- strand - 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"
--1 is a kind of form, shape, pattern
- strand - line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
--2 is a kind of line
--2 has particulars: ply; rope yarn- chain, string, strand - a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
--3 is a kind of necklace
- fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
--4 is a kind of fiber, fibre
--4 has particulars:barb; cobweb, gossamer; chromatid; myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle; rhizoid; hypha; paraphysis - strand - a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
--5 is a kind of shore
- Strand - a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
--6 is a kind of street
--6 is a part of West End - strand - line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable