Shirodkar's operation purse-string operation | a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman, is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies |
apron string | (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist |
bass fiddle bass viol bull fiddle double bass contrabass string bass | largest and lowest member of the violin family |
beads string of beads | several beads threaded together on a string |
bowed stringed instrument string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow, the strings played superlatively well |
chain string strand | a necklace made by a stringing objects together, a string of beads, a strand of pearls, |
drawstring drawing string string | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening, he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag |
G-string thong | minimal clothing worn by stripteasers, a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband |
purse string | a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse |
shoelace shoe lace shoestring shoe string | a lace used for fastening shoes |
string twine | a lightweight cord |
string | a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed |
string | a collection of objects threaded on a single strand |
string tie | a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow |
string theory | (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings |
string | a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) |
string of words word string linguistic string | a linear sequence of words as spoken or written |
string bean | green beans with strings that must be removed |
string cheese | cheese formed in long strings twisted together |
second string | a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game |
string section strings | the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments |
string quartet string quartette | an instrumental quartet with violins and a viola and a cello |
string orchestra | an orchestra playing only stringed instruments |
string train | 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 |
balkline baulk-line string line | line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game |
string cosmic string | (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop |
shoestring shoe string | a small amount of money, he managed it on a shoestring |
string | a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) |
string string up | add as if on a string, string these ideas together, string up these songs and you'll have a musical |
string | provide with strings, string my guitar |
string thread draw e | thread on or as if on a string, string pearls on a string, the child drew glass beads on a string, thread dried cranberries |
string | remove the stringy parts of, string beans |
string | string together, tie or fasten with a string, string the package |
string | stretch out or arrange like a string |
string out spread out | set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series, the houses were strung out in a long row |
string string along | move or come along |
hang string up | kill by hanging, The murderer was hanged on Friday |
dependent dependant drug-addicted hooked strung-out | addicted to a drug |
first-string | being a regular member of a team, first-string players |
second-string | being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team, a second-string pitcher |
first-string | of members of a team, not substitutes |
edgy high-strung highly strung jittery jumpy nervy overstrung restive uptight | being in a tense state |
strung | that is on a string, keys strung on a red cord |