Definition of 'strand'

Translate 'strand' to

Definitions of 'strand'

1. (noun) strand
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. (noun) strand
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

3. (noun) chain, string, strand
a necklace made by a stringing objects together
"a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";

4. (noun) fibril, filament, strand
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

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

6. (noun) Strand
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

7. (verb) maroon, strand
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
"the travellers were marooned"

8. (verb) strand
drive (a vessel) ashore

9. (verb) ground, strand, run aground
bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"

Images of 'strand'

'strand' - Nearby Entries
straits strake stranded strand strand wolf strange attractor strange

Citation: Add this to your Bibliography

MLA Chicago APA

"strand." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2008. 5 December. 2008. http://www.definitions.net/definition/strand

Search for 'strand' on