Crossword-Solution: STRING
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| String | n. | A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string. |
| String | n. | 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 succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments. |
| String | n. | A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together. |
| String | n. | The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the theme. |
| String | n. | The line or cord of a bow. |
| String | n. | A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root. |
| String | n. | A nerve or tendon of an animal body. |
| String | n. | An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it. |
| String | n. | The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans. |
| String | n. | A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein. |
| String | n. | Same as Stringcourse. |
| String | n. | The points made in a game. |
| String | v. t. | To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin. |
| String | v. t. | To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it. |
| String | v. t. | To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads. |
| String | v. t. | To make tense; to strengthen. |
| String | v. t. | To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
REAET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with STRING (5)
All went well until Slightly’s turn came, when he was found to be like those irritating parcels that use up all the string in going round and leave no tags with which to tie a knot.
Swift of foot was Hiawatha; He could shoot an arrow from him, And run forward with such fleetness, That the arrow fell behind him! Strong of arm was Hiawatha; He could shoot ten arrows upward, Shoot them with such strength and swiftness, That the tenth had left the bow-string Ere the first to earth had fallen! He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore them, He could smite the rocks asunder, He could grind them into powder.
They belted themselves up, and Raoul Marcel, the choir tenor and Father Duchesne’s pet, and Jean Bordelau, held the string over which they vaulted.
The whole string of trailing individuals advanced in the completest balance of intention, like the remarkable creatures known as Chain Salpæ, which, distinctly organized in other respects, have one will common to a whole family.
Once, however, I made out a string of black figures hurrying across the meadows from the direction of Weybridge.
Quotes with STRING (3)
In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.
Bishop was all done with the witty converstaion. 'Will you swear?'And Myrnin said, shockingly, 'I will.' And he proceeded to, a string of swearwords that made Claire blink. He ended with, ' — frothy fool-born apple-john! Cheater of vandals and defiler of dead dogs!' and did another twirl and bow. He looked up with a red, red grin that was more like a leer. 'Is that what you meant, my lord?
From love's plectrum arisesthe song of the string of life Love is the light of lifelove is the fire of life
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 81 times in crossword archives (1953–2023).