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'
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
a necklace made by a stringing objects together; a string of beads; a strand of pearls;
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
[ Syn: strand ]
strand (n.)
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; the travellers were marooned
[ Syn: maroon ]
drive (a vessel) ashore
bring to the ground; the storm grounded the ship
[ Syn: ground , run aground ]