line vs strand

line and strand both are nouns.

line and strand both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
line	Yes	No	Yes	No
strand	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, strand is a hyponym of line; that is, strand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than line:

line: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

Other hyponyms of line include becket, cord, laniard, lanyard, lifeline, lifeline, mooring, mooring line, painter, ratlin, ratline, rope, mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet, shroud, towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope, trace, handline, reef line, reef point, reefing line, heaving line.

line (noun)	strand (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	a necklace made by stringing objects together
acting in conformity	line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible	a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power	a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed	a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
a telephone connection
a particular kind of product or merchandise
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
a conceptual separation or distinction
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
a mark that is long relative to its width
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
a short personal letter
(often plural) a means of communication or access
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
the hereditary derivation of an individual
a formation of people or things one behind another
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a formation of people or things one beside another
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

line (verb)	strand (verb)
fill plentifully	bring to the ground
reinforce with fabric	drive (a vessel) ashore
cover the interior of	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
make a mark or lines on a surface
mark with lines
be in line with; form a line along

line vs strand

line and strand both are nouns.

line and strand both are verbs.

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