strand

nouns

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"
strand
is a type of (narrower)
a perceptual structure
"the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
form, pattern, shape
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
strand
is a type of (narrower)
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
"a washing line"
line
a necklace made by a stringing objects together
"a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
chain, strand, string
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
fibril, filament, strand
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
strand
is a type of (narrower)
the land along the edge of a body of water
shore

verbs

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
"the travellers were marooned"
maroon, strand
drive (a vessel) ashore
strand
is a type of (narrower)
bring ashore
"The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
land
bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"
ground, run aground, strand