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Strand
01
a single slender thread of something such as a fiber, hair, etc.
02
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
03
a necklace made by stringing objects together
04
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
05
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
06
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
to strand
01
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
02
bring to the ground
03
any dog trained to hunt raccoons
04
drive (a vessel) ashore
Example
The silky hair serum transformed her frizzy hair into satiny, smooth strands.
Her hair had a natural shine, like strands of golden silk.
In the manufacturing of cables, engineers draw steel strands to the desired thickness for strength and flexibility.
RNA polymerase enzymes transcribe the genetic information from DNA into a complementary strand of messenger RNA.
A chain of nucleotides in DNA or RNA is often referred to as a strand or sequence.
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