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string

noun

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1 a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things

a piece of string won't hold that gate shut if a big wind comes along

Synonyms of string

cable, cord, lace, lacing, line, rope, wire

Words Related to string

guy, halyard, lanyard, stay

bungee cord, whipcord

2 a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

a string of cars stretching as far as we could see

Synonyms of string

column, cue, file, line, queue, range, train

Words Related to string

echelon, rank, row, tier

chain, progression, sequence, succession

array

3 a series of things linked together

recounted the string of events that led to the murder

Synonyms of string

catena, catenation, chain, concatenation, consecution, nexus, progression, sequence, train

Words Related to string

chain reaction

belt, circle, cycle, vicious circle (also vicious cycle)

continuum, gamut, gauntlet (also gantlet), scale, spectrum

flow, river, stream

file, line, queue, range, row, succession

string

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of string

to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread

the prosecuting attorney strung the evidence together so that the accused man really did look guilty

Synonyms of string

concatenate, thread

Words Related to string

chain, connect, join, link, unite

interlace, intersperse, intertwine, interweave, lace, weave, wreathe

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