ideas string together coherently.

32.

to form into a string or strings, as a glutinous substance does when pulled: Good taffy doesn't break—it strings.

Verb phrases

33.

string along, Informal.

to be in agreement; follow with confidence: He found he couldn't string along with all their modern notions.

to keep (a person) waiting or in a state of uncertainty.

to deceive; cheat; trick.

34.

string out,

to extend; stretch out: The parade strung out for miles.

to prolong: The promised three days strung out to six weeks.

Idioms

35.

on a/the string, Informal. subject to the whim of another; in one's power; dependent: After keeping me on a string for two months, they finally hired someone else.

36.

pull strings/wires,

to use one's influence or authority, usually in secret, in order to bring about a desired result.

to gain or attempt to gain one's objectives by means of influential friends, associates, etc.: He had his uncle pull strings to get him a promotion.

Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English string, streng, Old English streng; cognate with Dutch streng, German Strang; akin to Latin stringere to bind; (v.) late Middle English stringen to string a bow, derivative of the noun

Related forms

string·less, adjective

string·like, adjective

re·string, verb, -strung, -string·ing.

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Example Sentences

The string of white-and-orange lifeboats strung out over a quarter-mile on the horizon ahead was an eerie sight.

Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string.

Some string beans are so delicious, you may want to keep a supply at hand by putting some in your garden.

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The string of white-and-orange lifeboats strung out over a quarter-mile on the horizon ahead was an eerie sight.

Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string.

Some string beans are so delicious, you may want to keep a supply at hand by putting some in your garden.

Instead of string theory, four-dimensional tetrahedrons.

Witten showed that what had been five different versions of string theory seemed to be related.

Lariviere has struggled for much of his first year to contain the fallout from a string of sports-related scandals.

String theorists think that the world is made of matter that exists independently of space and time.

You're basing your entire work on string theory, but the physical evidence doesn't exist to corroborate what you're suggesting.

If one of them broke a string on his sandals, the other two would wait until the damage was repaired.

With the free stake, trace the patio's outline in the soil, pulling the string taut as you walk.

The basic idea is that you hang this ball from a string and attach a string to the bottom.

These new books argue it's time physicists faced up to the shortcomings of string theory.

It had been turned down by a string of commercial publishers.

Japan has mostly been led by a string of weak consensus-seekers.

Connect the other end of the string to a second cup by repeating these steps.

Mathematical trickery borrowed from string theory raises hopes of understanding the densest stuff in the universe.

There are little tinny breech-loading shotguns the size of my first popgun, the one with the cork on a string.

Then wet a piece of thin cotton string and drag it through the bowl.

If you pull slowly on the bottom string, the top string breaks.

String theorists agree that it has been a long, strange trip, but they still have faith that they will complete the journey.

It was the latest in a string of controversial news.

Pull the string tightly to speak into and to listen on the string phone.

Giant white asparagus tied with string on a silver platter lie below vases filled with spectacular flower arrangements.

Tape one end of the string onto the empty plate and wind up.

The two of them would talk about general relativity and string theory for hours every day.

String theory, currently a popular idea, holds that the universe is made up of tiny vibrating strings.

Yonou wore a brown robe and clutched a string of prayer beads.

In fact, being directly testable, it may be better than string theory.

It starts amongst garden terraces but soon leads to a series of wild headlands crowned by a string of medieval towers.

At night, soft candlelight or twinkling string lights make the walls glow with a satiny sheen.

You'll want enough string to pull up an object from the floor.

Next time hu comes into your office, casually throw a string of garlic bulbs onto your desk and start whittling a stake.

Since then he has published a string of articles questioning conventional thinking on development.

The hypothesis is the latest in a string of diseases proposed to explain the small-bodied fossils.

To anchor the bridge, tape each side of the string to the chair.

My earliest memories was to save everything, even a piece of string.

To trace the bunny, make an outline with string or place a rabbit-shaped cake pan upside down on top of the baby's tears.

All it takes is a grasp of theoretical physics, control of the space-time continuum, and maybe a ball of cosmic string.

