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Nouns
(n)
strand
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
“he tried to pick up the strands of his former life”
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“I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously”
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(n)
strand
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
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(n)
chain
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string
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strand
a necklace made by stringing objects together
“a string of beads”
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“a strand of pearls”
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(n)
fibril
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filament
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strand
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
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(n)
strand
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
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Verbs
(v)
maroon
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strand
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
“the travellers were marooned”
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(v)
strand
drive (a vessel) ashore
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(v)
ground
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strand
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run aground
bring to the ground
“the storm grounded the ship”
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