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strand

/ˈstɹænd/noun, verb1 syllable

Strand means: a necklace made by stringing objects together.

Synonyms for strand11

noun, as in a necklace made by stringing objects together

noun, as in a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

fibril, filament

verb, as in bring to the ground

ground, run aground

verb, as in leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

maroon

also used for strand

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What does strand mean?9

noun

1

a necklace made by stringing objects together“a string of beads”

2

a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

3

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

4

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole“he tried to pick up the strands of his former life”

5

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

6

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

verb

1

bring to the ground“the storm grounded the ship”

2

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue“the travellers were marooned”

3

drive (a vessel) ashore

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with strand?27

two syllables

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misunderstand
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Strand in a sentence

  • Life is a web, with every strand connected to every other strand.Hybrid
  • You can feel the worm as a painful strand under the skin.corvard
  • She twisted a strand of hair around her finger.Hybrid
  • There is no strand that goes with the other.AmarMecheri
  • He plucked one of his few strands of beard.mervert1
  • Timmendorfer Strand is a well-known beach town.durka42
  • James gently pushed a strand of hair behind Amanda's ear.Amastan
  • Vladimir leaned in and tucked a strand of hair behind Anna's ear.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of strand

as a noun

plural
strands

as a verb

past tense
stranded
present participle
stranding
third-person singular
strands
past participle
stranded