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string British & World English

material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length

G-string (also gee-string) British & World English

a garment consisting of a narrow strip of cloth attached to a waistband that covers only the genital area, worn as underwear or by striptease performers

string out in string British & World English

stretch out into a long line

string bass British & World English

(especially among jazz musicians) a double bass

string bean British & World English

any of various beans eaten in their fibrous pods, especially runner beans or French beans

string bed British & World English

(in India) a charpoy

string line British & World English

another term for balk line.

string tie British & World English

a very narrow necktie

string vest British & World English

a vest made of a meshed fabric, typically worn by men as underwear

drill string British & World English

a structure consisting of coupled lengths of pipe or casing, which occupies the hole made in drilling for oil or gas

first string British & World English

the best players on a team, the ones that normally play the most

second string British & World English

an alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails

string along in string British & World English

stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient

string bikini British & World English

a scant bikini with straps of thin cord

string course British & World English

a raised horizontal band or course of bricks on a building

string-puller British & World English

a person who is in control of events or other people’s actions

string theory British & World English

a cosmological theory based on the existence of cosmic strings

unison string British & World English

a string in a piano or other instrument tuned to the same pitch (or to a pitch an octave higher) as another string and meant to be sounded with it

on a string in string British & World English

under one’s control or influence

string quartet British & World English

a chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello

character string British & World English

a linear sequence of characters stored in or processed by a computer

be strung out in string British & World English

be under the influence of alcohol or drugs

string orchestra British & World English

an orchestra consisting only of string instruments of the violin family

sympathetic string British & World English

each of a group of additional wire strings fitted to certain stringed instruments to give extra resonance

string someone along in string British & World English

mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one’s intentions

restring British & World English

fit new or different strings to (a musical instrument or sports racket)

have or add another string to one's bow in bow1 British & World English

have a further resource that one can make use of

string something together in string British & World English

add items to one another to form a series or coherent whole

bowstring British & World English

the string of an archer’s bow, traditionally made of three strands of hemp

gee-string in G-string (also gee-string) British & World English

a garment consisting of a narrow strip of cloth attached to a waistband that covers only the genital area, worn as underwear or by striptease performers

how long is a piece of string? in string British & World English

used to indicate that something cannot be given a finite measurement

drawstring British & World English

a string in the seam of the material of a garment or a bag, which can be pulled to tighten or close it

drone British & World English

a musical instrument, or part of one, sounding a continuous note of low pitch, in particular (also drone pipe) a pipe in a bagpipe or (also drone string) a string in an instrument such as a hurdy-gurdy or a sitar

shoestring British & World English

a small or inadequate budget

a second string to one's bow in second string British & World English

an alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails

cosmic string in string British & World English

a hypothetical thread-like concentration of energy within the structure of space-time

drone string in drone British & World English

a musical instrument, or part of one, sounding a continuous note of low pitch, in particular (also drone pipe) a pipe in a bagpipe or (also drone string) a string in an instrument such as a hurdy-gurdy or a sitar