strand (noun)
1: 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: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
3: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, string]
4: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: fibril, filament]
5: a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
6: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels [syn: Strand] v : leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned" [syn: maroon]