string

Noun

• a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
  • a string of beads
    
  • a strand of pearls
    

• a collection of objects threaded on a single strand

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

• a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

• a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
  • he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag
    

• a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)

• 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
    

• a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed

• stringed instruments that are played with a bow
  • the strings played superlatively well
    

• a lightweight cord

Verb

• provide with strings
  • string my guitar
    

• remove the stringy parts of
  • string beans
    

• string together; tie or fasten with a string
  • string the package
    

• stretch out or arrange like a string

• move or come along

• add as if on a string
  • string these ideas together
    
  • string up these songs and you'll have a musical
    

• thread on or as if on a string
  • string pearls on a string
    
  • the child drew glass beads on a string
    
  • thread dried cranberries
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  chain , strand , cosmic string , drawstring , drawing string , train , bowed stringed instrument , twine , string along , string up , thread , draw