string in English: Thin cord used for tying things; also a line of things one after another. (noun)

Translation

Thin cord used for tying things; also a line of things one after another.

Word origin

From Old English streng, related to strong, because a string was cord twisted tight.

Gender

Pluralstrings

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String is thin cord, much thinner than rope.

kite .

We say "a piece of string" because string itself is usually uncountable.

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Here "strings" are the thin wires on a musical instrument.

rope

Thick strong string made by twisting many thin threads together.

tie

To join or hold something in place with string, rope, or a knot.

thin

Having only a small distance between its two sides, like a sheet of paper.

pull

To move something towards you or in the way you are going.

cut

To split or open something using a knife or other sharp tool.

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