drawstring
1drawstring — ► NOUN ▪ a string in the seam of a garment or bag, which can be pulled to tighten or close it …
2drawstring — [drô′striŋ΄] n. a string drawn through a hem, as in the waist of a garment or mouth of a bag, to tighten or close it by taking up the fullness …
3Drawstring — A modern reproduction of a medieval turn shoe with a drawstring Chalk bags with drawstr …
4drawstring — [[t]drɔ͟ːstrɪŋ[/t]] drawstrings also draw string N COUNT: usu sing, oft N n A drawstring is a cord that goes through an opening, for example at the top of a bag or a pair of trousers. When the cord is pulled tighter, the opening gets smaller.… …
5drawstring — UK [ˈdrɔːˌstrɪŋ] / US [ˈdrɔˌstrɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms drawstring : singular drawstring plural drawstrings a string through the top of a bag or a piece of clothing, used for pulling the edges together …
6drawstring — noun a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag • Syn: ↑drawing string, ↑string • Hypernyms: ↑tie • Hyponyms: ↑purse string …
7drawstring — noun Drawstring is used before these nouns: ↑bag, ↑closure, ↑pants, ↑waist …
8drawstring — draw|string [ˈdro:strıŋ US ˈdro: ] n a string through the top of a bag, piece of clothing etc that you can pull to make it tighter ▪ trousers with a drawstring waist …
9drawstring — /ˈdrɔstrɪŋ/ (say drawstring) noun a string, cord, etc., which tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, etc., when one or both ends are pulled …
10drawstring bag — noun a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring • Hypernyms: ↑bag • Hyponyms: ↑duffel bag, ↑duffle bag, ↑duffel, ↑duffle, ↑moneybag, ↑seabag • …
