string

a lightweight cord

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

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”

a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)

a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening

“he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag”

thread on or as if on a string

“string pearls on a string”

“the child drew glass beads on a string”

“thread dried cranberries”

add as if on a string

“string these ideas together”

“string up these songs and you'll have a musical”

move or come along

stretch out or arrange like a string

string together; tie or fasten with a string

“string the package”

remove the stringy parts of

“string beans”