Collocations for string - noun
1. thin cord
ADJ.
taut, tight
He pulled the string tight.
He pulled the string tight.
loose | tangled
He had hair like tangled yellow string.
He had hair like tangled yellow string.
QUANT.
bit, length, piece
I cut a length of string to tie up the package.
I cut a length of string to tie up the package.
ball
VERB + STRING
knot, tie, tie sth up with
Tie the string round the parcel.
Tie the string round the parcel.
undo, untie | wind (up)
He wound the string into a ball.
He wound the string into a ball.
unwind | dangle (sth) on
Next to the phone, there was a pencil dangling on a string.
Next to the phone, there was a pencil dangling on a string.
PREP.
in the ~
There''s a knot in the string.
There''s a knot in the string.
PHRASES
on the end of a string
2. on a musical instrument
ADJ.
tight | slack | open | stopped | guitar, violin, etc. | A, G, etc.
VERB + STRING
tighten, tune | loosen | pluck | change, replace | break
STRING + VERB
break | vibrate
STRING + NOUN
instrument
PREP.
on a/the ~
Play it on the G string.
Play it on the G string.