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