English-Thai Dictionary

string

ADJ ทำ จาก เชือก  ทำ จาก สายป่าน  tam-jak-chuek

 

string

N การเรียง ต่อเนื่อง ของ เหตุการณ์ หรือ สิ่ง ต่างๆ  series sequence succession kan-ring-tor-nuang-kong-hed-kan

 

string

N ฝูง สัตว์ ที่ มีเจ้าของ เป็น คน เดียวกัน  fung-sad-ti-me-jao-kong-kon-diao

 

string

N สาย ดนตรี  sai-don-tre

 

string

N สายสร้อย  สาย ประคำ คอ  สาย ร้อย  beads chain necklace sai-soi

 

string

N เชือก  สาย ผูก  สายป่าน  cord fibre rope chuek

 

string

N แถว  ทาง  line row tao

 

string

VT จัดเรียง เป็นแถว  line jad-riang-pen-tao

 

string

VT ผูก ด้วย เชือก  มัด ด้วย เชือก  มัด ด้วย สาย รัด  strap tie puk-duai-chuek

 

string

VT ใส่ สาย  ร้อย สาย  thread sai-sai

 

string along

PHRV ติดตาม ด้วย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ไป กับ  tid-tam-duai

 

string along

PHRV หลอกลวง ด้วย การ ให้ ความหวัง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  แกล้ง ให้ ความหวัง  lok-lung-duai-kan-hai-kwam-wang

 

string along

PHRV แสร้ง ไม่เห็นด้วย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  แสร้งทำ  sang-mai-hen-duai

 

string instrument

N เครื่องดนตรี ประเภท สาย  fiddle krueng-don-tre-pra-ped-sai

 

string out

PHRV เดิน เรียง ไป ตาม  doen-ring-pai-tam

 

string quartet

N คณะ เล่น ดนตรี ประเภท เครื่องสาย สี่ ชนิด  quartet ka-na-len-don-tre-pra-ped-kruan-sai

 

string together

PHRV พูด รวมกัน  phud-ruam-kan

 

string together

PHRV ร้อย ด้วย  ผูก ด้วย  roi-duai

 

string up

PHRV แขวน  ห้อย  ร้อย  kwan

 

string up

PHRV แขวนคอ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  kwan-kor

 

string with

PHRV ร้อย ด้วย  ผูก ด้วย  ผูก ด้วย  roi-duai

 

string with

PHRV หลอก เล่น (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ล้อเล่น  lok-len

 

stringboard

N กระดาน บัง ฐาน บันได  แผ่น แคร่ 

 

stringcourse

N แผ่น แนวนอน ที่ วาง ต่อเนื่อง กัน 

 

stringed

ADJ ซึ่ง มี สาย  sueng-me-sai

 

stringed instrument

N เครื่องดนตรี ประเภท สาย  fiddle krueng-don-tre-pra-ped-sai

 

stringency

N ความเข้มงวด ใน ระเบียบ  ความตึง  ความ รีบด่วน  ความหนาแน่น 

 

stringendo

A อย่าง ค่อยๆ เร็ว ขึ้น ของ ดนตรี 

 

stringent

ADJ ฝืดเคือง (เงิน  ตึงตัว (เงิน  tight fuad-kuang

 

stringent

ADJ เข้มงวด  กวดขัน  เคร่งครัด  restrictive rigorous strict severe kem-ngod

 

stringer

N คาน ตรง  timber kan-trong

 

stringer

N ฐาน บันได  stringboard tan-ban-dai

 

stringer

N ปีก เสริม ซึ่ง ขนาน ไป กับ ลำตัว เครื่องบิน  pik-soem-sueng-ka-nan-pai-kab-lam-tua

 

stringer

N ผู้สื่อข่าว ชั่วคราว  ผู้สื่อข่าว หนังสือพิมพ์ ซึ่ง ทำงาน แบบ ชั่วคราว  journalist news reporter phu-sue-kao-chue-kao

