n.
1.a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
2.line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
3.a necklace made by a stringing objects together
4.a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
5.a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
6.a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels strand v.
1.leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue