string vs stringed instrument

stringed instrument vs string

string and stringed instrument both are nouns.

string is a verb but stringed instrument is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
string	Yes	No	Yes	No
stringed instrument	Yes	No	No	No

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

string: stringed instruments that are played with a bow
stringed instrument: a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound

string (noun)	stringed instrument (noun)
a lightweight cord	a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
a necklace made by stringing objects together
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
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)	stringed instrument (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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