1. (

• strand

) 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. (

• strand ,

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

3. (

• chain ,
• string ,
• strand ,

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

4. (

• fibril ,
• filament ,
• strand

) a very slender natural or synthetic fiber ;

5. (

• strand

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

6. (

• Strand

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

1. (

• maroon ,
• strand

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

2. (

• strand ,

) drive (a vessel) ashore ;

3. (

• ground ,
• strand ,
• run_aground ,

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