stringed instruments that are played with a bow
"the strings played superlatively well"
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
"He tightened the strings on his guitar until they were ready for the concert."
a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
"The bioinformatics software failed to align the mutated protein string with its known structural database."
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
"he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
"He carefully picked out the string from the green beans before adding them to the soup."
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
"Cosmic strings, if they exist, could leave detectable imprints on the cosmic microwave background radiation."
a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
"The children spent hours braiding colorful yarn into an intricate string of flowers for their teacher's desk."
A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
"She tied a strong string around her wrist to keep track of time without looking at her watch."
In plain English: A string is a thin, flexible cord made of twisted fibers used for tying things together.
"She tied her shoes with a piece of string."
move or come along
"The old rope began to string through the pulley as we pulled it tight."
stretch out or arrange like a string
"The teacher asked the students to line up in a single file, stretching out like a long string across the playground."
To put (items) on a string.
"She carefully threaded each bead onto the thin string to make her necklace."
In plain English: To string something means to tie it together with a rope or thread.
"Please string these beads together to make a necklace."
Usage: Use this verb when physically threading items like beads or vegetables onto a cord, rather than using it metaphorically to mean connecting ideas. Ensure the objects are small enough and uniform in shape so they can be easily strung together without tangling.
The word string comes from Old English and originally meant a rope or cord. It entered modern usage with the same core meaning of a thin piece of material used for tying or holding things together.