STRANDS

Noun

strands

plural of strand

Verb

strands

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strand

Anagrams

• Strnads

Proper noun

Strands

plural of Strand

Source: Wiktionary


STRAND

Strand, n. Etym: [Probably fr. D. streen a skein; akin to G. strähne a skein, lock of hair, strand of a rope.]

Definition: One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed.

Strand, v. t.

Definition: To break a strand of (a rope).

Strand, n. Etym: [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan. strand, Icel. strönd.]

Definition: The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. Chaucer. Strand birds. (Zoöl.) See Shore birds, under Shore.

– Strand plover (Zoöl.), a black-bellied plover. See Illust. of Plover.

– Strand wolf (Zoöl.), the brown hyena.

Strand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stranded; p. pr. & vb. n. Stranding.]

Definition: To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship.

Strand, v. i.

Definition: To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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