strand
strand
- n 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 - n line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- n a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
a strand of pearls - n a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- n a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
- n a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
- v leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
- v drive (a vessel) ashore
- v bring to the ground
- When the First Lady attended a country-music event in July without a single strand of hair falling below her jawline, the blogosphere exploded with outbursts ranging from adoration .
- She brings out a black velvet box that looks as if it holds a strand of pearls.
- And it was precisely because occurrences of the Saintpaul strand are so rare that the report caught the CDC's attention.