STRAND

(noun) a necklace made by a stringing objects together
"a string of beads", "a strand of pearls"
synonyms : chain , 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
"he tried to pick up the strands of his former life", "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
(noun) a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
(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 : fibril , filament
(verb) bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"
synonyms : ground , run aground
(verb) drive (a vessel) ashore
(verb) leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
"the travellers were marooned"
synonyms : maroon

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