Strang — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cord noun A length of thin rope, string, or flexible cable.
- skein noun A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
- strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
- trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
Senses
Strang is used for these senses in English:
- cord (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
- skein A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
- trace One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
cord — full definition
- noun A length of thin rope, string, or flexible cable.
- noun A unit for measuring stacked firewood, roughly 128 cubic feet.
- verb To tie or fasten something with cord.
skein — full definition
- noun A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
- noun A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc.
- noun The membrane of a fish ovary.
- noun A group of wildfowl (for example, geese or swans) in flight.