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| acronym |
a type of abbreviation used as a word and pronounced as a word. An acronym is formed by combining the initial letters (or initial parts) of a string of words. The pronunciation of an acronym is based on the typical rules of pronouncing words in a language and is not made up of the sounds of the names of individual letters. The abbreviations "AIDS," "FICA," and "PIN" are acronyms, but the abbreviations "FBI," ATM," and "DVD" are not. |
| bowknot |
a decorative knot with large loops that is often used in ribbons, shoelaces, string, or the like; bow. |
| bowstring |
a string, usu. of horsehair, for the bow of a musical instrument such as the violin. [1/3 definitions] |
| cat's cradle |
a children's game in which a looped string is passed back and forth from the fingers of one player to those of the other so as to form a series of intricate patterns. |
| chamber music |
music that is written for a small number of instruments, such as a string quartet, and suited for performance in an intimate setting. |
| chaplet |
a string of beads, esp. a short rosary. [1/2 definitions] |
| garland |
a wreath, chain, or string made to be worn for celebration or decoration, esp. one made of flowers, leaves, vines, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| green bean |
the edible seed pod of this plant; string bean. [1/2 definitions] |
| hurdy-gurdy |
an early lute-shaped string instrument played by turning a crank that causes a rosined wheel to rotate against the strings. [1/2 definitions] |
| jumping jack |
a toy figure with jointed limbs that dances or jumps when an attached string or stick is pulled. [1/2 definitions] |
| kite |
a toy consisting of a light frame covered with paper, plastic, or cloth to be flown in the air at the end of a long string. [1/5 definitions] |
| knot1 |
a tight intertwining of material such as rope, string, yarn, or the like, usu. to form a fastening. [1/14 definitions] |
| lace |
a cord or string used to fasten or hold together two edges, esp. of a shoe or boot. [3/6 definitions] |
| latchstring |
a string attached to a latch and passed through a hole in a door, allowing the latch to be opened from the outside. |
| line1 |
a string, rope, wire, or the like. [1/21 definitions] |
| loop |
the circular shape made when a piece of string, ribbon, wire, rope, or the like is curved back toward itself. [1/11 definitions] |
| love beads |
a string of colorful, usu. handmade beads, worn esp. by young people as a symbol of the counterculture during the 1960s. |
| mobile |
a decorative object or work of art, usu. suspended, made of pieces that are connected by wire or string and that move when touched by a breeze. (Cf. stabile.) [1/6 definitions] |
| monochord |
an instrument of ancient design used to measure intervals between musical tones, having a wooden sounding box with one string that vibrates on a gradual scale as a bridge is moved. |
| necklace |
jewelry worn around the neck, usu. consisting of beads or pieces of gems, metals, leather, wood, plastic, or the like strung on string, wire, or a leather thong. |
| peg |
a pin in the neck of a stringed musical instrument that may be turned to change the tension of a string. [1/5 definitions] |
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