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Word: String
Speech Type: Noun
Old English streng (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Strang, also to strong. The verb (dating from late Middle English) is first recorded in the senses ‘arrange in a row’ and ‘fit with a string’
strɪŋ
material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length
Short Definition:material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp
Examples:- unwieldy packs tied up with string
a set of things tied or threaded together on a thin cord
Short Definition:set of things tied or threaded together on thin cord
Examples:- she wore a string of agates round her throat
a tough piece of fibre in vegetables, meat, or other food, such as a tough elongated piece connecting the two halves of a bean pod.
Short Definition:tough piece of fibre in food
a G-string or thong.
Short Definition:G-string or thong
a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having the dynamical properties of a flexible loop.
Short Definition:hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having dynamical properties of flexible loop
Word: String
Speech Type: Verb
strɪŋ
hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line
Short Definition:hang something so that it stretches in long line
Examples:- lights were strung across the promenade
fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow)
Short Definition:fit string or strings to
Examples:- the harp had been newly strung
remove the strings from (a bean).
Short Definition:remove strings from
hoax or trick (someone)
Short Definition:hoax or trick
Examples:- I'm not stringing you—I'll eat my shirt if it's not true
work as a stringer in journalism
Short Definition:work as stringer in journalism
Examples:- he strings for almost every French radio service
determine the order of play by striking the cue ball from baulk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion.
Short Definition:determine order of play by striking cue ball from baulk to rebound off top cushion
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