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strand

noun as in fine thread

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You can strip the red strand from a cut piece of cordage to yield flammable tinder, or leave it in place to help a strand of 550 burn even better.

Those electrons move through the protein strands, ending up on iron in the mud.

One major barrier to inserting these incredibly tiny wires, which are thinner than a strand of human hair, is actually getting them past the skull and into the brain.

From Vox

When the look-alike is incorporated into a growing strand of RNA, it stops production of the genetic molecule and keeps the virus from replicating.

Rather than sponsoring a stage, brands like investment consultants Macro Advisory Partners and investment management firm Netwealth are sponsoring content strands.

From Digiday

Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.

Later in the film, when she comes on wearing a strand of pearls, he snorts, “She looks like the queen.”

The beads are also a risk in and of themselves if the strand breaks.

A loose strand across my forearm in the morning, later one at my desk.

That's why Britain, as a nation, can't handle it when a strand is out of place.

It had come on to rain, and the raw dampness mingled itself with the dusky uproar of the Strand.

To supply the demand for galvanised signalling and fencing cords, the machines must turn out 15,000 yards of strand per day.

With the movement a strand of the corn-gold hair came tumbling down the side of her face.

A very interesting promenade for a stranger is that to the Strand, or “Maytown,” as it is likewise called.

It extends from the Strand to Holborn, the two principal business arteries of London.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to strand, such as: fiber, filament, rope, string, length, and lock.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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