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string

Noun

A lightweight cord (synset 104345112)
is a type of: cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads
subtypes:
- chalk line, snap line, snapline - a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
- packthread - a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
same as: twine
Stringed instruments that are played with a bow (synset 102883788)
"the strings played superlatively well"

is a type of: stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
subtypes:
- bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass - largest and lowest member of the violin family
- cello, violoncello - a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
- viol - any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
- viola - a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
- fiddle, violin - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
has: fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

same as: bowed stringed instrument
A tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket (synset 104345281)
is a type of: cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads

subtypes: snare - strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding (synset 108476659)
"a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"

is a type of: series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another

same as: train
A linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.) (synset 107026665)
is a type of: sequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
subtypes:
- extension, file name extension, filename extension - a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
- linguistic string, string of words, word string - a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
- substring - a string that is part of a longer string
has: language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening (synset 103240263)
"he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"

is a type of: tie - a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied

subtypes: purse string - a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse

is a part of: drawstring bag - a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring

same as: drawing string, drawstring
A tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) (synset 114891516)
is a type of: fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop (synset 109472431)
referred to in: cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology - the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

is a type of: elementary particle, fundamental particle - (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

same as: cosmic string
A collection of objects threaded on a single strand (synset 104345456)
is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

subtypes: beads, string of beads - several beads threaded together on a string
A necklace made by stringing objects together (synset 103003364)
"a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"

is a type of: necklace - jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

same as: chain, strand

Verb

Thread on or as if on a string (synset 201362135)
"string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
subtypes:
- bead - string together like beads
- wire - string on a wire
same as: draw, thread

verb group: draw, guide, pass, run - pass over, across, or through
Add as if on a string (synset 200190721)
"string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"

is a type of: add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

same as: string up
Move or come along (synset 201997837)
is a type of: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

same as: string along
Stretch out or arrange like a string (synset 201363274)
is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
String together;
Tie or fasten with a string (synset 201363126)
"string the package"

is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
Remove the stringy parts of (synset 201363019)
"string beans"

is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Provide with strings (synset 201361848)
"string my guitar"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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