(historical, usually in the plural) Strings with which children were formerly guided while they were learning to walk.

(archaic) A bridle for a horse

(physics) A proposed extended object whose collective behaviour is considered to model the existence and properties of some subatomic particles

plural of string trimmer

(transitive, idiomatic) To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch. / (intransitive, idiomatic, obsolete) To die by hanging.

plural of string theory

plural of stringed instrument

(music) A music group consisting solely of stringed instruments.

(music) A music group consisting solely of stringed instruments.

(music) A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello. / (music) A musical composition for such a group.