strand
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
Pronunciation
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strandIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstɹænd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
A street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
as "the Strand"
A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street.
The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
figurative
An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
verb
transitivefiguratively
To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
transitive
To break a strand of (a rope).
transitive
To form by uniting strands.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
Used this way, strand is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “He tried to pick up the strands of his former life.”noun
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Compound terms
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Of southern Africa.
Having a single strand.
A unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem.
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Synonyms
noun
Sense: each of the strings which or twisted together
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