 

stringer

N แนว แร่  สาย แร่  mineral vein nai-rea

 

stringhalt

N โรค ขา แพลง ใน ม้า 

 

stringpiece

N ฐาน บันได  ไม้หมอน ทางรถไฟ ตาม แนวตรง  ทาง ตามยาว 

 

stringy

ADJ เหมือน สาย  เป็น สาย  เหมือน เส้นด้าย  ropy threadlike wiry muan-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRING

n.[G., L., drawing, stretching. ] 1. A small rope, line or cord, or a slender strip of lether or other like substance, used for fastening or tying things.
2. A ribin.
Round Ormonds knee thou tyst the mystic string.
3. A thread on which any thing is filed; and hence, a line of things; as a string of shells or beads.
4. The chord of a musical instrument, as of a harpsichord, harp or violin; as an instrument of ten strings.
5. A fiber, as of a plant.
Duck weed putteth forth a little string into the water, from the bottom.
6. A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
The string of his tongue was loosed. Mark 7:35.
[This is not a technical word. ]
7. The line or cord of a bow.
He twangs the quivring string.
8. A series of things connected or following in succession; any concatenation of things; as a string of arguments; a string of propositions.
9. In ship-building, the highest range of planks in a ships ceiling, or that between the gunwale and the upper edge of the upper deck ports.
1 . The tough substance that unites the two parts of the pericarp of leguminous plants; as the strings of beans.
To have two strings to the bow, to have two expedients for executing a project or gaining a purpose; to have a double advantage, or to have two views. [In the latter sense, unusual. ]

 

STRING

v.t.pret. and pp. strung. 1. To furnish with strings.
Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet?
2. To put in tune a stringed instrument.
For here the muse so oft her harp has strung--
3. To file; to put on a line; as, to string beads or pearls.
4. To make tense; to strengthen.
Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood.
5. To deprive of strings; as, to string beans.

 

STRINGED

a. 1. Having strings; as a stringed instrument.
2. Produced by strings; as stringed noise.

 

STRINGENT

for astringent, binding, is not in use.

 

STRINGHALT

n.[string and halt. ] A sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive motion of the muscles that extend or bend the hough. [This word in some of the United States, is corrupted into springhalt. ]

 

STRINGING

ppr. Furnishing with strings; putting in tune; filling; making tense; depriving of strings.

 

STRINGLESS

a.Having no strings. His tongue is now a stringless instrument.

 

STRINGY

a. 1. Consisting of strings or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as a stringy root.
2. Ropy; viscid; gluey; that may be drawn into a thread.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRING

String, n. Etym: [OE. string, streng, AS. streng; akin to D. streng, G. strang, Icel. strengr, Sw. sträng, Dan. stræng; probably from the adj. , E. strong (see Strong ); or perhaps originally meaning, twisted, and akin to E. strangle. ]

 

1. A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string. Shak. Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string. Prior.

 

2. 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 succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments. "A string of islands." Gibbon.

 

3. A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together. Milton.

 

4. The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin; specifically (pl. ), the stringed instruments of an orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the theme. "An instrument of ten strings." Ps. xxx. iii. 2.Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or viol still. Milton.

 

5. The line or cord of a bow. Ps. xi. 2. He twangs the grieving string. Pope.

 

6. A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root. Duckweed putteth forth a little string into the water, from the bottom. Bacon.

 

7. A nerve or tendon of an animal body. The string of his tongue was loosed. Mark vii. 35.

 

8. (Shipbuilding )

 

Defn: An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

 

9. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans.

 

1 . (Mining )

 

Defn: A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein. Ure.

 

11. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Same as Stringcourse.

 

12. (Billiards )

 

Defn: The points made in a game. String band (Mus. ), a band of musicians using only, or chiefly, stringed instruments. -- String beans. (a ) A dish prepared from the unripe pods of several kinds of beans; -- so called because the strings are stripped off. (b ) Any kind of beans in which the pods are used for cooking before the seeds are ripe; usually, the low bush bean. -- To have two strings to one's bow, to have a means or expedient in reserve in case the one employed fails.

 

STRING

String, v. t. [imp. Strung; p. p. Strung (R. Stringed ); p. pr. & vb. n. Stringing. ]

 

1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin. Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street Gay.

 

2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it. For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung, That not a mountain rears its head unsung. Addison.

 

3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.

 

4. To make tense; to strengthen. Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood. Dryden.

 

5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9.

 

STRINGBOARD

STRINGBOARD String "board `, n.

 

Defn: Same as Stringpiece.

 

STRINGCOURSE

STRINGCOURSE String "course `, n. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work.

 

STRINGED

STRINGED Stringed, a.

