noun

string

Translation

string, cord, series, sequence

Please tie this box with a piece of string.

He plays the guitar strings beautifully.

We had a string of bad luck.

a piece of string a length of cord Please tie this box with a piece of string.

a string of ((sth.)) a series of (sth.) We had a string of bad luck.

Synonyms: cord, thread, line, sequence

From Old English 'streng', related to 'strong' and 'strain', reflecting its quality of being tightly twisted.

Think of 'stringing' beads on a thread to make a necklace, or a 'string' of lights.