Sadly, that string of words doesn't actually make sense.

However, when he needs to track down somebody specific, he sometimes has to make a string of calls to locate them.

The research is one in a string of studies that suggest some time spent.

But after this latest string of mishaps, he could not bear the uncertainty any longer.

By the next week the group had started a string of sit-ins at stores all over the southern states.

Just add candles or string lights to make the space shine at night.

Tie the washer to the end of the string then drop it from the top hole and use the magnet if needed to pull it out.

The ester tattoo also started a small string of tattoos that plot my career as a scientist.

But he also made a string of fanciful claims that alienated sceptics all the more.

Use a strong magnet to pick up the paper clip and extend the string to full length.

String quintessence and the formulation of advanced quantum gravity.

But a string of recent high-value crimes has led not only to greater vigilance but also to greater frankness about the threat.

It may help to mark the curve of the quarter-circle with string secured by pushpins.

Some intriguing patterns emerge from the ensuing string of sonic gestalts.

The results are binary: either the record matches the search string and is retrieved, or it doesn't and isn't.

He likened the economy to a piece of string stretched taut on a board.

String quintessence and the formulation of advanced qauntum gravity.

Dig out the wick from the wax and reform into firm string.

E*Trade, there's a string of digits working hard behind the scenes.

Any job where your chair wears a string tie or a particularly large belt buckle is likely to feature them.

The more forcefully the string is plucked, the more sharply it snaps back.

Siphonophores are transparent and really aren't much more than a string of stomachs and tentacles attached to a bell-shaped head.

One is that string theory has failed to shed light on the.

Here a string of beaches make for sublime strolling, surf fishing, sand castle building.

As the hover vehicle dangles from a string and slowly rotates with lights blinking on the side, it reminds me of a flying saucer.

Those now in disgrace were behind a string of bank takeovers.

Also found were an ax with a copper blade, two arrows, and a tangle of string.

String theory, even if it is wrong, seeks to explain.

There are two main characters that enable us to restrict our match to a location within the string.

Unrest has broken out in a string of villages around the capital.

In his now-famous experiment, he sent a kite with a metal key tied to the string up into a thunderstorm.

The iris sphincter is arranged in a circular pattern, similar to a purse string.

But in models derived from string theory, dark energy and inflation turn up naturally, which is nice.

Any other personality would not have have achieved their string of success of great products.

Intricate patterns are created by wrapping the fabric with string before dyeing.

Subsequent, short-lived generations then string together the rest of the journey.

Buffers overflow when a data string is written into memory without its length being checked by the program.

The string at the end of a tampon"-and others that are too racist to repeat.

The physics prize went to a team that had unveiled a new type of string theory.

The work describes cosmic phenomena as strings of energy with the solar system an end of string.

Initially, it was conceived to replace coaxial cables and remove the need to drill holes and string wires.

There have been a string of corruption cases linked to the awarding of contracts.

Use string of one color to connect the brown bear with its main animal and plant foods.

It seems to have worked out pretty well for him and quite a string of other fighters since then.

As the tablet reacts to the water, it will start foaming and eventually fall off the string.

Yet he is still locked in a string of legal battles.

Wooden pins are placed through the lips and lashed together with string.

The piano string of the note you are playing starts to resonate without touching the piano.

The researchers stuck lengths of string in a box, rotated the box, then opened it to see if knots formed.

Yes, it was kind of a second string of the festival.

One object should have a string attached and be pulled through the magnetic soup.

Failing to find it would be the latest in a long string of missed opportunities and heartbreak.

Later, during an elaborate village lunch, string and drumming bands played their latest music.

It's the latest in a string of storms fitting a pattern predicted by climate scientists.

Some were fashioned of wood and hung on a string around a soldier's neck.

