I.
noun
1 thin cord
ADJECTIVE
▪ taut , tight
▪
He pulled the ~ tight.
▪ loose
▪ tangled
▪
He had hair like tangled yellow ~.
… OF STRING
▪ bit ( esp. BrE ), length , piece
▪
I cut a length of ~ to tie up the package.
▪ ball
VERB + STRING
▪ tie , tie sth up with
▪
Tie the ~ around the package.
▪ undo , untie
▪ wind
▪
He wound the ~ into a ball.
▪ dangle (sth) on
▪
Next to the phone, there was a pencil dangling on a ~.
STRING + NOUN
▪ vest ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
There's a knot in the ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of pearls
2 on a musical instrument
ADJECTIVE
▪ open
▪ guitar , violin , etc.
▪ A , G , etc.
VERB + STRING
▪ tune
▪ loosen , tighten
▪ pluck
▪ change , replace
▪ break
STRING + VERB
▪ break
▪ vibrate
STRING + NOUN
▪ instrument
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
Play it on the G ~.
II.
verb
String is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ arrow , ↑ bead , ↑ wire
III.
adj.
String is used with these nouns: ↑ accompaniment , ↑ band , ↑ bikini , ↑ cheese , ↑ instrument , ↑ orchestra , ↑ section