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UNSTRING
unstring
(verb) remove the strings from; “unstring my guitar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unstring (third-person singular simple present unstrings, present participle unstringing, simple past and past participle unstrung)
(transitive) To remove the string or strings from.
(transitive) To shake the nerves of; to cause anxiety or panic in.
To defuse or relax.
To remove from a string; to release something that has been strung up or strung together.
To untie.
(transitive, computing, programming, COBOL) To split (a text string) into smaller strings by separating on a delimiter.
Synonyms
• (computing: split a text string): explode
Anagrams
• Ringnuts, turnings
Source: Wiktionary
Un*string", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + string.]
1. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
2. To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.
3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring." Dryden.
Definition: Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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