Synonyms of strand

1. strand, form, shape, pattern: usage: 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"
2. strand, line: usage: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
3. chain, string, strand, necklace: usage: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
4. fibril, filament, strand, fiber, fibre: usage: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
5. strand, shore: usage: a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
6. Strand: usage: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

1. maroon, strand, abandon, forsake, desolate, desert: usage: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
2. strand, land: usage: drive (a vessel) ashore
3. ground, strand, run aground, land: usage: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"