stringing
Lacing items together
Stringing is the present participle of string—threading, arranging in a line, or fitting with strings.
Someone stringing beads makes a necklace.
Stringing a guitar prepares it for play.
To be stringing someone along is to mislead them with false promises or encouragement, keeping them hopeful without real intention of following through.
Passing strand through opening
- lacingInterlacing cords through holes
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- twineStranded cord for tying
ribbon · yarn · rope · eyelet · needle · hole · loop · popcorn
Small pierced ornaments for stringing
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
gemstones · jewelry · craft · needle · wire · clasp · crimp · monofilament
Adjusting pitch accuracy
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- tensionStretched or strained state
- fretsWorries or string dividers
plucking · strumming · nylon · steel · catgut · bridge · pegs · pitch
Racquet sport over net
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
- squashFlatten by pressure
- racquetStringed hitting implement
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
synthetic · tension · mains · crosses · grommet · frame · hybrid · polyester
Forming a connection
- joiningLinking into one
- chainingConnecting in sequence
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- seriesOrdered set of related items
concatenating · daisy-chaining · wiring · networking · cabling · piping · routing · together
threading
Passing strand through opening
- lacingInterlacing cords through holes
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- cordFlexible twisted strand
twine · ribbon · yarn · rope · eyelet · needle · hole · loop · popcorn · cranberries
beads
Small pierced ornaments for stringing
pearls · gemstones · jewelry · craft · needle · wire · clasp · crimp · monofilament · loom
tuning
Adjusting pitch accuracy
frets · plucking · strumming · nylon · steel · catgut · bridge · pegs · pitch · intonation
tennis
Racquet sport over net
gut · synthetic · tension · mains · crosses · grommet · frame · hybrid · polyester
linking
Forming a connection
series · concatenating · daisy-chaining · wiring · networking · cabling · piping · routing · together · end-to-end
- beadworkseed beads, bead weaving, brick stitch, ladder stitch, beaded bracelet
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- jewelry makingwire, charms, chains, pendants, earrings
- piano partsivories, dampers, white keys, hammers, black keys
- 3D printing3D printer, 3D printers, filament, ABS, slicer
- BJDsfloating head, faceup, blushing, resin, S-hooks
stringingunstringing
Removing from tension
disconnecting · severing · separating · unthreading · unlinking
stringingscattering
Distribution in many directions
dispersing · strewing · spreading · jumbling · randomizing
- stringing alongProlonged romantic deception
- stringing togetherLinking elements sequentially
- stringing upSuspending from above