STRINGS
Definition of STRINGS
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A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
"There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables."
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(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
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A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
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A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
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Such a structure considered as a substance.
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Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
"a bowstring"
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To put (items) on a string.
"You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace."
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To put strings on (something).
"It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly."
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To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
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Collectively, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
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Conditions, especially undesirable ones.
"It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached."
Source: Wiktionary