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strings

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A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

Examples :

"The wealthy landowner kept his prize-winning horses in several strings near the main house, ensuring they received the best care. "

architecture animal building agriculture

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(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

Examples :

"The wealthy owner entered his strings of horses in several races at the upcoming derby. "

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A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.

Examples :

""Having recently joined strings in London, the new barrister was eager to start his legal career." "

law organization group

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An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.

Examples :

"Several strings from different prefectures gathered in Tokyo to compete in the sumo tournament. "

sport group organization tradition culture

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A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.

sex group human society organization business person job

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A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

Examples :

"The girl used colorful strings to make friendship bracelets. "

material structure

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Such a structure considered as a substance.

Examples :

"The chef expertly folded the egg whites, creating light and airy strings throughout the mousse. "

material substance structure

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Any similar long, thin and flexible object.

Examples :

"a bowstring"

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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.

Examples :

"a string of sausages"

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A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

Examples :

"The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive"

material substance

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A series of items or events.

Examples :

"a string of successes"

item event list story time organization process system

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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.

Examples :

""During tryouts, the coach carefully evaluated each player to determine who would make the first and second strings on the basketball team." "

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In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.

Examples :

"After a few strings of bad luck in the card game, Mark finally started winning. "

game sport entertainment

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A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.

Examples :

"The wealthy owner entered his strings of horses in several races at the Kentucky Derby. "

sport animal race

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An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

Examples :

"The computer program checked the strings for any misspelled words. "

computing technology structure word language info internet communication

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A stringed instrument.

Examples :

"My daughter wants to learn how to play strings in the school orchestra. "

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(usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.

Examples :

"The strings of the school orchestra played a beautiful melody during the concert. "

music group sound entertainment

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(in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

Examples :

"no strings attached"

law business condition

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The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

Examples :

"Physicists study strings to understand the fundamental nature of the universe. "

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Cannabis or marijuana.

Examples :

"My neighbor got arrested for selling strings near the park. "

medicine substance

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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.

Examples :

"The strings in our billiards game were exciting; everyone was trying to get their ball closest to the bottom rail. "

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The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.

Examples :

"After each round of the beanbag toss, we moved a button along the strings to mark our score. "

sport game item

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(by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.

Examples :

"After a long afternoon playing pool, Maria counted her strings to see who won. "

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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.

Examples :

"After accidentally knocking the cue ball off the table, Maria had to place it behind the strings for her next shot. "

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

Examples :

"The old book was falling apart because the strings holding the pages to the cover had broken. "

material structure

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A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.

Examples :

"The gardener gently pulled the weeds, being careful not to damage the tomato plant's delicate strings searching for nutrients in the soil. "

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A nerve or tendon of an animal body.

Examples :

"The butcher carefully removed the strings from the chicken before packaging it. "

anatomy animal body physiology

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

Examples :

"The ship's hull construction included strong strings, the inner planks bolted to the sheer strake for added strength. "

nautical architecture building sailing

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The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.

Examples :

"the strings of beans"

plant part vegetable

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A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

Examples :

""When the geologist cracked open the quartz rock, he saw tiny strings of gold running through it." "

geology mineral

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A stringcourse.

Examples :

"The brick building had a decorative stringcourse of limestone running horizontally between the first and second stories. "

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A hoax; a fake story.

Examples :

"The news report about the celebrity's secret marriage turned out to be just strings, invented by a gossip website. "

story media communication entertainment

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To put (items) on a string.

Examples :

"You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace."

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To put strings on (something).

Examples :

"It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly."

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To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.

Examples :

"The runners began to string out along the trail as the race progressed. "

group action process

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To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.

Examples :

"Before our ping pong match, we will strings to see who serves first. "

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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.

Examples :

""The experienced birder would never string a sighting by claiming to have seen a rare warbler when it was just a common sparrow." "

nature bird animal action environment sport communication language attitude moral game

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Collectively, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.

Examples :

"The orchestra's strings played a beautiful melody during the concert. "

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Conditions, especially undesirable ones.

Examples :

"It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached."