the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
"The conductor gestured warmly toward the strings as they began their soaring melody in the final movement."
plural of string
"The conductor raised his baton to signal the strings to begin their soft entrance after the brass section finished its fanfare."
Collectively, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
In plain English: Strings are thin, flexible pieces of material used to tie things together or make musical instruments work.
"She tied the gift box with colorful strings before placing it under the tree."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of string
"The cat strings along the fence, weaving in and out of the bushes."
In plain English: To string something means to tie it together with rope or thread.
"The magician tried to string beads together for her craft project."
Derived from Old English streng, strings originally meant a thick cord, rope, or tendon used to bind things together. The term later evolved to describe thin filaments of wire or gut stretched across an instrument to produce sound.