| has gloss | (noun) a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
cord |
| lexicalization | eng: cord |
| subclass of | (noun) something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
line |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh
agal |
| has subclass | (noun) (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist
apron string |
| has subclass | (noun) the string of an archer's bow
bowstring |
| has subclass | (noun) a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
gut, catgut |
| has subclass | (noun) a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
chenille, chenille cord |
| has subclass | (noun) the cords used to suspend a hammock
clews |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
clothesline |
| has subclass | (noun) a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
fishing line |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
lacing, lace |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
lanyard, laniard |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
laniard, lanyard |
| has subclass | (noun) a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it
log line |
| has subclass | (noun) a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
piping |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
plumb line, perpendicular |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
ripcord |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
ripcord |
| has subclass | (noun) a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
sash cord, sash line |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"
slack |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
static line |
| has subclass | (noun) a lightweight cord
twine, string |
| has subclass | (noun) a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
string |
| has subclass | (noun) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
thread, yarn |
| has subclass | (noun) a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
tie |
| has subclass | (noun) closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
whipcord |
| has subclass | (noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
wick, taper |
| has subclass | (noun) any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"
wick |