{
    "term": "strand",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He pulled at a loose strand of wool in his sweater."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a few strands of dark hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wore a single strand of pearls around her neck."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He brushed a strand of hair from my face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pushed a stray strand of hair out of her eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tucked a strand of long dark hair behind her ear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wove the four coloured strands together into a ribbon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a loose strand of hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thin strands of copper wire can be bent easily."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "thick", "thin"],
                "verb + strand": ["twirl", "twist", "weave"],
                "preposition": ["strand of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "one of the different parts of an idea, a plan, a story, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We heard every strand of political opinion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The author draws the different strands of the plot together in the final chapter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are three main strands to the policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are various strands in feminist thinking."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["important", "main", "different"],
                "verb + strand": ["bring together", "draw together", "pull together"],
                "strand + verb": ["come together"],
                "preposition": ["strand to", "strand in", "strand within"],
                "phrases": ["strands of opinion", "strands of thought"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, or of a lake or river",
            "labels": "(literary or Irish English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Geography"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/strænd/",
                "audio": "st/strand/strand__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/strænd/",
                "audio": "st/strand/strand__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 2 late 15th cent.: of unknown origin. noun sense 3 Old English (as a noun), of unknown origin. The verb dates from the early 17th cent."
}