 

1. Having strings; as, a stringed instrument. Ps. cl. 4.

 

2. Produced by strings. "Answering the stringed noise. " Milton.

 

STRINGENCY

STRINGENCY Strin "gen *cy, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being stringent.

 

STRINGENDO

Strin "gen *do, a. Etym: [It. ] (Mus. )

 

Defn: Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.

 

STRINGENT

Strin "gent, a. Etym: [L. stringens, -entis, p.pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See Strain. ]

 

Defn: Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules. They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure. Macaulay. -- Strin "gent *ly, adv. -- Strin "gent *ness, n.

 

STRINGER

STRINGER String "er, n.

 

1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham.

 

2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.

 

3. (Railroad )

 

Defn: A longitudinal sleeper.

 

4. (Shipbuilding )

 

Defn: A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.

 

5. (Carp. )

 

Defn: A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.

 

STRINGHALT

STRINGHALT String "halt `, n. (Far. )

 

Defn: An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also springhalt. ]

 

STRINGINESS

STRINGINESS String "i *ness, n.

 

Defn: Quality of being stringy.

 

STRINGLESS

STRINGLESS String "less, a.

 

Defn: Having no strings. His tongue is now a stringless instrument. Shak.

 

STRINGPIECE

STRINGPIECE String "piece `, n. (Arch. )(a ) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp. : (b ) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and rises of a flight or run of stairs.

 

STRINGY

STRINGY String "y, a.

 

1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.

 

2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; viscid; gluely. Stringy bark (Bot. ), a name given in Australia to several trees of the genus Eucalyptus (as E. amygdalina, obliqua, capitellata, macrorhyncha, piperita, pilularis, and tetradonta ),which have a fibrous bark used by the aborigines for making cordage and cloth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

string

string |striNG strɪŋ | ▶noun 1 material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length. • a piece of such material used to tie around or attach to something. • a piece of catgut or similar material interwoven with others to form the head of a sports racket. • a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration. • (strings ) the stringed instruments in an orchestra. • [ as modifier ] of, relating to, or consisting of stringed instruments: a string quartet. 2 a set of things tied or threaded together on a thin cord: she wore a string of agates around her throat. • a sequence of similar items or events: a string of burglaries. • Computing a linear sequence of characters, words, or other data. • a group of racehorses trained at one stable. • a team or player holding a specified position in an order of preference: Gary was first string on the varsity football team. 3 a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food, such as a tough elongated piece connecting the two halves of a bean pod. 4 short for stringboard. 5 a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having the dynamical properties of a flexible loop. • (also cosmic string ) (in cosmology ) a hypothetical threadlike concentration of energy within the structure of space-time. ▶verb ( past and past participle strung |strəNG | ) 1 [ with obj. ] hang (something ) so that it stretches in a long line: lights were strung across the promenade. • thread (a series of small objects ) on a string: he collected stones with holes in them and strung them on a strong cord. • (be strung ) be arranged in a long line: the houses were strung along the road. • (string something together ) add items to one another to form a series or coherent whole: he can't string two sentences together. 2 [ with obj. ] fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow ): the harp had been newly strung. 3 [ with obj. ] remove the strings from (a bean ). 4 Brit. Billiards another term for lag 1 ( sense 2 of the verb ). PHRASES no strings attached informal used to show that an offer or opportunity carries no special conditions or restrictions. on a string under one's control or influence: I've got the world on a string. PHRASAL VERBS string along informal stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient. string someone along informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, esp. about one's intentions: she had no plans to marry him —she was just stringing him along. string something out cause something to stretch out; prolong something. • (string out ) stretch out into a long line: the runners string out in a line across the road. • (be strung out ) be nervous or tense: I often felt strung out by daily stresses. • (be strung out ) be under the influence of alcohol or drugs: he died, strung out on booze and cocaine. string someone /something up hang something up on strings. • kill someone by hanging. DERIVATIVES string less adjective, string like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English streng (noun ), of Germanic origin; related to German Strang, also to strong. The verb (dating from late Middle English ) is first recorded in the senses ‘arrange in a row ’ and ‘fit with a string. ’

 

string bass

string bass |bās ˌstrɪŋ ˈbeɪs | ▶noun (esp. among jazz musicians ) a double bass.

 

string bean

string bean |ˈstrɪŋ ˈˌbin | ▶noun 1 any of various beans eaten in their fibrous pods, such as scarlet runners. 2 informal a tall thin person.

