Phrase Hound found 154 phrases and 95 compound words that contain string. The most common are listed below. Open string in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 154
- string theoryA candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine …
- G-stringA scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks.
- string quartetA group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.
- empty stringA string with a length of zero.
- query stringA sequence of data appended to a URL to supply input parameters in the form of name-value pairs.
- Search string
- string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
- Character string
- string bikiniA woman's two-piece swimsuit that is more revealing than a regular bikini, consisting of two triangular pieces connected at the groin but not at the sides, where a thin "string" wraps around the waist, connecting the two parts with a top …
- leading-stringStrings with which children were formerly guided while they were learning to walk.
- Text string
- second stringA unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.
- pull the stringTo throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss.
- connection stringA text string that specifies information about a database or other data source and the means of connecting to it.
- string beanAny long, slender green bean.
- C-stringA woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.
- first-stringdescribing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
- string distanceAny of several metrics that represent the degree of similarity between two strings of characters, based on the smallest number of transformations that can change one into the other.
- string trimmerA powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.
- format stringA string of text characters serving as a template for other strings, such as dd/MM/yyyy for a date.
- string outTo extend on or as if by strings, wires, etc.
- string togetherTo connect or attach (some things) using string or a string-like material.
- pulled the stringsimple past and past participle of pull the string
- bit stringSynonym of bit array: An array structure which store bit (0,1) values.
- string bandA music group consisting solely of stringed instruments.
Compound words 95
- drawstringA string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
- shoestringThe string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
- superstringa hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions
- docstringA string literal specified in source code that is used, like a comment, to document a specific segment of code, but remains available at run-time.
- multistringHaving multiple strings (any sense).
- stringfulA set of objects tied to a string.
- strimmerSynonym of string trimmer (“a powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects”).
- bitstringa sequence of bits (binary digits)
- destringTo remove hard fibers or strings from.
- longbowstringmakerA manufacturer of strings for longbows.