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STRAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A necklace made by stringing objects together
Example:
a strand of pearls
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("strand" is a kind of...):
necklace (jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("strand" is a kind of...):
line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strand"):
ply (one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination)
rope yarn (the strands out of which ropes are made)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
Example:
I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("strand" is a kind of...):
form; pattern; shape (a perceptual structure)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)
Holonyms ("Strand" is a part of...):
West End (the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("strand" is a kind of...):
shore (the land along the edge of a body of water)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("strand" is a kind of...):
fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strand"):
barb (one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather)
cobweb; gossamer (filaments from a web that was spun by a spider)
chromatid (one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis)
myofibril; myofibrilla; sarcostyle (one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber)
rhizoid (any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc)
hypha (any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus)
paraphysis (a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they strand ... he / she / it strands
Past simple: stranded
Past participle: stranded
-ing form: stranding
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring to the ground
Example:
the storm grounded the ship
Synonyms:
ground; run aground; strand
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "strand" is one way to...):
land (bring ashore)
Cause:
ground; run aground (hit or reach the ground)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Drive (a vessel) ashore
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "strand" is one way to...):
land (bring ashore)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
Example:
the travellers were marooned
Synonyms:
maroon; strand
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "strand" is one way to...):
abandon; desert; desolate; forsake (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Context examples:
DNA alkylation results in strand cross-linking and can inhibit DNA replication.
(Alkylation Process, NCI Thesaurus)
Amonafide intercalates into DNA and inhibits topoisomerase II, resulting in protein-associated strand breaks and impaired DNA and RNA synthesis.
(Amonafide, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of anti-single stranded DNA IgG present in a sample.
(Anti-Single Stranded DNA IgG Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Thereby leads to breakage of double-stranded DNA and consequently resulting in cell death.
(Anti-CD33 Immunotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)
The MRE11/RAD50 double-strand break repair complex consists of 5 proteins: Nibrin, p200, p400, MRE11, and RAD50.
(MRE11/RAD50 Double-Strand Break Repair Complex, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)
A measurement of the anti-double stranded DNA antibody in a biological specimen.
(Anti-Double Stranded DNA Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The determination of the amount of anti-double stranded DNA present in a sample.
(Anti-Double Stranded DNA Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
The genome is composed of a circular single-strand of negative sense RNA.
(Nairovirus, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus of negative-sense, single-stranded, RNA viruses of the family Arenaviridae that are spherical in shape and enveloped in a lipid membrane.
(Arenavirus, NCI Thesaurus)
The genome is composed of a linear, single-strand of positive sense, naked RNA.
(Aphthovirus, NCI Thesaurus)
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