strand

A very slender natural or synthetic fiber.

A necklace made by stringing objects together.

“a strand of pearls”

A pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole.

“he tried to pick up the strands of his former life”

“I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously”

A poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides).

A street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels.

Line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable.

Bring to the ground.

Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue.

Drive (a vessel) ashore.