string vs train

string

noun
  • 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”) 

verb
  • 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. 

train

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

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