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noun single thread, hair, etc. ADJ. long | thick, thin | loose | single VERB + STRAND twist (together), weave (together) She wove the four coloured strands together into a ribbon. PREP. ~ of a loose strand of hair one part of a story, idea, etc. ADJ. important, main | different, distinct, separate, various At the end, all the different strands of the story are brought together. VERB + STRAND bring together, draw together, pull together, weave together | disentangle, unravel STRAND + VERB come together PREP. ~ to There are three main strands to the policy. | ~ in/within There are various strands in feminist thinking. PHRASES strands of opinion/thought
Oxford Collocations Dictionary