 

string bed

string bed ▶noun (in India ) a charpoy.

 

string bikini

string bi ki ni ▶noun a scant bikini with straps of thin cord.

 

stringboard

string board |ˈstriNGˌbôrd ˈstrɪŋbɔrd | ▶noun a board with which the ends of the steps in a staircase are covered.

 

stringcourse

string course |ˈstriNGˌkôrs ˈstrɪŋˌkɔrs | ▶noun a raised horizontal band or course of bricks on a building. Also called cordon.

 

stringed

stringed |striNGd strɪŋd | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of a musical instrument ) having strings: [ in combination ] : a three-stringed fiddle.

 

stringendo

strin gen do |strēnˈjendō, strin- ˌstrɪnˈʤɛndoʊ |Music ▶adverb & adjective (esp. as a direction ) with increasing speed. ▶noun ( pl. stringendos or stringendi |-ˈjendē | ) a passage marked to be performed in this way. ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘squeezing, binding together. ’

 

stringent

strin gent |ˈstrinjənt ˈstrɪnʤənt | ▶adjective (of regulations, requirements, or conditions ) strict, precise, and exacting: California's air pollution guidelines are stringent. DERIVATIVES strin gen cy noun, strin gent ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘compelling, convincing ’): from Latin stringent- ‘drawing tight, ’ from the verb stringere.

 

stringer

string er |ˈstriNGər ˈstrɪŋər | ▶noun 1 a longitudinal structural piece in a framework, esp. that of a ship or aircraft. 2 informal a newspaper correspondent not on the regular staff of a newspaper, esp. one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place. 3 a side of a staircase, which supports the treads and risers. 4 [ in combination ] a sports player holding a specified position in an order of preference: a third-stringer on the football team.

 

stringhalt

string halt |ˈstriNGˌhôlt ˈstrɪŋhɔlt | ▶noun a condition affecting one or both of a horse's hind legs, causing exaggerated bending of the hock.

 

string orchestra

string or ches tra ▶noun an orchestra consisting only of bowed string instruments of the violin family.

 

stringpiece

string piece |ˈstriNGˌpēs ˈstrɪŋˌpis | ▶noun a long piece supporting and connecting the parts of a wooden framework.

 

string quartet

string quar tet ▶noun a chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello. • a piece of music for such an ensemble.

 

string theory

string the o ry ▶noun a cosmological theory based on the existence of cosmic strings. See also string ( sense 5 of the noun ).

 

string tie

string tie ▶noun a very narrow necktie.

 

string vest

string vest ▶noun a vest made of a meshed fabric, typically worn by men as underwear.

 

stringy

string y |ˈstriNGē ˈstrɪŋi | ▶adjective ( stringier, stringiest ) (esp. of hair ) resembling string; long, thin, and lusterless. • (of a person ) tall, wiry, and thin. • (of food ) containing tough fibers and so hard to eat. • (of a liquid ) viscous; forming strings. DERIVATIVES string i ly |-lē |adverb, string i ness noun

 

stringybark

stringy |bark |ˈstrɪŋɪbɑːk | ▶noun an Australian eucalyptus with tough fibrous bark. ●Several species in the genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae.

 

