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STRING

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Irregular inflected form: strung   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stringed instruments that are played with a bow

Example:

the strings played superlatively well

Synonyms:

bowed stringed instrument; string

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

stringed instrument (a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound)

Meronyms (parts of "string"):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "string"):

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)

Derivation:

string (provide with strings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A necklace made by stringing objects together

Example:

a strand of pearls

Synonyms:

chain; strand; string

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

string (thread on or as if on a string)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

Example:

he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag

Synonyms:

drawing string; drawstring; string

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "string"):

purse string (a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse)

Holonyms ("string" is a part of...):

drawstring bag (a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A lightweight cord

Synonyms:

string; twine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "string"):

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)

Derivation:

string (thread on or as if on a string)

string (string together; tie or fasten with a string)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "string"):

snare (strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit)

Derivation:

string (provide with strings)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A collection of objects threaded on a single strand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "string"):

beads; string of beads (several beads threaded together on a string)

Derivation:

string (thread on or as if on a string)

string (stretch out or arrange like a string)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

sequence (serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern)

Meronyms (parts of "string"):

language unit; linguistic unit (one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "string"):

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)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

Example:

a train of thought

Synonyms:

string; train

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

series (similar things placed in order or happening one after another)

Derivation:

string (add as if on a string)

Sense 9

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cosmic string; string

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

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

Domain category:

cosmogeny; cosmogony; cosmology (the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)

Sense 10

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("string" is a kind of...):

fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Add as if on a string

Example:

string up these songs and you'll have a musical

Synonyms:

string; string up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "string" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

string (a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Provide with strings

Example:

string my guitar

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "string" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

unstring (remove the strings from)

Derivation:

string (a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket)

string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Thread on or as if on a string

Example:

thread dried cranberries

Synonyms:

draw; string; thread

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "string" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Verb group:

draw; guide; pass; run (pass over, across, or through)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "string"):

bead (string together like beads)

wire (string on a wire)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

string (a necklace made by stringing objects together)

string (a lightweight cord)

string (a collection of objects threaded on a single strand)

stringer (a worker who strings)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Remove the stringy parts of

Example:

string beans

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "string" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

String together; tie or fasten with a string

Example:

string the package

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "string" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

string (a lightweight cord)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Stretch out or arrange like a string

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "string" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Also:

string out (set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series)

Derivation:

string (a collection of objects threaded on a single strand)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Move or come along

Synonyms:

string; string along

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "string" is one way to...):

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

A character or string that represents a pharmacokinetic concentration group.

(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Group Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

A data type comprised of a coded character string.

(Coded String Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)

A data type comprised of a coded character string, which does not allow translations.

(Coded String No Translations Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)

A character string of a word or phrase that describes the document and/or its context.

(Document Version Keyword, NCI Thesaurus)

A URI is a compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource.

(Document Version Uniform Resource Locator, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A character or string used to name, or characterize a disposition reference.

(Disposition Reference Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

A character or string that represents a disposition event group.

(Disposition Group Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

A character or string that represents the drug accountability assessment.

(Drug Accountability Assessment Test, NCI Thesaurus)

A character or string that represents a drug accountability assessment.

(Drug Accountability Assessment Test Code, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples include string, integer, and character.

(Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)

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