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- pronunciation:
- straend
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a length of fibers, threads, filaments, wires, or hairs braided or twisted together to form yarn, rope, cable, or the like.
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| definition 2: |
a single fiber or the like from such a length.
- similar words:
- ply
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| definition 3: |
something resembling such a length.
a strand of beads |
| definition 4: |
an element that runs through a whole.
one strand of a complex story |
| related words: |
cable, textile, yarn |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
strands, stranding, stranded |
| definition: |
to form or produce by twisting single strands together.
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