Drawstring

Definition: Drawstring

Drawstring

Noun

1. A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag".

Date "drawstring" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1907. (references)

Synonyms: Drawstring

Synonyms: drawing string (n), string (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Drawstring

English words defined with "drawstring": drawing string, drawstring bag ♦ moneybag ♦ purse string ♦ reticule ♦ seabag, string. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Drawstring

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Frilled hems, Capri pants, Turkish trousers, wide leg trousers, drawstring lounge pants, hipsters, low-slung trousers, one-piece trousers. (references)
		Asymmetric necklines, three-quarter length sleeves, fitted shirts as a jacket; puffed sleeves, drawstring tops as layering pieces, tube tops, funnel necks, and the layering of sheer cotton T-shirts, tunics. (references)
		Ballooning shapes, layered skirts, knee-length hemlines, sarongs and wrap skirts, apron-style skirts, bias cut skirts, long drawstring skirts, post-war new look wide, fluid and airy skirts, long skirts with a detachable pocket strap. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Drawstring

"Drawstring" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 45.45% of the time. "Drawstring" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	45.45%	5	157,705
Adjective (general or positive)	36.36%	4	175,879
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	18.18%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	11	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Drawstring

Expression using "drawstring": drawstring bag. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Drawstring

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
drawstring bag	67	drawstring pattern skirt	5
drawstring pants	51	drawstring bag nylon	5
drawstring backpack	16	drawstring skirt	5
drawstring linen pants	13	organza drawstring bag	5
man drawstring pants	13	man drawstring shorts	5
drawstring	12	drawstring purse	5
man drawstring linen pants	11	drawstring mesh bag	4
drawstring capris	10	bag drawstring plastic wholesale	4
drawstring ponytails	10	bag drawstring make	4
drawstring bag pattern	9	drawstring handbag	4
dooney bourke drawstring	8	cloth drawstring bag	4
drawstring shorts	7	drawstring scrub pants	4
drawstring pouch	7	wholesale drawstring bag	3
canvas drawstring bag	7	bag drawstring nike	3
drawstring ponytail	6	bag drawstring tote	3
plastic drawstring bag	6	bag drawstring muslin	3
drawstring cargo pants	6	cotton drawstring bag	3
boxer brief drawstring	6	drawstring gift bag	3
drawstring pattern purse	6	womens drawstring pants	3
drawstring scrubs	5	cotton drawstring pants	3
		capris cargo drawstring	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Drawstring

Language		Translations for "drawstring"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		Vorhangschnur. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		袋の口�'絞る (to close a bag tight by pulling the drawstring), �'� め (drawstring on pouch or purse, string-fastener). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		おじめ (drawstring on pouch or purse, string-fastener), ふくろのくち�'しぼる (to close a bag tight by pulling the drawstring). (various references)

Pig Latin		awstringdray

Russian		шнурок (braid, cord, lace, shoelace, shoestring, string, tie), мешок (bag, bagful, cul de sac, duffel bag, duffle bag, pocket, poke, sac, sack), затягивающий сумку. (various references)

Turkish		torba büzme ipi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Drawstring

Derivations
	Words beginning with "drawstring": drawstrings. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Drawstring" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Rawstron. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Drawstring

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-g-i-n-r-r-s-t-w"
	-2 letters: drawings, grandsir, ringtaws, starring, strawing, swarding.
	-3 letters: darings, darting, dawting, drawing, gastrin, gradins, gratins, inwards, ratings, ringtaw, ritards, staring, tarring, tawsing, trading, warding, warring, wasting.
	-4 letters: daring, dating, dawing, dinars, diwans, drains, gainst, giants, gnarrs, gradin, grains, grands, grants, gratin, gratis, grinds, instar, inward, nadirs, ranids, raring, rasing, rating, rawins, ritard, santir, sating.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-g-i-n-r-r-s-t-w"
	+1 letter: drawstrings.
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