strand (n.)

  1. a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; he tried to pick up the strands of his former life; I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously'

  2. line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

  3. a necklace made by a stringing objects together; a string of beads; a strand of pearls;

    [ Syn: chain , string ]

  4. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

    [ Syn: fibril , filament ]

  5. a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

  6. a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

    [ Syn: strand ]

    strand (v.)

  1. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; the travellers were marooned

    [ Syn: maroon ]

  2. drive (a vessel) ashore

  3. bring to the ground; the storm grounded the ship

    [ Syn: ground , run aground ]

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