Need and String

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

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

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

Nearby Words: stringed, stringing, stringy, stringer

old	old need	old string
good	good need	good string
high	high need	high string
long	long need	long string
Other adjectives: usual, certain, single, obvious, strong, powerful, actual, constant, large, big, huge, little, bad, new, magical.

need hero

string hero

When they decide they need a tail for the kite, they acquire a string of franks from the butcher department.

Source: Sausage String Silliness
In the episode "Invention Convention", Murdoch realizes they don't need a cipher to read the random string of code — it is actually made of substituted letters.

Source: Easter Egg
Easter Egg: In the episode "Invention Convention", Murdoch realizes they don't need a cipher to read the random string of code — it is actually made of substituted letters.

Source: Series / Murdoch Mysteries

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