strand

B2
Pronunciation
/stɹænd/
/stɹænd/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

The shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.

Example Sentences
  • Grand Strand
2 Definition

The shore or beach of a lake or river.

3 Definition

A small brook or rivulet.

4 Definition

A passage for water; gutter.

5 Definition

A street (perhaps from the similarity of shape).

6 Definition

Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.

7 Definition

A string.

8 Definition

An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.

Example Sentences
  • strand of hair.
9 Definition

A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.

10 Definition

A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.

11 Definition

An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.

Example Sentences
  • strand of truth
12 Definition

A nucleotide chain.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To run aground; to beach.

2 Definition

To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.

3 Definition

To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.

Example Sentences
  • Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair.
4 Definition

To break a strand of (a rope).

5 Definition

To form by uniting strands.