Oxford Dictionary

string

string |strɪŋ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length. • [ count noun ] a piece of string used to tie round or attach to something. • [ count noun ] a piece of catgut or similar material interwoven with others to form the head of a sports racket. • [ count noun ] a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration. • (strings ) the stringed instruments in an orchestra. • [ as modifier ] relating to or consisting of stringed instruments: a string quartet. 2 a set of things tied or threaded together on a thin cord: she wore a string of agates round her throat. • a sequence of similar items or events: a string of burglaries. • Computing a linear sequence of characters, words, or other data. • a group of racehorses trained at one stable. • a reserve team or player holding a specified position in an order of preference: the village team held Rangers' second string to a 0 –0 draw. • a player assigned a specified rank in a team in an individual sport such as squash: Taylor lost to third string Baines. 3 a tough piece of fibre in vegetables, meat, or other food, such as a tough elongated piece connecting the two halves of a bean pod. 4 a G-string or thong. 5 short for stringboard. 6 Physics a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having the dynamical properties of a flexible loop. • (also cosmic string ) a hypothetical thread-like concentration of energy within the structure of space –time. ▶verb ( past and past participle strung |strʌŋ | ) 1 [ with obj. and adverbial ] hang (something ) so that it stretches in a long line: lights were strung across the promenade. • thread (a series of small objects ) on a string: he collected stones with holes in them and strung them on a strong cord. • (be strung ) be arranged in a long line: the houses were strung along the road. • (string something together ) add items to one another to form a series or coherent whole: he can't string two sentences together. 2 [ with obj. ] fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow ): the harp had been newly strung. 3 [ with obj. ] remove the strings from (a bean ). 4 [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal hoax or trick (someone ): I'm not stringing you —I'll eat my shirt if it's not true. 5 [ no obj. ] informal work as a stringer in journalism: he strings for almost every French radio service. 6 [ no obj. ] Billiards determine the order of play by striking the cue ball from baulk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion. PHRASES have many strings to one's bow see bow 1. how long is a piece of string? Brit. used to indicate that something cannot be given a finite measurement. no strings attached informal used to show that an offer or opportunity carries no special conditions or restrictions. on a string under one's control or influence: I keep all three men on a string and never make a choice. PHRASAL VERBS string along Brit. informal stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient. string someone along informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one's intentions: she had no plans to marry him —she was just stringing him along. string out stretch out into a long line: the runners string out in a line across the road. string something out prolong something. be strung out informal be nervous or tense: I often felt strung out by daily stresses. • N. Amer. be under the influence of alcohol or drugs: he died, strung out on booze. string someone /thing up 1 hang something up on strings. • kill someone by hanging. 2 (be strung up ) Brit. informal be tense or nervous. DERIVATIVES stringless adjective, string-like adjective ORIGIN Old English streng (noun ), of Germanic origin; related to German Strang, also to strong. The verb (dating from late Middle English ) is first recorded in the senses ‘arrange in a row ’ and ‘fit with a string ’.

 

string bass

string bass ▶noun (especially among jazz musicians ) a double bass.

 

string bean

string bean ▶noun 1 any of various beans eaten in their fibrous pods, especially runner beans or French beans. 2 informal a tall, thin person.

 

string bed

string bed ▶noun (in India ) a charpoy.

 

string bikini

string bi ki ni ▶noun a scant bikini with straps of thin cord.

 

stringboard

string |board |ˈstrɪŋbɔːd | ▶noun a supporting timber or skirting in which the ends of the steps in a staircase are set. Also called stringer.

 

string course

string course ▶noun a raised horizontal band or course of bricks on a building.

 

stringed

stringed |strɪŋd | ▶adjective (of a musical instrument ) having strings: [ in combination ] : a three-stringed fiddle.

 

stringendo

stringendo |strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ |Music ▶adverb & adjective (especially as a direction ) with increasing speed. ▶noun ( pl. stringendos or stringendi ) a passage performed or marked to be performed with increasing speed. ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘squeezing, binding together ’.

 

stringent

stringent |ˈstrɪn (d )ʒ (ə )nt | ▶adjective (of regulations, requirements, or conditions ) strict, precise, and exacting: stringent guidelines on air pollution. DERIVATIVES stringency noun, stringently adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘compelling, convincing ’): from Latin stringent- ‘drawing tight ’, from the verb stringere.

 

stringer

string ¦er |ˈstrɪŋə | ▶noun 1 a longitudinal structural piece in a framework, especially that of a ship or aircraft. 2 informal a newspaper correspondent who is retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place. 3 [ in combination ] a reserve sports player holding a specified position in an order of preference: six of the team's 24 first-stringers are Canadian. 4 N. Amer. a chain with hooks on which caught fish are strung. 5 a stringboard.

 

stringhalt

stringhalt |ˈstrɪŋhɔːlt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a condition affecting one or both of a horse's hind legs, causing exaggerated bending of the hock.

 

string line

string line ▶noun Billiards another term for baulk line.

 

string orchestra

string or ¦ches |tra ▶noun an orchestra consisting only of string instruments of the violin family.

 

stringpiece

string |piece ▶noun a long piece supporting and connecting the parts of a wooden framework.

 

string quartet

string quar |tet ▶noun a chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello. • a piece of music for a string quartet.

 

string theory

string the ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] a cosmological theory based on the existence of cosmic strings. See string ( sense 6 of the noun ).

 

string tie

string tie ▶noun a very narrow necktie.

