sreangán — meaning in English

English meaning

• string noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
• twine noun A strong string or cord made from two or more threads twisted together.

Senses

sreangán is used for these senses in English:

• string 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.
• twine A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

string — full definition

1. noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
2. noun A series of similar things or events, one after another.
3. noun In computing, a sequence of characters treated as a single unit of data.
4. verb To thread items onto a cord, or to fit an instrument with strings.

twine — full definition

1. noun A strong string or cord made from two or more threads twisted together.
2. verb To wind or twist around something.

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