strand

Definitions of strand in various dictionaries:

noun - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

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 necklace made by a stringing objects together

noun - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

noun - a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

noun - a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

verb - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

verb - drive (a vessel) ashore

verb - bring to the ground

To drive or run ashore or aground.

To bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position: The convoy was stranded in the desert.

To leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning.

To be driven or run ashore or aground.

To be brought into or left in a difficult or helpless position.

A complex of fibers or filaments that have been twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread, or yarn.

A single filament, such as a fiber or thread, of a woven or braided material.

A wisp or tress of hair.

Something, such as a string of pearls, that is plaited or twisted into a ropelike length.

One of the elements woven together to make an intricate whole, such as the plot of a novel.

To make or form (a rope, for example) by twisting strands together.

To break a strand of (a rope, for example).

verb - to leave in an unfavorable situation