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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:

chain; strand; string

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:

fibril; filament; strand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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) 

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

Credits

 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)