Strand

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NOUN

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

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

a necklace made by stringing objects together

a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

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

a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

VERB

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

drive (a vessel) ashore

bring to the ground

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