strung
Like necklace pearls
Strung is the past tense and past participle of string.
Something strung together has been connected in sequence: beads strung on a wire, words strung into sentences.
Strung also describes something fitted with strings: a freshly strung racket, a strung bow.
To be strung out is to be exhausted, anxious, or addicted to drugs.
High-strung describes a tense, nervous temperament.
Adorned with small spheres
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
- lightsSources of illumination
lanterns · bunting · popcorn · cranberries · lei · rosary · charms · pendants
Stretched under tension
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- tensionedPulled tight deliberately
- pulledDrew with force
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
rigged · cables · wires · clothesline · hammock · tightrope · telegraph · fencing
beaded
Adorned with small spheres
lights · lanterns · bunting · popcorn · cranberries · lei · rosary · charms · pendants · ornaments
taut
Stretched under tension
suspended · rigged · cables · wires · clothesline · hammock · tightrope · telegraph · fencing · guitar
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
overwrought · stressed · wound-up · on-edge · agitated · frazzled · wired · keyed-up · uptight · restless
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
banjo · ukulele · mandolin · lute · sitar · veena · kora · oud · shamisen · zither
strungunstrung
Deprived of composure
scattered · unthreaded · loose · unstring · disconnected
- strung outAddicted and suffering withdrawal
- strung alongDeceived with false promises
- strung togetherConnected in a line
- strung upKilled by suspension
- strung tight