 

string vest

string vest ▶noun a vest made of a meshed fabric, typically worn by men as underwear.

 

stringy

stringy |ˈstrɪŋi | ▶adjective ( stringier, stringiest ) (especially of hair ) resembling string in being long and thin. • (of a person ) tall, wiry, and thin. • (of food ) containing tough fibres and so hard to eat. • (of a liquid ) viscous; forming strings. DERIVATIVES stringily adverb, stringiness noun

 

stringybark

stringy |bark |ˈstrɪŋɪbɑːk | ▶noun an Australian eucalyptus with tough fibrous bark. ●Several species in the genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

string

string noun 1 a knotted piece of string: twine, cord, yarn, thread, strand. 2 a string of convenience stores: chain, group, firm, company. 3 a string of convictions: series, succession, chain, sequence, run, streak. 4 a string of wagons: line, train, procession, queue, file, column, convoy, cavalcade. 5 a string of pearls: strand, rope, necklace. 6 a guaranteed loan with no strings: condition, qualification, provision, proviso, caveat, stipulation, rider, prerequisite, limitation, limit, constraint, restriction; informal catch. ▶verb 1 lights were strung across the promenade: hang, suspend, sling, stretch, run; thread, loop, festoon. 2 beads strung on a silver chain: thread, loop, link. PHRASES string along 1 must your sister always string along? go along, come too, accompany someone, join someone. 2 I think Daisy is just stringing poor Dave along: mislead, deceive, take advantage of, dupe, hoax, fool, make a fool of, play with, toy with, dally with, trifle with; informal lead up the garden path, take for a ride. string out 1 stringing out a story: spin out, drag out, lengthen. 2 airfields strung out along the Gulf: spread out, space out, distribute, scatter. string up informal Dawes and his boys went after Lucius, threatening to string him up: hang, lynch, gibbet.

 

stringent

stringent adjective stringent regulations: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, hard and fast.

 

stringy

stringy adjective 1 stringy hair: straggly, lank, thin. 2 a stringy brunette: lanky, gangling, gangly, rangy, wiry, bony, skinny, scrawny, thin, spare, gaunt. 3 stringy meat: fibrous, gristly, sinewy, chewy, tough, leathery.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

string

string noun 1 a ball of string: twine, cord, yarn, thread, strand, fibre; rope, cable, line, wire, ligature, thong, hawser; rare fillis. 2 they lease their pubs to a string of brewers: chain, series, group, firm, company. 3 a string of convictions: series, succession, chain, sequence, concatenation, run, streak; pattern. 4 a long winding string of wagons and horses: queue, procession, line, row, file, column, rank, convoy, train, cavalcade, stream, succession, sequence; informal crocodile. 5 a string of priceless pearls: strand, rope, necklace, rosary, chaplet. 6 (strings ) an instrumental piece for horns and strings: stringed instruments. 7 (strings ) a guaranteed loan with no strings attached: conditions, qualifications, provisions, provisos, caveats, stipulations, riders, contingencies, prerequisites, limitations, limits, constraints, restrictions, reservations, requirements, obligations; informal catches. ▶verb 1 lights were strung across the promenade: hang, suspend, sling, stretch; thread, loop, festoon. 2 wire mesh was strung from one catwalk to the other: stretch, sling, run, fasten, tie, secure, link. 3 a necklace of wooden beads strung on a silver chain: thread, loop, link, join. PHRASES string along with my name I could always string along with the Irish gang: go along, go too, come too, join in; accompany, join, join up with, take up with. string someone along mislead, deceive, take in, take advantage of, dupe, hoax, fool, make a fool of, bluff; make use of, play with, toy with, dally with, trifle with, play fast and loose with; informal lead up the garden path, take for a ride, put one over on, kid. string something out 1 these journalists certainly know how to string a story out: protract, spin out, draw out, drag out, lengthen, stretch, stretch out. ANTONYMS shorten. 2 the mining villages are strung out along the valleys: spread out, space out, set apart, place at intervals, distribute, extend, fan out, scatter, straggle. string someone up informal he was strung up for murder: hang, lynch, gibbet; informal make swing.

 

stringent

stringent adjective the safety regulations are very stringent: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, stiff, hard and fast, uncompromising, draconian, extreme. ANTONYMS lenient, flexible.

