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Meaning of strand

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  strand
      n 1: 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"
      2: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are
         twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
      3: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of
         beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: {chain}, {string},
         {strand}]
      4: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: {fibril},
         {filament}, {strand}]
      5: a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered
         and uncovered by the tides)
      6: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and
         hotels
      v 1: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the
           travellers were marooned" [syn: {maroon}, {strand}]
      2: drive (a vessel) ashore
      3: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn:
         {ground}, {strand}, {run aground}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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