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World English Dictionary

string (strɪŋ)

—n
1.	a thin length of cord, twine, fibre, or similar material used for tying, hanging, binding, etc
2.	a group of objects threaded on a single strand: a string of beads
3.	a series or succession of things, events, acts, utterances, etc: a string of oaths
4.	a number, chain, or group of similar things, animals, etc, owned by or associated with one person or body: a string of girlfriends
5.	a tough fibre or cord in a plant: the string of an orange; the string of a bean
6.	music a tightly stretched wire, cord, etc, found on stringed instruments, such as the violin, guitar, and piano
7.	short for bowstring
8.	architect string course short for stringer
9.	maths, linguistics a sequence of symbols or words
10.	linguistics a linear sequence, such as a sentence as it is spoken
11.	physics See also cosmic string a one-dimensional entity postulated to be a fundamental component of matter in some theories of particle physics
12.	billiards another word for lag
13.	a group of characters that can be treated as a unit by a computer program
14.	(plural) complications or conditions (esp in the phrase no strings attached)
15.	(modifier) composed of stringlike strands woven in a large mesh: a string bag; string vest
16.	keep on a string to have control or a hold over (a person), esp emotionally
17.	informal pull strings to exert personal influence, esp secretly or unofficially
18.	pull the strings to have real or ultimate control of something
19.	second string a person or thing regarded as a secondary source of strength
20.	(plural) the strings
	a. violins, violas, cellos, and double basses collectively
	b. the section of a symphony orchestra constituted by such instruments

—vb (usually foll by up) (often foll by up) , strings, stringing, strung
21.	(tr) to provide with a string or strings
22.	(tr) to suspend or stretch from one point to another
23.	(tr) to thread on a string
24.	(tr) to form or extend in a line or series
25.	(foll by out) to space or spread out at intervals
26.	informal to kill (a person) by hanging
27.	(tr) to remove the stringy parts from (vegetables, esp beans)
28.	(intr) (esp of viscous liquids) to become stringy or ropey
29.	to cause to be tense or nervous
30.	billiards another word for lag

[Old English streng; related to Old High German strang, Old Norse strengr; see strong]

'stringlike

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

string

O.E. streng "line, cord, thread," from P.Gmc. *strangiz (cf. O.N. strengr, Dan. streng, M.Du. strenge, Du. streng, O.H.G. strang, Ger. Strang "rope, cord"), from base *strang- "taut, stiff," from PIE base *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see strain). Gradually

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restricted by early M.E. to lines that are smaller than a rope. Sense of "a number of objects arranged in a line" first recorded 1488. O.E. meaning "ligaments, tendons" is preserved in hamstring, heartstrings. Meaning "limitations, stipulations" (1888) is Amer.Eng., probably from the common April Fool's joke of leaving a purse that looks full of money on the sidewalk, then tugging it away with an attached string when someone stoops to pick it up. To pull strings "control the course of affairs" (1860) is from the notion of puppet theater. First string, second string, etc. in athletics (1863) is from archers' custom of carrying spare bowstrings in the event that one breaks. Strings "stringed instruments" is attested from c.1340. String bean is from 1759; string bikini is from 1974.

string

c.1400, "to fit a bow with a string," from string (n.). Meaning "to thread (beads, etc.) on a string" is from 1612. To string (someone) along is slang from 1902; string (v.) in this sense is attested in British dialect from c.1812. Stringer "newspaper correspondent paid by

length of copy" is attested from 1952, probably from earlier fig. sense of "one who strings words together" (1774).

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Computing Dictionary

string definition

programming
A sequence of data values, usually bytes, which usually stand for characters (a "character string"). The mapping between values and characters is determined by the character set which is itself specified implcitly or explicitly by the environment in which the string is being interpreted.
The most common character set is ASCII but, since the late 1990s, there has been increased interest in larger character sets such as Unicode where each character is represented by more than eight bits.
Most programming languages consider strings (e.g. "124:shabooya:\n", "hello world") basically distinct from numbers which are typically stored in fixed-length binary or floating-point representation.
A bit string is a sequence of bits.
(1999-12-21)

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

string

In addition to the idioms beginning with string, also see harp on (one string); no strings attached; on a shoestring; on a string; pull strings; purse strings; tied to apron strings; two strings to one's bow.

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