string

CEFRB1

/stɹɪŋ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thin cord made of twisted fibers.

  2. 02

    verb

    To put things on a string.

Examples

  • Lend me something with which to cut the string.

  • Pull the string and the water flushes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any 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.

  2. A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

  3. Any similar long, thin and flexible object.

More examples

In context

  • a string of shells or beads

  • a violin string

  • The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English string, streng, strynge, from Old English strenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (“string”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“rope, cord, strand; to tighten”). Cognate with Scots string (“string”), Dutch streng (“cord, strand”), Low German strenge (“strand, cord, rope”), German Strang (“strand, cord, rope”), Danish streng (“string”), Swedish sträng (“string, cord, wire”), Icelandic strengur (“string”), Latvian stringt (“to be tight, wither”), Latin stringō (“to tighten”), Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to strangle”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “halter”), Ancient Greek στραγγός (strangós, “tied together, entangled, twist...