string instruments

guitar

gui·tar [guitar guitars]   [ɡɪˈtɑː(r)]    [ɡɪˈtɑːr]  noun

a musical instrument that usually has six strings, that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum
• an acoustic/an electric/a classical, etc. guitar
• a guitar player
• Do you play the guitar?
• She plays guitar in a band.
• As he sang, he strummed his guitar.
see also  air guitar, bass  
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French), from Greek kithara, denoting an instrument similar to the lyre.  
Example Bank:
• He gently plucked his guitar.

• He would stand in front of the mirror, playing air guitar to Van Halen songs.

violin

vio·lin[violinviolins] [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn] [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]noun
 

a musical instrument with strings, that you hold under your chin and play with a bow

• Brahms' violin concerto

compare  viola 

see also  fiddle 

Word Origin:

late 16th cent.: from Italian violino, diminutive of viola (see viola).

Example Bank:

• Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin

• The cello is a member of the violin family.