string vs collection

collection vs string

string and collection both are nouns.

string is a verb but collection is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
string	Yes	No	Yes	No
collection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, collection is a hypernym of string; that is, collection is a word with a broader meaning than string:

string: a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Other hypernyms of string include accumulation, aggregation, assemblage.

string (noun)	collection (noun)
a lightweight cord	the act of gathering something together
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening	a publication containing a variety of works
a necklace made by stringing objects together	request for a sum of money
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket	several things grouped together or considered as a whole
a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

string (verb)	collection (verb)
add as if on a string
provide with strings
thread on or as if on a string
remove the stringy parts of
string together; tie or fasten with a string
stretch out or arrange like a string
move or come along

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