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 |
mire quagmire quag morass slack | a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
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 |
mire | a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from, the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president, caught in the mire of poverty |
string | a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) |
slop mire | deep soft mud in water or slush, they waded through the slop |
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 |
mire muck mud muck up | soil with mud, muck, or mire, The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden |
grind to a halt get stuck bog down mire | be unable to move further, The car bogged down in the sand |
mire bog down | cause to get stuck as if in a mire, The mud mired our cart |
string string along | move or come along |
hang string up | kill by hanging, The murderer was hanged on Friday |
entangle mire | entrap, Our people should not be mired in the past |
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 |