Meaning of 'strand'

Find the meaning of the word ‘strand’

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Meaning of ‘strand’

8 definitions found.

strand

noun

a necklace made by a stringing objects together

Synonyms: string

noun

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

noun

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

Example: "We tried to pick up the strands of our former life."

noun

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

noun

a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Synonyms: filament fibril

verb

bring to the ground

Synonyms: ground run aground

verb

drive (a vessel) ashore

verb

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

Synonyms: maroon

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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