strand

noun

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

Definition categories: thought, form, pattern, shape

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

Definition categories: man–made, line

3. a necklace made by stringing objects together

- a strand of pearls

Similar word(s): chain, string

Definition categories: man–made, necklace

4. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Similar word(s): fibril, filament

Definition categories: substance, fiber, fibre

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

Definition categories: object, shore

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

Definition categories: location

verb

1. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

Similar word(s): maroon

Definition categories: possession, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

2. drive (a vessel) ashore

Definition categories: motion, land

3. bring to the ground

Similar word(s): ground

Definition categories: motion, land