string
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string |
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A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Indian file, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, age group, agree, array, articulation, atone, attune, authority, band,
bank, bar, bass, bass viol, battalion, be
continuous, bevy, bluff, body, boundary condition, bow, braid, brail, bridge, brigade, bull fiddle, bunch, buzz, cabal, cable, caravan, cast, catch, catches, catena, catenate, catenation, catgut, cavalcade, cello, chain, chain reaction, chaining,
chaplet, cheat, choker, chord, clause, clique, cohort, collaborate, column, command, company, complement, concatenate, concatenation, concur, condition, conditions, connect, connect up, connection, consecution, contingent, continuate, continue, continuum, contrabass, control, cord, corps, cortege, coterie, course,
covey, crew, crowd, cycle, deceive, delay, dernier ressort, descent, detachment, detail, division,
dominate, domination, donnee,
doorstep, double bass, drag out, drape, dress parade, drone, dupe, echelon, eight,
eleven, endless belt, endless round, entry, escalator clause, escape clause, escape hatch, exception, exert influence, expedient, extend, faction,
favorite, festoon, fiddle, fiddlebow, fiddlestick, fiddlestring, filament, file, filiation, fine print, fingerboard, first string, first team, five, fleet, flyover, follow, fool, footrest, footstep,
form a series, funeral, gamut,
gang, given, go along with, gradation, grounds, group, grouping, groupment, hang, hoax, hold the reins, horsehair, hum, in-group, join, joker, junta,
jurisdiction, kicker, kit, kit fiddle, kit violin, lead,
leader, leash, ligament, ligation, ligature, limitations, limiting condition, line, lineage, linguistic act, link, locution, loop, lynch, maintain continuity, makeshift, manipulate, march past, mastery, might, mob, monotone, motorcade, movement, mudder, mule train, necklace, nexus, nine, nylon string, obligation, operate, order, out-group, outfit, pack, pack train, parade, parameter, parol, parole,
party, peer group, pendulum,
periodicity, phalanx, phonation,
plate horse, plater, platoon, plenum, pole horse, pomp, pony, posse, postpone,
powder train, prerequisite, procession, progression, promenade, protract, provision, provisions, proviso, pull the strings, put in tune, qualification, queue, race horse, racer, range, rank, reach, recourse, recurrence, refuge, regiment, requisite, reservation, reserves, resort, rest, reticulation, review, riser, rope, rotation, round, routine, row, rowing crew, run, run on, rundle, rung, salon, saving clause,
scale, scroll, second string, second team, sequel, sequence, sequence of phonemes, series, set, shift, sine qua non, single file, skimmington, sling, small print, soundboard, speaking, specification, spectrum, speech act,
spin out, spoke, spun yarn,
squad, stable, stair, stake horse, staker, starter,
stave, steel string, steeplechaser,
step, step stool, stepping-stone, stipulation, stipulations, stopgap, strand, stream, stretch,
string along, string out, string
together, string up, strings, strip,
stripe, substitute, succession, suspend, swath, sway, team, tendon, tenor violin, term, terms, the spoken word, third string, thong, thread, tier, tone down,
tone up, tongue, train, tread, tribe, trick, troop, troupe, tune, tune up, tuning peg, twine, twist, ultimatum, utterance, utterance string, varsity, viola, violin, violinette, violoncello, violoncello piccolo, violone, violotta, vocable, voice, whereas,
windrow, wing, wire,
word, word of mouth, wound string, wreath, yarn
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first string |
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capital, cast, class, company, complement, crew, eight, eleven,
famous, first-rate, first, first team, five, nine, platoon, prime, reserves, rowing crew, second string, second team, squad, string, superior, team, third
string, top, varsity
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second string |
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agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, back seat, backup, cast, change,
changeling, common, company, comparison, complement, copy, counterfeit, crew,
demeaning, deputy, disadvantaged, double, dummy, eight, eleven, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, fake, fill-in, first string, first team, five, ghost, ghostwriter, humble, humbleness,
humility, imitation, in the shade,
inferior, inferiority, infra dig,
junior, juniority, less,
lesser, locum tenens, low,
lower, lowliness, lowly,
makeshift, metaphor, metonymy,
minor, minority, modest, next best thing, nine, ordinary, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, platoon, proxy,
relief, replacement, representative, reserves, ringer, rowing crew, second fiddle, second rank, second team, secondariness, secondary, servile, servility, sign, spares, squad, stand-in, string, sub, subaltern, subject, subjection, subordinacy, subordinate, subordination, subservience,
subservient, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, superseder, supplanter, surrogate, symbol, synecdoche, team, third rank,
third string, token, underprivileged, understudy, utility player, varsity, vicar, vice-president, vice-regent, vulgar
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string along |
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act with, align with, bamboozle, bedog, beguile, betray, blarney, bluff, butter,
butter up, cajole, chase,
