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  • 31The High Strung — Infobox musical artist Name = The High Strung Landscape = Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|USA Detroit, MI USA Genre =Pop Rock Associated acts = Label = Park the Van Records URL = [http://www.thehighstrung.com] Current… …

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  • 32Nashville tuning (high strung) — Nashville or high strung tuning refers to the practice of replacing the wound E, A, D and G strings on a six string guitar with lighter gauge strings to allow tuning an octave higher than standard. This is usually achieved by using one string… …

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  • 33strung-out — adj [not before noun] informal 1.) strongly affected by a drug, so that you cannot react normally = ↑high strung out on ▪ strung out on drugs 2.) extremely tired and worried …

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  • 34strung pp — high strung adj …

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  • 35high-keyed — [hī′kēd′] adj. emotionally tense; high strung …

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  • 36high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… …

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  • 37high-keyed — adjective (of persons) excitable • Similar to: ↑excitable * * * /huy keed /, adj. very nervous or excitable; high strung. * * * high keyed «HY KEED», adjective. 1. easily excited; high strung; keyed up …

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  • 38high-key — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having or producing light tones only with little contrast used of a photographic print or subject or of the lighting of a photographic subject * * * /huy kee /, adj. (of a photograph) having chiefly light tones, usually… …

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  • 39strung-up — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of string up, v. : high strung …

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  • 40high adj — What did the little man say to his tall wife? High there! high strung adj, hi int, high school, heifer n, hygienically adv …

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