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pullstrings

pullstrings is the plural of pullstring.

Meaning of pullstring

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

Questions about pullstrings

What is pullstrings the plural of?
Pullstrings is the plural of pullstring.

Words near pullstrings in the dictionary

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

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