Word Cadet

strand

Letters that make strand

s, a, d, n, r, t are letters that make 'strand'

Words within strand

AN, Rand, rand, RA, ND, Ra, Nd are words within 'strand'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of strand

strands is a word created by adding a letter to 'strand'

strand is a 6 letter word ending with d
strand is a 6 letter word starting with s

8 possible definitions for 'strand'

Strand as "a necklace made by a stringing objects together,"

Under this definition, strand is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

string, chain have the same meaning as 'strand'

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of necklace.

Derivatives of strand

thread, draw, string are derivatives of 'strand'.

Example of strand used within this context

"a string of beads", "a strand of pearls"

Strand as "line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable"

Under this definition, strand is a noun and has the following properties:

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of line.

Types of strand

rope yarn, ply are types of 'strand'.

Strand as "a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole"

Under this definition, strand is a noun and has the following properties:

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of pattern, shape, form.

Example of strand used within this context

"he tried to pick up the strands of his former life", "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"

Strand as "a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)"

Under this definition, strand is a noun and has the following properties:

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of shore.

Strand as "a very slender natural or synthetic fiber"

Under this definition, strand is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

filament, fibril have the same meaning as 'strand'

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of fiber, fibre.

Types of strand

myofibrilla, barb, cobweb, chromatid, paraphysis, myofibril, sarcostyle, gossamer, rhizoid, hypha are types of 'strand'.

Derivatives of strand

filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready are derivatives of 'strand'.

Strand as "bring to the ground"

Under this definition, strand is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

run aground, ground have the same meaning as 'strand'

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of land.

Derivatives of strand

ground, dry land, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land are derivatives of 'strand'.

Causes of strand

ground, run aground are causes of 'strand'.

Strand as "drive (a vessel) ashore"

Under this definition, strand is a verb and has the following properties:

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of land.

Strand as "leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue"

Under this definition, strand is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

maroon has the same meaning as strand

strand as a type

'strand' can be a type of abandon, forsake, desert, desolate.

Derivatives of strand

maroon is a derivative of strand.