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Meanings of string in English

Russian
нить
Catalan
corda
Wikidata

Long, flexible structure made from fibers twisted together.

        нить
        Portuguese
        colar
        Catalan
        cadena
        Spanish
        cadena

        A necklace made by a stringing objects together;

              colar
              Russian
              строчный тип
              Portuguese
              cadeia de caracteres
              Catalan
              cadena
              Spanish
              string

              Sequence of characters, data type.

                    Related terms
                    строчный тип
                    Portuguese
                    corda
                    Spanish
                    cordón

                    A lightweight cord.

                          corda
                          Usage of string in English
                          1
                          This year the group has carried out a string of high-profile attacks.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Since then a string of other first citizens have followed his example.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          She's the latest in a string of victims linked to the industry.
                          News.com.au
                          4
                          However Kilkenny replied with a string of points and a third goal.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          This follows a string of bombings in the city in recent days.
                          BBC
                          6
                          The IRS security problem is the latest in a string of breaches.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          I remember because I emailed you to bring more string for today.
                          Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
                          8
                          All of them said that they take string lessons once a week.
                          The new yorker
                          9
                          He had a unique hold on that particular string, the female heart.
                          Life
                          10
                          The educational software sector has seen a string of private equity deals.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          She has turned in falling; the string is twisted round her throat.
                          The New Magdalen
                          12
                          Mr. Hegerle: We can corn; beans, string and wax; apples, tomatoes, etc.
                          Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
                          13
                          The kind of place someone might, for example, string up a hammock.
                          Cibola Burn
                          14
                          From across the river, far off, he heard a string of shots.
                          Alas, Babylon
                          15
                          You will then have the string as it appears in the sketch.
                          The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                          16
                          A piddling string of munition factories in New York and New Jersey.
                          The Shining
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                          Translations for string
                          String through the time
                          String across language varieties
                          Australia
                          Common
                          New Zealand
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
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