· 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"

Hypernym(s): form, shape, pattern

· line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

Hypernym(s): line

· a necklace made by stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"

Synonym(s): chain, string

Hypernym(s): necklace

· a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Synonym(s): fibril, filament

Hypernym(s): fiber, fibre

· a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

Hypernym(s): shore

· a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

Synonym(s): Strand

· leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

Synonym(s): maroon

Hypernym(s): abandon, forsake, desolate, desert

· drive (a vessel) ashore

Hypernym(s): land

· bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"

Synonym(s): ground, run_aground

Hypernym(s): land