strands
plural of strand
strands
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strand
• Strnads
Strands
plural of Strand
Source: Wiktionary
Strand, n. Etym: [Probably fr. D. streen a skein; akin to G. strƤhne 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. strƶnd.]
Definition: The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. Chaucer. Strand birds. (Zoƶl.) See Shore birds, under Shore.
– Strand plover (Zoƶl.), a black-bellied plover. See Illust. of Plover.
– Strand wolf (Zoƶl.), 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
15 April 2025
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
