string
A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
A series of items or events.
A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
A stringed instrument.
The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
Cannabis or marijuana.
Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
The points made in a game of billiards.
The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.
A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
A board supporting steps
An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
A stringcourse.
A hoax; a fake story.
Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.

stringboard
A stringpiece.

stringboards
plural of stringboard

stringbog
Rare spelling of string bog.

stringbogs
plural of stringbog

stringed
Having strings

stringing
present participle and gerund of string

stringings
plural of stringing

stringkini
Synonym of string bikini.

stringkinis
plural of stringkini

strings
plural of string

stripe
A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
A long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background.
The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow or lash with a whip, stick, or scourge.
A slash cut into the flesh as a punishment.
A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
A portion of data distributed across several separate physical disks for the sake of redundancy.
The start/finish line.

striped
Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.

stripes
plural of stripe

striping
present participle and gerund of stripe

stripings
plural of striping

strongpoint
A fortified position; a stronghold.
A heavily defended square on the chessboard.

strongpoints
plural of strongpoint

strop
A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.
A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.

strung
simple past and past participle of string

strype
Obsolete form of stripe.

strypes
plural of strype

subaliquot
A fraction (subportion) of an aliquot.

subaliquots
plural of subaliquot

subcharacter
A lesser or secondary character in fiction.
Any of the components making up a complex text character.

subcharacters
plural of subcharacter

subclaim
A claim forming part of a larger claim.

subclaims
plural of subclaim

subdivide
To divide into smaller sections.
To divide into smaller sections.
To divide divisions into smaller divisions.

subdivided
Having divisions that are themselves divided into smaller divisions
Divided into many small divisions

subdivides
third-person singular simple present indicative of subdivide

subdividing
present participle and gerund of subdivide

subdividings
plural of subdividing

subecotypes
plural of subecotype

subformat
A subsidiary format.

subformats
plural of subformat

subhistories
plural of subhistory

subhistory
A history (sequence of events or actions) making up part of a larger history.

subjoin
To add something to the end; to append or annex.

subjoined
simple past and past participle of subjoin

subjoining
present participle and gerund of subjoin

subjoins
third-person singular simple present indicative of subjoin

submix
A mix of sounds from several instruments of the same type, prior to mixing them with further elements of the soundtrack.

submixed
simple past and past participle of submix

submixes
plural of submix

subparagraph
Part of a longer paragraph that can be considered alone, as in a legal document.

subparagraphed
simple past and past participle of subparagraph

subparagraphing
present participle and gerund of subparagraph

subparagraphs
plural of subparagraph

subpeaks
plural of subpeak

subpena
Alternative spelling of subpoena.

subpenaed
simple past and past participle of subpena

subpenas
plural of subpena

subpermafrost
The non-frozen ground below the permafrost

subpoena
A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
A writ requiring a defendant to appear in court to answer a plaintiff's claim (a subpoena ad respondendum); in England and Wales, and Ireland, this writ was formerly issued by the Court of Chancery at the plaintiff's request to commence a suit, but the procedure was abolished in 1852.
A motive or thing which can compel or demand something, or summon someone.

subpoenae
plural of subpoena

subpoenaed
simple past and past participle of subpoena

subpoenaing
present participle and gerund of subpoena

subpoenas
plural of subpoena

subset
A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.
A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.

subsets
plural of subset

subsetted
Produced or manipulated by subsetting

subsetting
present participle and gerund of subset

subsettings
plural of subsetting

subsidies
plural of subsidy

subsign
A lower-level sign.

subsigned
simple past and past participle of subsign

subsigning
present participle and gerund of subsign

subsigns
plural of subsign

subsmile
A half smile.

subsmiles
plural of subsmile

substage
The stage, below the main stage of a microscope, to which attachments are fixed.
A stage making up part of a larger stage.

substages
plural of substage

substantiate
To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

substantiated
simple past and past participle of substantiate

substantiates
third-person singular simple present indicative of substantiate