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string
Found in thesaurus: series, elementary particle, aggregation, necklace, add, advance, go on, fasten, remove, modify
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string
v.
furnish with strings; tie with a string; hang or suspend; stretch from one point to another; thread onto a string (i.e. beads); arrange in a series; stretch, extend
n.
cord; something resembling a cord or thread; fiber of a plant; group of objects linked together; series of connected events; chain of characters which are processed as one unit (Computers)
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STRING
In molecular biology, STRING (Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins) is a biological database and web resource of known and predicted protein-protein interactions.
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String
String is a flexible piece of twine which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. A rope is made of six twines while a string is made up of less than 6 twines.
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string
Noun
1. a lightweight cord
(synonym) twine
(hypernym) cord
(hyponym) chalk line, snap line, snapline
2. stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
(synonym) bowed stringed instrument
(hypernym) stringed instrument
(hyponym) bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string bass
(part-meronym) fingerboard
3. a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
(hypernym) cord
(hyponym) snare
(part-holonym) stringed instrument
4. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"
(synonym) train
(hypernym) series
(derivation) string up
5. a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
(hypernym) sequence
(hyponym) extension, filename extension, file name extension
(part-meronym) language unit, linguistic unit
6. a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
(synonym) drawstring, drawing string
(hypernym) tie
(hyponym) purse string
(part-holonym) drawstring bag
7. a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) beads, string of beads
8. a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
(synonym) chain, strand
(hypernym) necklace
(derivation) thread, draw
Verb
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"
(synonym) thread, draw
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(hyponym) bead
(verb-group) guide, run, draw, pass
(derivation) chain, strand
2. add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"
(synonym) string up
(hypernym) add
(derivation) train
3. move or come along
(synonym) string along
(hypernym) advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
4. stretch out or arrange like a string
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(see-also) string out, spread out
5. string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) twine
6. remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
7. provide with strings; "string my guitar"
(antonym) unstring
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
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string
nm.
string, cord; something resembling a cord or thread; fiber of a plant
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string
v.
zavěsit na šňůru apod.; rozestavit koho/co do pravidelných rozestupů; sestavit co
n.
provázek; šňůrka; struna; šňůra; série; řetězec
