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strands

strands is the plural of strand.

strands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strand.

Meaning of strand

Noun (1)

strand (plural strands)

  1. The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
    • Grand Strand
  2. (archaic, dialectal, poetic) The shore or beach of a lake or river.
  3. A small brook or rivulet.
  4. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) A passage for water; gutter.
  5. A street.

Noun (2)

strand (plural strands)

  1. Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.

See all 24 meanings of strand

Proper noun capitalized: Strands

Strands

  1. (plural) plural of Strand

Phrases with strands

Questions about strands

What is strands the plural of?
Strands is the plural of strand.
What part of speech is strands?
Strands is a proper noun.

Words near strands in the dictionary

  1. strandlooper
  2. strandloopers
  3. strandloper
  4. strandlopers
  5. strandplain
  6. strands
  7. strandwolf
  8. strandwolves
  9. strang
  10. strange
  11. strange attractor

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