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Plural of strand

regular plural

The plural of strand is strands.

Forms of strand

Singularstrand /ˈstɹænd/
Pluralstrands
Countablecountable

Strands in a sentence

  • The explanation draws equally from other contemporary strands of political and social theory.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 6, in Illusion of Order
  • She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands.From the entry knot
  • A DNA molecule is formed from two strands, each of which is the complement of the other.From the entry complement
  • The boat's wake left two strands of white water that glistened in the moonlight.From the entry white water
  • The aether was thought to be of tenuous strands.From the entry tenuous

Meaning of strand

  1. noun The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
  2. noun The shore or beach of a lake or river.
  3. noun A small brook or rivulet.

Full definition of strand

Questions about the plural of strand

What is the plural of strand?
The plural of strand is strands.
Is strand countable?
Strand is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strand (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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