word string

/wərd strɪŋ/

Other forms: word strings

Definitions of word string

1. noun

   a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
   synonyms: linguistic string, string of words

   types:

   sentence

   a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

   syntagm, syntagma

   a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit

   simple sentence

   a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses

   complex sentence

   a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause

   compound sentence

   a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses

   constituent, grammatical constituent

   (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

   declarative sentence, declaratory sentence

   a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration

   run-on sentence

   an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction

   topic sentence

   a statement that provides the main idea of a paragraph

   interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence, question

   a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

   sentence fragment

   an incomplete sentence with the punctuation and capitalization of a complete sentence

   fragment

   an incomplete sentence with the punctuation and capitalization of a complete sentence

   type of:

   language, linguistic communication

   a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

   string

   a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)