strand
English Thesaurus
1. a necklace made by a stringing objects together (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | necklace, |
| definition | : | jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women) (noun.artifact) |
2. line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | line, |
| definition | : | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ply, |
| definition | : | one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rope yarn, |
| definition | : | the strands out of which ropes are made (noun.artifact) |
3. a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | form, pattern, shape, |
| definition | : | a perceptual structure (noun.cognition) |
4. a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | street, |
| definition | : | a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | west end, |
| definition | : | the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas (noun.location) |
5. a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | shore, |
| definition | : | the land along the edge of a body of water (noun.object) |
6. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | fiber, fibre, |
| definition | : | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | barb, |
| definition | : | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cobweb, gossamer, |
| definition | : | filaments from a web that was spun by a spider (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chromatid, |
| definition | : | one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | rhizoid, |
| definition | : | any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hypha, |
| definition | : | any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | paraphysis, |
| definition | : | a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed (noun.plant) |
7. bring to the ground (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | land, |
| definition | : | bring ashore (verb.motion) |
8. drive (a vessel) ashore (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | land, |
| definition | : | bring ashore (verb.motion) |
9. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue (verb.possession)
10. a necklace made by a stringing objects together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | draw, string, thread, |
| definition | : | thread on or as if on a string (verb.contact) |
11. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber (noun.substance)
12. bring to the ground (verb.motion)
13. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | maroon, |
| definition | : | a person who is stranded (as on an island) (noun.person) |
14. a necklace made by a stringing objects together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | draw, string, thread, |
| definition | : | thread on or as if on a string (verb.contact) |
15. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber (noun.substance)
16. bring to the ground (verb.motion)
17. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | maroon, |
| definition | : | a person who is stranded (as on an island) (noun.person) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore strand in ArtiKata.com >