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strand1 /strand/ noun- A shore or beach (poetic)
- A landing-place (archaic)
transitive verb- To run aground (also intransitive verb)
- To leave in a helpless position
ORIGIN: OE strand; Ger Strand, ON strönd border strandˈed adjective - Driven on shore
- Left helpless without further resource
strandˈflat noun In Norway, a gently sloping coastal platform extending seaward strandˈwolf noun The brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea), that scavenges along the shores in S Africa strand2 /strand/ noun- A yarn, thread, fibre, or wire twisted or plaited with others to form a rope, cord, or the like
- A thread, filament
- A tress
- An element, component part
transitive verb- To break a strand of (archaic)
- To insert a strand in (archaic)
- To form of strands
ORIGIN: Origin obscure strandˈed adjective - (of a fur garment) made by resewing skins after they have been cut diagonally into strips
- (of a rope) having one of its strands broken
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