Meaning : A pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole.
Example :
He tried to pick up the strands of his former life.
I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously.
Meaning : Line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable.
Meaning : A poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides).
Meaning : A street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels.
Meaning : Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue.
Example :
The travellers were marooned.
Synonyms : maroon
Meaning : Drive (a vessel) ashore.
Meaning : Bring to the ground.
Example :
The storm grounded the ship.
Synonyms : ground, run aground