string

Definition

  • n. a lightweight cord
  • n. a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
  • n. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
  • n. a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)

Word forms

Past participle
strung
Present participle
stringing
Third person singular
strings
Past tense
strung

Example sentences

  1. n.

    She tied the package with a piece of string.

  2. vt.

    He strung the beads together to make a necklace.

  3. vi.

    The lights strung across the patio looked beautiful at night.

  4. 计

    The password must be at least eight characters long and include a string of numbers.