Strand - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |strænd|  American pronunciation of the word strand
Brit.  |strænd|  British pronunciation of the word strand

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
- 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 stringing objects together (syn: chain, string)
a strand of pearls
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber (syn: fibril, filament)
- 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

verb

- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue (syn: maroon)
- drive (a vessel) ashore
- bring to the ground (syn: ground)

Extra examples

The sailors took command of the ship by force from the captain, and stranded him on a desert island.

A rope will be stranded without producing the slightest effect.

Time has stranded her black hair with grey.

He reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from her face.

Plato draws all the strands of the argument together.

RNA minus strand

RNA plus strand

I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously

Conan Doyle's stories ran in 'The Strand' magazine.

Word forms

noun
singular: strand
plural: strands
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