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| Main Entry: | string |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long fiber |
| Synonyms: | cord, rope, strand, twine, twist |
| Main Entry: | string |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | succession, series |
| Synonyms: | chain, echelon, file, line, order, procession, queue, rank, row, sequel, sequence, strand, tier, train, consecution |
| Antonyms: | individual |
| Main Entry: | cord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rope |
| Synonyms: | bond, connection, fiber, line, link, string, tendon, tie, twine, cordage |
| Notes: | a chord, in music, is a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded simultaneously, while a cord is a line made of twisted fibers or threads - rope or string - or a unit of amount of wood cut for burning or electrical wiring |
| Main Entry: | echelon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, level |
| Synonyms: | degree, file, grade, line, office, place, position, queue, rank, row, string, tier |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
| Synonyms: | adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hold, hook, implant, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, moor, nail, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stick, strengthen, string, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld, freeze to, hitch on, hook up, infix, make firm, mortise, rivet, stay put, tack on |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unfasten, unlock, unchain, unlink |
| Main Entry: | necklace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chain |
| Synonyms: | beads, jewelry, strand, string, carcanet, choker, lavalliere, locket, pearls, pendant, riviere |
| Main Entry: | procession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parade, sequence |
| Synonyms: | advance, cavalcade, column, cortege, course, cycle, file, march, motorcade, movement, order, process, run, series, string, succession, train, autocade, consecution |
| Main Entry: | queue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sequence |
| Synonyms: | chain, concatenation, echelon, file, line, order, progression, rank, row, series, string, succession, tail, tier, train |
| Antonyms: | disorganization |
| Main Entry: | restriction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | limit |
| Synonyms: | ball and chain, brake, catch, check, condition, confinement, constraint, contraction, control, cramp, curb, custody, demarcation, fine print, glitch*, handicap, hang-up*, inhibition, limitation, lock*, qualification, regulation, reservation, restraint, rule, stint, stipulation, stricture, string*, stumbling block*, bounds, circumscription, containment, excess baggage, grain of salt, limits, no-no, small difficulty |
| Antonyms: | enlargement, expansion, freedom, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cord, line |
| Synonyms: | cable, lace, lanyard, lariat, lasso, strand, string, tape, thread, twine, braiding, cordage, hawser |
| Main Entry: | sequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | series, order |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, array, chain, classification, concatenation, continuance, continuity, course, cycle, disposition, distribution, flow, graduation, pecking order*, perpetuity, placement, procession, progression, row, run, sequel, streak, string, succession, track, train, catenation, consecution, consecutiveness, continuousness, grouping, ordering, skein, subsequence, successiveness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | series |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order, succession |
| Synonyms: | alternation, arrangement, array, category, chain, classification, column, continuity, course, file, gradation, group, line, list, procession, progression, range, row, run, scale, sequel, sequence, set, streak, string, suit, suite, tier, train, consecution, skein |
| Antonyms: | disorder, disorganization |
| Main Entry: | spate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | series |
| Synonyms: | deluge, flood, flurry, outpouring, run, rush, string, succession, torrent, wave |
| Main Entry: | strand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fine thread |
| Synonyms: | fiber, filament, length, lock, rope, string, tress |
| Antonyms: | hunk |
| Main Entry: | team |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, crew |
| Synonyms: | aggregation, band, body, bunch, club, company, contingent, duo, faction, gang, organization, outfit, pair, party, rig, sect, set, side, span, squad, stable, string, trio, troop, troupe, unit, yoke, foursome, lineup, partners, tandem, workers |
| Antonyms: | individual, teammate |
| Main Entry: | tier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | level |
| Synonyms: | bank, category, class, course, echelon, file, grade, group, layer, league, line, order, pigeonhole*, queue, range, rank, row, series, story, stratum, string, grouping |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | train |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | series |
| Synonyms: | alternation, appendage, caravan, chain, column, concatenation, convoy, cortege, course, court, entourage, file, following, gradation, line, order, procession, progression, retinue, row, run, scale, sequel, sequence, set, string, succession, suite, tail, thread, tier, track, trail, wake, consecution |
| Main Entry: | tune/tune up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into harmony |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, adjust, attune, conform, coordinate, dial, fix, harmonize, integrate, modulate, pitch, proportion, reconcile, regulate, set, string, tighten |
| Antonyms: | break, destroy, harm, hurt |
| Main Entry: | twine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rope, cord |
| Synonyms: | braid, coil, convolution, knot, snarl, string, tangle, thread, twist, whorl, yarn, cordage |
| Main Entry: | wisp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand |
| Synonyms: | bit, lock, piece, shock, shred, snippet, string, thread, tuft, twist |
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