string

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

   “Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string.”

2. isim A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.

   “a violin string”

3. isim A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
4. isim A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.

   “a string of shells or beads”

5. isim A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

   “The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive”

6. isim A series of items or events.

   “a string of successes”

7. isim A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.

   “Strings and Flarks[:] The two most conspicuous land form patterns in water tracks are fields of tree islands and networks of strings and flarks. The origin of strings and flarks is a controversial subject that has been treated extensively[…]”

8. isim The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
9. isim In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
10. isim A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
11. isim An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
12. isim A stringed instrument.
13. isim The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
14. isim The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

    “no strings attached”

15. isim A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
16. isim Cannabis or marijuana.
17. isim Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
18. isim The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
19. isim The points made in a game of billiards.
20. isim The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
21. fiil To put (items) on a string.

    “You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.”

22. fiil To put strings on (something).

    “It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.”

23. fiil To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
24. fiil To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
25. fiil To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.

    “To be honest, you'd be better off trying to string a Skylark as a Richard's Pipit rather than as a Pectoral Sandpiper.”