STRAND Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word strand. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for STRAND
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| abandon | verbv | |||||||
noun • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity verb • forsake, leave behind • give up with the intent of never claiming again • leave behind empty; move out of • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||||||||
| beach | nounn | |||||||
noun • an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake verb • land on a beach | ||||||||
| chain | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a series of things depending on each other as if linked together • British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) • (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) • a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament • (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership • anything that acts as a restraint • a unit of length • a series of hills or mountains • a linked or connected series of objects • a necklace made by stringing objects together verb • connect or arrange into a chain by linking • fasten or secure with chains | ||||||||
| desert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment • arid land with little or no vegetation verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army • leave behind | ||||||||
| fibril | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | ||||||||
| filament | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • the stalk of a stamen • a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) • a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | ||||||||
| ground | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the solid part of the earth's surface • a rational motive for a belief or action • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface • a relation that provides the foundation for something • a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) • (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting • the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface verb • fix firmly and stably • confine or restrict to the ground • place or put on the ground • instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject • bring to the ground • hit or reach the ground • throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage • (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field. • cover with a primer; apply a primer to • connect to a ground • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
| maroon | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person who is stranded (as on an island) • a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color • an exploding firework used as a warning signal adjective satellite • of dark brownish to purplish red verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • leave stranded on a desert island without resources | ||||||||
| string | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lightweight cord • stringed instruments that are played with a bow • a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding • a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.) • a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening • a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) • (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop • a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand • a necklace made by stringing objects together verb • thread on or as if on a string • add as if on a string • move or come along • stretch out or arrange like a string • string together; tie or fasten with a string • remove the stringy parts of • provide with strings | ||||||||
| run aground | verbv | |||||||
verb • bring to the ground • hit or reach the ground | ||||||||
