a string of beads (pearls)
1string of beads sign — 1. a series of round shadows resembling a string of beads or pearls, seen on a radiograph of the small intestine, indicating bubbles of trapped gas surrounded by the fluid of an obstructed and distended bowel. 2. the appearance on an angiogram of …
2String of pearls — may refer to:* Senecio rowleyanus, plant known as String of pearls or String of beads * A String of Pearls or The String of Pearls: a romance , titles under which Sweeney Todd was first published * A String of Pearls Twined with Golden Flowers,… …
3string — stringless, adj. stringlike, adj. /string/, n., v., strung; strung or (Rare) stringed; stringing. n. 1. a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 2. something resembling a cord or thread. 3. Physics. a mathematical entity… …
4beads — (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. necklace, pendant, pearls, string of beads, string of Jewels, choker, necklet, rosary, chaplet, wampum, peag; see also necklace …
5beads — [n] string of small, often round, objects chaplet, choker, necklace, necklet, pearls, pendant, rosary, wampum; concepts 368,446 …
6string — string1 W2S3 [strıŋ] n ↑sticker, ↑string ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(thread)¦ 2¦(group/series)¦ 3 no strings (attached) 4 string of pearls/lights/beads etc 5¦(music)¦ 6 first string/second string etc 7 have somebody on a string 8 have more than one string to your …
7string — /strɪŋ / (say string) noun 1. a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc. 2. a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: strings of a bonnet. 3. something resembling a string or thread. 4. a number of objects, as… …
8string — 1 /strIN/ noun 1 THREAD (C, U) a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things: Can you find me some string to tie up this package? | Puppets are worked by strings. | a piece of string 2 GROUP/SERIES… …
9string — [[t]strɪŋ[/t]] n. v. strung, string•ing 1) a slender cord used for binding or tying 2) a narrow strip of flexible material for tying parts together: bonnet strings[/ex] 3) jew a collection of objects threaded on a string: a string of pearls[/ex]… …
10string — 1. noun 1) a knotted piece of string Syn: twine, cord, yarn, thread, strand 2) a string of convenience stores Syn: chain, group, firm, company 3) a string of convictions …
