strings

Speech parts

1. strings - Noun

2. strings - Verb

Meaning

strings

plural of string

(music) Collectively, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.

(figuratively) Conditions, especially undesirable ones.
It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.

strings

third-person singular simple present indicative of string

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

condition provision qualification reservation caveat stipulation proviso string up chordophone jug band brass section knits piano wire rope-a-dope

Hypernyms

section

Phrases with the word

apron strings musical instrument having steel wire strings pull all the strings puller of strings musical instrument with six strings in leading strings

Examples

We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves. Denis Diderot

We are only puppets, our strings are being pulled by unknown forces. Georg Büchner

How have you left the ancient love That bards of old enjoyed in you The languid strings do scarcely move The sound is forced, the notes are few. William Blake

Have two strings to your bow. Italian Proverb

It is always good to have two strings to your bow. Italian Proverb

You have many strings to your bow. Portuguese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

stringocephalid stringology stringpiece strings attached Stringston stringy