string

1. 1.

   thread on or as if on a string

   “string pearls on a string”

   “the child drew glass beads on a string”

   “thread dried cranberries”

   Synonymsthreaddraw

   Broaderarrange

   Narrowerbeadwire
2. 2.

   add as if on a string

   “string these ideas together”

   “string up these songs and you'll have a musical”

   Synonymsstring up

   Broaderadd
3. 3.

   move or come along

   Synonymsstring along

   Broaderadvance
4. 4.

   stretch out or arrange like a string

   Broaderarrange
5. 5.

   string together; tie or fasten with a string

   “string the package”

   Broaderfasten
6. 6.

   remove the stringy parts of

   “string beans”

   Broaderremove
7. 7.

   provide with strings

   “string my guitar”

   Antonymsunstring

   Broaderchange

Other forms of string

plural

strings·

past tense or participle

strung

present participle

stringing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about string

What does string mean?

string means "a lightweight cord". That is the primary sense; the word has 17 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in string?

string has 1 syllable: string. In IPA it is /ˈstɹɪŋ/.

What is another word for string?

Close synonyms include twine, bowed stringed instrument, train, drawstring, drawing string. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of string?

The recorded antonyms are unstring.

Is string a common word?

string is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with string?

2 words rhyme with string. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.