 

stringy

stringy adjective 1 the girl is small with stringy hair: straggly, straggling, lank, thin. ANTONYMS luxuriant. 2 a stringy brunette: lanky, gangling, gangly, rangy, wiry, angular, bony, reedy; spindly, spindling, skinny, size-zero, scrawny, thin, thin as a rake, spare, gaunt, emaciated, skeletal, raw-boned. ANTONYMS plump. 3 he had to chew the stringy meat: fibrous, gristly, sinewy, chewy, ropy, tough, leathery, leather-like, hard. ANTONYMS tender, succulent.

 

Duden Dictionary

string.

string. Abkürzung stringendo

 

String

String Substantiv, maskulin , der |Str i ng st …|der String; Genitiv: des Strings, Plural: die Strings englisch string, eigentlich = Schnur 1 EDV Zeichenkette 2 umgangssprachlich Kurzwort für: Stringtanga

 

stringendo

strin gen do Adverb Musik |strɪnˈd͜ʃɛndo |lateinisch-italienisch schneller werdend, eilend Vortragsanweisung Abkürzung: string.

 

Stringendo

Strin gen do Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |String e ndo |das Stringendo; Genitiv: des Stringendos, Plural: die Stringendos und Stringendi schneller werdendes Tempo

 

stringent

strin gent Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |string e nt ʃt … st …|zu lateinisch stringens (Genitiv: stringentis ), 1. Partizip von: stringere, strikt aufgrund der Folgerichtigkeit sehr einleuchtend, überzeugend; logisch zwingend, schlüssig eine stringente Beweisführung, Argumentation | ein stringenter Schluss | etwas stringent nachweisen

 

Stringenz

Strin genz Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |String e nz |die Stringenz; Genitiv: der Stringenz das Stringentsein; logische Richtigkeit, Schlüssigkeit

 

Stringer

Strin ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈʃtrɪŋɐ, engl.: ˈstrɪŋə |der Stringer; Genitiv: des Stringers, Plural: die Stringer englisch längsseits angeordnetes, der Versteifung dienendes Bauteil im Flugzeug- und Schiffbau

 

stringieren

strin gie ren schwaches Verb |string ie ren ʃt …, st …|lateinisch 1 veraltet zusammenziehen, -schnüren 2 Fechtsport die Klinge des Gegners mit der eigenen Waffe abdrängen, auffangen

 

Stringregal

String re gal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Str i ngregal ˈʃt … ˈst …|englisch ; deutsch Regal, bei dem die einzelnen Bretter in ein an der Wand befestigtes Gestell eingelegt sind

 

Stringtanga

String tan ga Substantiv, maskulin , der |Str i ngtanga ˈst …|aus englisch string = Schnur, Kordel und Tanga Tanga [slip ], dessen rückwärtiger Teil aus einem schmalen, schnurförmigen Stück Stoff o. Ä. besteht Kurzform: String 2

