strand
/ˈstɹænd/noun, verb1 syllable
Strand means: a necklace made by stringing objects together.
Synonyms for strand11
noun, as in a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
verb, as in bring to the ground
verb, as in leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
What does strand mean?9
noun
a necklace made by stringing objects together“a string of beads”
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole“he tried to pick up the strands of his former life”
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
verb
bring to the ground“the storm grounded the ship”
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue“the travellers were marooned”
drive (a vessel) ashore
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with strand?27
three syllables
four syllables
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