Clothesline and String

Clothesline

Clothesline noun - A cord on which clothes are hung to dry.

String and clothesline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "String" instead a noun "Clothesline".

String

String noun - A length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things.
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Synonyms for String

Clothesline and string are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clothesline" instead a noun "String".

Nearby Words: stringed, stringing, stringy, stringer

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Generation Kill: During the book's Action Prologue describing a vehicular assault through a hostile town, the Iraqi soldiers string cables between buildings, hoping to clothesline the roof gunners of the speeding humvees.
    Source: Low Clearance
  • Literature / Generation Kill Low Clearance: During the book's Action Prologue describing a vehicular assault through a hostile town, the Iraqi soldiers string cables between buildings, hoping to clothesline the roof gunners of the speeding humvees.
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String and Clothesline. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clothesline/string
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