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

string

string /strɪŋ /〖語源は 「ぴんと張ったもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U ひも , (太めの )糸 (!特定の長さの個々のひもは C ) ▸ a ball [piece ] of string 糸一玉 [1本の糸 ]▸ shoe strings 靴ひも (shoelaces )▸ tie [untie ] the string ひもを結ぶ [解く ]2 a. 〖a ～ of A 〗一連の [連続する ]A 〈物 出来事 〉(series ); 同種のA 〈物 〉, 同一経営者によるA 〈店 ホテルなど 〉 (!Aは C 名詞複数形 ) ▸ a string of murders [victories ]一連の殺人事件 [連勝 ]▸ run a string of gift shops 何軒かのみやげ物店チェーンを経営する b. C (ひもに通した )1本 , 一連 , 1つなぎ ▸ wear a string of pearls 真珠のネックレスをかける ▸ a string of fish [onions ](えらにひもを通した )一さしの魚 [タマネギ1つり ]c. C (同じ物の長く続いた )一並び , 列 ▸ a string of houses [camels ]長く続く家々 [ラクダの長い列 ]3 C (楽器の )弦 ; 〖the ～s; 集合的に 〗弦楽器演奏者, (オーケストラの )弦楽パート ▸ The cello's A string broke .チェロのA線が切れた 4 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(協定 契約などの )付帯条件, 「ひも 」▸ with no strings (attached )付帯条件なしで, ひも付きでなく 5 C 〘コンピュ 〙(プログラムの )文字列 , 記号列 .6 C 〘植 〙繊維 , (豆のさやの )すじ .7 C 同系 .h à ve m ò re than ò ne [an ò ther, a s è cond ] str í ng to one's b ó w ＝h à ve tw ò [m ò re , m à ny ] str ì ngs to one's b ó w (一度うまく行かなくても )第2の [別の ]手段を備えている .h à ve A on a str í ng ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉を思うままに操る .p ù ll (some ) str í ngs 陰で操る, 影響力を行使する .動詞 ～s /-z /; strung /strʌŋ /; ～ing 他動詞 1 (ひもなどに )〈数珠玉など 〉を通す ▸ beads strung on a thin wire 細い針金に通したビーズ 2 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗(装飾のために )〈一連の物 〉を掛けて [張り巡らせて ]飾る (up ) (!副詞 はalong, acrossなど場所 方向の表現 ) ▸ Small lights are strung up everywhere .豆電球が至る所に張り巡らされている 3 〈楽器 〉に弦を張る ▸ string a guitar ギターの弦を張る 4 〈ひも 電線など 〉を張る .5 〈人 〉を緊張させる .6 〈豆のさや 〉のすじを取る .7 ｟くだけて ｠〈人 〉をつるす , 絞首刑にする (up ).8 ｟米 くだけて ｠〈人 〉をだます .str ì ng A al ó ng [al ó ng A ]｟くだけて ｠(相手に同情 共感しているふりをして )長い間A 〈人 〉をだます .str ì ng al ó ng with A 1 ｟英 くだけて ｠(暇なので )A 〈人 〉に付いてちょっと出かける .2 A 〈計画 意見など 〉に賛成する .str ì ng A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 〖通例 be strung out 〗〈物が 〉長く1列に並ぶ .2 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈事 〉を長引かせる, 必要以上に延長する .3 ｟くだけて ｠〖be strung out 〗〈人が 〉【麻薬を 】常習している «on » .str ì ng A tog é ther [tog é ther A ]1 A 〈2つ以上のもの 〉をどうにか獲得してうまくやる ▸ Doctoral students string together enough grants and fellowships to pay their costs .博士課程の学生は補助金や奨学金をかき集めて諸費用をやりくりしている 2 A 〈語句 文など 〉をつないでどうにか相手に意志を伝える .str ì ng A ú p [ú p A ]1 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉を縛り首にする .2 ↑他動詞 2 .3 ↑他動詞 7 .～́ b à g (ひもで編んだ )手さげ袋 .～̀ b á nd 弦楽団 .～́ b è an 〖通例 ～s 〗｟米 ｠サヤインゲン, サヤエンドウ (｟英 ｠runner bean ).～̀ ed í nstrument 弦楽器 .～̀ ó rchestra 弦楽合奏団 .～̀ quart é t 弦楽四重奏団 [曲 ].～́ t ì e ストリングタイ 〘蝶 （ちよう ）結びにして付けるリボンのネクタイ 〙.～́ v è st (網状の )ベスト .

 

stringency

strin gen cy /strɪ́n (d )ʒ (ə )nsi /名詞 U 1 (規則 規準などの )厳しさ, (法律 規制などの )厳格さ .2 (金融などの )切迫, 金詰まり .3 (演説などの )説得力 .

 

stringent

strin gent /strɪ́n (d )ʒ (ə )nt /形容詞 1 〈規則 規準などが 〉厳しい, 〈法律 規制などが 〉厳格な .2 〈金融 市場などが 〉切迫した, 金詰まりの .～ly 副詞

 

stringer

string er /strɪ́ŋə r /名詞 C 1 ｟報道 ｠(新聞の )非常勤地方通信員 .2 (縦材を支える )水平材 .3 (階段の )化粧側板 .4 弦を張る人 ; 弦張り職人 .5 ｟米 ｠(鉄道の )まくら木 .6 ｟米 ｠〖複合語を作って 〗…級の選手 ▸ a first- stringer 1軍選手

 

stringy

string y /strɪ́ŋi /形容詞 1 糸の (ような ), ひも状の ; 〈髪の毛が 〉 (汚れて )よれよれになった .2 〈食物などが 〉筋の多い ; 繊維質の .3 〈チーズなどが 〉とろけて糸を引く, ねばつく .4 〈人が 〉ひょろりとやせて筋ばった .str í ng i ness 名詞