string

Material made of drawn-out, twisted fiber, used for fastening, tying, or lacing.

A strand or cord of such material.

A cord stretched on an instrument and struck, plucked, or bowed to produce tones.

The section of a band or orchestra composed of stringed instruments, especially violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.

Stringed instruments or their players considered as a group.

Something resembling a string or appearing as a long, thin line.

A plant fiber.

One of the extremely minute objects that form the basis of string theory.