cheat on, circumvent, come after, come behind, conjure, coquet, dally, deceive, delude, diddle, dog, double-cross, dupe, flirt, flock to, follow, fool, forestall,
gammon, get around, get together with,
go after, go along with, go
behind, go in with, gull, heel, hoax, hocus-pocus, honey, hornswaggle, hound,
humbug, join, join hands with,
join up with, join with, jolly, juggle, kid along, lay it on, lead on, let down, line up with, mock, move behind, oil, outmaneuver, outreach, outsmart, outwit, overdo it, overreach, pigeon, play one false, play up to, pursue, put something over, rally round, range with, shadow, side with, snow, soap, soft-soap, soften up, stand in with, strike in with,
string along with, stroke, swing in with, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take in,
take part with, take sides with, team up with, throw in with, toy, trail,
trail after, tread close upon, trick, two-time, unite with, wanton
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string out |
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align, array, bank, chatter, continue, drag out, draw, draw out,
elongate, extend, fill out, lengthen, lengthen out, let out, line, line up, never finish, pad, perorate, produce, prolong, prolongate, protract, pull, range, rank, row, run out,
speak at length, spin out, strain,
stretch, stretch out, tauten, tense, tighten
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string quartet |
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German band, Nachtmusik, Philharmonic,
absolute music, adaptation, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, arrangement,
band, big band, brass,
brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass
section, brasses, callithumpian band, chamber music,
chamber orchestra, combo, composition,
concert band, descant, desks, dixieland band, electronic music, ensemble, etude, exercise, gamelan orchestra, group, harmonization, incidental music, instrumental music, invention, jazz band, jug band, military band, nocturne, opus, orchestra, orchestration, piece, production, program music, quartet, quintet, ragtime band, ricercar, rock-and-roll group, score, sextet, skiffle band, sonata, sonatina, steel band, street band, string band,
string choir, string orchestra, strings, study, swing band, symphony, symphony orchestra, theme and variations, trio,
variation, waits, woodwind,
woodwind choir, woodwind quartet, woodwinds, work
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third string |
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agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, back seat, backup, cast, change,
changeling, company, comparison, complement, copy, counterfeit, crew, deputy,
double, dummy, eight, eleven, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange,
fake, fill-in, first string,
first team, five, ghost,
ghostwriter, humbleness, humility, imitation, inferiority, juniority,
locum tenens, lowliness, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, minority, next best thing, nine, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, platoon, proxy, relief, replacement, representative, reserves,
ringer, rowing crew, second fiddle,
second string, second team, secondariness, secondary, servility, sign,
spares, squad, stand-in, string, sub, subjection, subordinacy, subordination, subservience,
substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, superseder, supplanter, surrogate, symbol, synecdoche, team, token, understudy,
utility player, varsity, vicar,
vice-president, vice-regent
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Main entries similar to: string
Amati, array, articulation, atone, attune, band, bank, bar,
bass, battalion, bevy, body, bow, braid, bridge, brigade,
bunch, button, buzz, cabal, cable, caravan, card, cast, catch, cavalcade, cello, chain, chain reaction, chord, clause, clique,
cohort, column, company, complement, concatenate, condition, connect, connection, contingent, continue, continuum, cord, corps,
cortege, coterie, course, covey, crew, crowd, cycle, descent,
detachment, detail, division, drone, echelon, eight, eleven, elongate, entry, escape hatch, exception, faction, fastener, favorite, fiddle, file, filiation, fine print, fingerboard, first string,
five, fleet, flirt, flyover, flywheel effect, footrest, footstep, funeral, gamut, gang, girth, given, gradation,
grounds, group, grouping, horsehair, hum, Indian file, ingroup, join, joker, junta, kicker, kit, lace, lacing, ligament, ligature, line, lineage, link, locution, mob,
monotone, motorcade, movement, nexus, nine, obligation, out-group, outfit,
pack, parade, parameter, parol, parole, party, pendulum, periodicity, phalanx, platoon, plenum, pomp, pony,
posse, prerequisite, procession, progression, promenade, provision, proviso, qualification, queue, racer, range, rank, recurrence, regiment, requisite, reservation, reserves, resource, rest, review, rope, rotation, round,
routine, row, run, run on, rundle, rung, salon, saving
clause, scale, scroll, second string, sequence, series, set, side, sine qua
non, single file, small print, speaking, specification, spectrum,
spoke, squad, stable, stair, staker, stave, steeplechaser, step, stepping stone, stipulation,
Stradivarius, stream, strip, stripe, succession, suite, swath, team,
tendon, term, terms, third string, thong, thread, tie, tier,
tone down, tone up, tongue, train, tread, tribe, troop, troupe,
tune, twine, twist, ultimatum, utterance, varsity, viola, violin,
vocable, voice, whereas, wing, wire, word, yarn
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