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Definition string in British English

string noun

noun
/strɪŋ/
1

thin rope, usually made of twisted fibres and used for tying things together

Example

a parcel tied with string

Example

a piece of string

Example

The balloon was attached to a long string.

Synonyms and related words
rope chain string
Example

a string of islands

Example

A string of cars travelled up the narrow mountain road.

Example

He owns a string of restaurants in Wales.

Example

I was confronted by a string of questions.

Synonyms and related words
agglomeration arsenal assemblage
2.1

a series of similar or connected events that happen one after the other

Example

A string of fires plagued the area last summer.

Example

The team had a string of 13 wins last season.

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pattern process train
2.2

a group of characters used in a computer program and treated as a single unit

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anchor link autoflow automatic hyphenation
3

one of several long pieces of nylon, wire, or another substance stretched across a musical instrument, and used for producing sounds

Example

guitar/violin/harp strings

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bellows bow bridge
3.1

the stringed instruments in an orchestra, or the people who play them

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alto the brass consort
4

any of the long thin pieces of plastic or other material stretched across the frame of a tennis racket or similar piece of sports equipment

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ball baseball basketball
5

something long and thin that is similar to a string

Example

Strings of damp hair clung to her forehead.

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line strip stick
6

a G-string

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basque bloomers body
7

a group of players of the same level of ability

Example

He made the second string on the baseball team.

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all-American A. N. Other back
Example

If there are any strings involved, I'm really not interested.

Example

The money was given with no strings attached.

Synonyms and related words
red line limit constraint
Definition string in British English