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pullstring

pullstring noun: a cord that activates or releases something when pulled.

Noun

pullstring (plural pullstrings)

  1. A cord that activates or releases something when pulled.
    • The toy includes a pullstring phonograph and a mechanism for preventing inward movement of the string until the predetermined operation is performed.1975, Gazette Du Bureau Des Brevets
    • These crates were constructed to unload the wood with a pullstring. Like puppets, the wood danced in the air as it was unloaded.2004, Debra Porter, Lucid Dream: A Healing Allegory, page 36

Forms of pullstring

pluralpullstrings
alternative formpull string
alternative formpull-string

Origin of pullstring

From pull + string.

Questions about pullstring

What does pullstring mean?
Pullstring means a cord that activates or releases something when pulled.
What part of speech is pullstring?
Pullstring is a noun.
What is the plural of pullstring?
The plural of pullstring is pullstrings.

Words near pullstring in the dictionary

  1. pulls up on
  2. pulls up one's socks
  3. pulls up short
  4. pulls up stakes
  5. pulls up the ladder
  6. pullstring
  7. pullstrings
  8. pullthrough
  9. pullthroughs
  10. pullulan
  11. pullulanase

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