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strand

/stɹænd/

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noun

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

Examples :

"Grand Strand"

geography environment place ocean nature

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The shore or beach of a lake or river.

Examples :

"The children played happily on the sandy strand of the lake. "

geography environment nature place

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A small brook or rivulet.

Examples :

"The children followed the small strand winding through the park. "

geography nature environment

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A passage for water; gutter.

Examples :

"The rain water flowed down the narrow strand of the roof, eventually collecting in the gutters. "

architecture utility

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A street (perhaps from the similarity of shape).

Examples :

"The new housing development followed the winding strand of the old, dusty road. "

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To run aground; to beach.

Examples :

"The sailboat stranded near the shore after a sudden storm. "

nautical sailing ocean disaster

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verb

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

Examples :

"The teacher stranded the students after the field trip by forgetting to bring the bus schedule. "

situation action human event

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

Examples :

"The pitcher stranded the runner at third base, ending the inning. "

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

Examples :

"The rope was made of many thin strands twisted tightly together. "

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noun

Examples :

"The kite's string, or strand, snapped in the wind. "

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

Examples :

"strand of hair."

material substance part

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A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.

Examples :

"The electrician carefully connected the new strand of wires to the light fixture. "

material technical electronics

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

Examples :

"The school's new strand on environmental awareness includes lessons on recycling and conservation. "

media entertainment

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

Examples :

"strand of truth"

part element story logic system structure

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A nucleotide chain.

Examples :

"The scientist examined the DNA strand under a microscope. "

biology biochemistry

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To break a strand of (a rope).

Examples :

"The sailor stranded the rope to secure the small boat. "

nautical sailing

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To form by uniting strands.

Examples :

"The children's teacher will strand the paper into colorful strips to make a collage. "

material process