Antonyms for strings

Grammar : Noun

Spell : string

Phonetic Transcription : strɪŋ

Definition of strings

Origin : Old English streng "line, cord, thread," from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (cf. Old Norse strengr, Danish streng, Middle Dutch strenge, Dutch streng, Old High German strang, German Strang "rope, cord"), from *strang- "taut, stiff," from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see strain). Gradually restricted by early Middle English to lines that are smaller than a rope. Sense of "a number of objects arranged in a line" first recorded late 15c.
Old English meaning "ligaments, tendons" is preserved in hamstring, heartstrings. Meaning "limitations, stipulations" (1888) is American English, probably from the common April Fool's joke of leaving a purse that looks full of money on the sidewalk, then tugging it away with an attached string when someone stoops to pick it up. To pull strings "control the course of affairs" (1860) is from the notion of puppet theater. First string, second string, etc. in athletics (1863) is from archers' custom of carrying spare bowstrings in the event that one breaks. Strings "stringed instruments" is attested from mid-14c. String bean is from 1759; string bikini is from 1974.

noun long fiber
noun succession, series

Example sentences :

Their hearts have all got strings dangling from 'em, especially the women's.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

They were handsomely embroidered, and were tied upon his feet with strings of gold.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A lyre rested on his knees, and he was striking the strings softly.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

Remove the strings with a knife, and take off both ends of the bean.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

He sat down, back of the harp, and made ready to sweep the strings.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

He touched the strings of his lyre, and all things were silent with joy.
Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody

Call her a Harvest Hamper, and braid her lovely locks with strings of onions!
Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards

The child-like explanation of her lot touched the strings of my heart.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

He has "two strings to his bow," while she has two beaux "on a string."
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various

Strings of shells which a visitor could rattle answered for door-bells.
Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne

Synonyms for strings

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