cord

Noun
  1. is a type of: line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
    subtypes:
    • agal - a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh
    • apron string - (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist
    • bowstring - the string of an archer's bow
    • catgut, gut - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
    • chenille, chenille cord - a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
    • clews - the cords used to suspend a hammock
    • clothesline - a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
    • fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
    • lace, lacing - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
    • laniard, lanyard - a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
    • laniard, lanyard - a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
    • log line - a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it
    • piping - a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
    • perpendicular, plumb line - 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
    • ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
    • ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
    • sash cord, sash line - a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
    • slack - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
    • static line - 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
    • string, twine - a lightweight cord
    • string - a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
    • thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
    • tie - a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
    • whipcord - closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
    • taper, wick - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
    • wick - any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
  2. is a type of: capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
  3. is a type of: conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
    subtypes:
    • extension cord - an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord
    • power cord - a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance
    same as: electric cord
  4. is a type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
    subtypes:
    same as: corduroy
Verb
  1. is a type of: heap, pile, stack - arrange in stacks
  2. is a type of: bind, tie - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

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