A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
The 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.
In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
A stringed instrument.
The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
Part 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.
A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
A series of items or events.
The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
A 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 column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (via the mud pumps) and torque (via the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
A thread
The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
The 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.
A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
Such a structure considered as a substance.
A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
Cannabis or marijuana.
The points made in a game of billiards.
A stringcourse.
Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”)
To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
To 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.
To put strings on (something).
To put (items) on a string.
A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
A group or class of people.
A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
The tail of a bird.
A mechanical (traditionally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected cars or carriages considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
A series of electrical pulses.
The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
A software release schedule.
To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
To improve one's fitness.
To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).
To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
To proceed in sequence.
To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
To practice an ability.
To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.