first string
The members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a matchThe members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
» The word "puts" comes from "put" (output) + "s" (the first character of "string")
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2 senses(uncountable)The members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
I played first string in the last quarter of the game.
(uncountable)The first violinist in an orchestra.
Examples
1 sentencesThe word "puts" comes from "put" (output) + "s" (the first character of "string")
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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