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String

Noun

Definiciones

1.NounA long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
2.NounAny similar long, thin and flexible object. A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
"a violin string; a bowstring"
3.NounA segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
"a violin string; a bowstring"
4.NounA length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
5.NounA thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
"a string of shells or beads; a string of sausages"
6.NounA cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
"The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive"
7.NounA series of items or events.
"a string of successes"
8.NounA slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
9.NounThe members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
10.NounIn various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
11.NounA drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
12.NounAn ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
13.NounA stringed instrument.
14.NounThe stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
15.NounThe conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
"no strings attached"
16.NounA tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
17.NounCannabis or marijuana. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
18.NounPart of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
19.NounThe buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
20.NounThe points made in a game of billiards.
21.NounThe line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
22.NounA strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
23.NounA fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.
24.NounA nerve or tendon of an animal body.
25.NounA board supporting steps
26.NounAn inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
27.NounThe tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
"the strings of beans"
28.NounA small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
29.NounA stringcourse.
30.NounA hoax; a fake story.
31.NounSynonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
32.NounA column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
33.VerbTo put (items) on a string.
"You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace."
34.VerbTo put strings on (something).
"It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly."
35.VerbTo form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
36.VerbTo drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
37.VerbTo deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
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