STRAND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STRAND?

Need another word that means the same as “strand”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “strand” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Strand” are: fibril, filament, chain, string, seashore, shore, beach, sands, foreshore, shoreline, ground, run aground, maroon

Strand as a Noun

Definitions of "Strand" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “strand” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The shore of a sea, lake, or large river.
• A very slender natural or synthetic fiber.
• A pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole.
• A street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels.
• A poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides.
• Line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable.
• A necklace made by a stringing objects together.
• A necklace made by stringing objects together.

Synonyms of "Strand" as a noun (10 Words)

beach	An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake. Fabulous sandy beaches.
chain	A decorative chain worn round the neck as jewellery or as a badge of office. Workers secured by the chains of the labour market.
fibril	A very slender natural or synthetic fiber. Each muscle fibre is subdivided into smaller fibrils.
filament	A very slender natural or synthetic fiber. Each myosin filament is usually surrounded by 12 actin filaments.
foreshore	The part of a shore between high- and low-water marks, or between the water and cultivated or developed land.
sands	Fortitude and determination.
seashore	An area of sandy, stony, or rocky land bordering and level with the sea.
shore	The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water. I made for the shore.
shoreline	A boundary line between land and water. He walked along the shoreline.
string	The stringed instruments in an orchestra. The blend of the wind group is less perfect than that of the strings.

Usage Examples of "Strand" as a noun

• A strand of pearls.
• He tried to pick up the strands of his former life.
• A heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand.
• I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously.

Strand as a Verb

Definitions of "Strand" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “strand” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere.
• Bring to the ground.
• Drive (a vessel) ashore.
• Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue.
• Drive or leave (a boat, sailor, or sea creature) aground on a shore.

Synonyms of "Strand" as a verb (3 Words)

ground	With reference to a ship run or go aground. After the accident they grounded the plane and the pilot.
maroon	Leave stranded on a desert island without resources. The travellers were marooned.
run aground	Become undone.

Usage Examples of "Strand" as a verb

• Two of the firm's trucks are stranded in France.
• They were stranded by the blizzard.
• The ships were stranded in shallow water.
• Quantities of sea creatures were left stranded.

Associations of "Strand" (30 Words)

braided	(of a garment) edged or trimmed with braid. Braided red trousers.
cable	Television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver. The secretariat cabled a reply.
cashmere	Woollen material made from or resembling cashmere. A cashmere jumper.
cocoon	Wrap in or as if in a cocoon as for protection. We remain cocooned in our own little world of fantasies.
cord	Ribbed fabric especially corduroy. You will need to cord the blind.
cotton	Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state. A white cotton blouse.
crochet	Create by looping or crocheting. A crochet hook.
doff	Remove. The manager doffed his hat to her.
fibre	A substance formed of fibres. High strength carbon fibre.
fibrosis	Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ.
fleece	Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on used for clothing. The shed can be used for storing fleeces.
floss	Clean between one s teeth with dental floss. Milkweed floss.
fur	Animal skin with fur on it or fabric resembling this used in making or trimming garments. The trapper can sell his furs to the highest bidder.
hair	Hairs collectively especially those growing on a person s head. Thick black hairs on his huge arms.
hank	A measurement of the length per unit mass of cloth or yarn, which varies according to the type being measured. For example it is equal to 840 yards for cotton yarn and 560 yards for worsted. A thick hank of her blonde hair.
hawser	A thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.
knitting	The craft or action of knitting. I put down my knitting.
mohair	A yarn or fabric made from mohair typically mixed with wool. A mohair sweater.
needle	Prick with a needle. She wound the gramophone and lowered the needle on to the record.
ply	Usually in combinations one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood. Ply fabric.
rope	Of a party of climbers connect each other together with a rope. I want you to show her the ropes.
silk	Garments made from silk especially as worn by a jockey in the colours of a particular horse owner. A frock of pale blue silk.
string	Add as if on a string. The village team held Rangers second string to a 0 0 draw.
tapestry	Something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs. Motifs and compositions used in Indian tapestry.
thread	Pluck hairs from the eyebrows or another part of the body using a twisted cotton thread. She threaded up the machine with the right cotton.
twine	A lightweight cord. She twined her arms round his neck.
weave	To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. Some thick mohairs can be difficult to weave.
wire	A wire stretched across and above the start and finish of a racecourse. She wired her friend for advice.
wool	Yarn or textile fibre made from wool. Beaver wool.
yarn	Tell or spin a yarn. He sat yarning to his mother.