· 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"
Hypernym(s): form, shape, pattern
· line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
Hypernym(s): line
· a necklace made by stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"
Hypernym(s): necklace
· a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
· a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
Hypernym(s): shore
· a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
Synonym(s): Strand
· leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
Synonym(s): maroon
Hypernym(s): abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
· drive (a vessel) ashore
Hypernym(s): land
· bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
Synonym(s): ground, run_aground
Hypernym(s): land