DICTOMETER

STRANDS

(strand, hebra, kordel)

1. Synonyms:
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
   Examples:
   • He tried to pick up the strands of his former life
   • I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Chain
   • String
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • a necklace made by a stringing objects together
   Examples:
   • A string of beads
   • A strand of pearls
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Fibril
   • Filament
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Maroon
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
   Examples:
   • The travellers were marooned
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Strand
   Definitions:
   • drive (a vessel) ashore
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Ground
   • Strand
   • Run aground
   Definitions:
   • bring to the ground
   Examples:
   • The storm grounded the ship