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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for strand

Noun

1. strand, form, shape, pattern
usage: 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. strand, line
usage: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
3. chain, string, strand, necklace
usage: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
4. fibril, filament, strand, fiber, fibre
usage: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
5. strand, shore
usage: a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
6. Strand, street
usage: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

Verb

1. maroon, strand, abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
usage: leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
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