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strand
noun
verb
a necklace made by stringing objects together
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noun
a necklace made by stringing objects together
“a string of beads”
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”
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
verb
bring to the ground
“the storm grounded the ship”
verb
drive (a vessel) ashore
verb
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
“the travellers were marooned”
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a string of beads
a strand of pearls
he tried to pick up the strands of his former life
I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously
the storm grounded the ship
the travellers were marooned
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