whipcord

noun

Definition of whipcordnext
as in bungee cord

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipcord
  1. bungee cord
  2. rope
  3. wire
  4. guy
  5. cord
  6. lanyard
  7. stay
  8. halyard
Noun
  • With his body belted to an elastic training bungee cord, Xavier made panicked marks on the gallery’s white walls with unfired clay molded into the shape of Olympic weight plates.
    Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Use bungee cords, stakes, or heavy rocks to fasten the cover in place securely.
    Michelle Ullman, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of bungee cord
Noun
  • Phelan prefers the old-fashioned approach using ropes, slings, pulleys and a bosun's chair – initially just a short wooden plank held up by ropes, now more elaborate and safer work seats.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In her soulful paintings of New York City’s skyscrapers, Diamond used loose ropes of color that land somewhere between abstraction and figuration.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of rope
Noun
  • After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Remove tool has a drop-down menu that identifies wires and cables or people in the image that take attention away from your subject.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of wire
Noun
  • Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Sonos includes a power cord and an HDMI cable in addition to the soundbar itself.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Video shows the raccoon dangling from a cord from inside a ceiling tile next to the Spirit Airlines counter.
    Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of cord
Noun
  • Now, if only Apple outfitted them with a lanyard hole or some way to attach them to your bag... Read our original AirTag review.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The top has two zippered pockets, one with a lanyard for keys.
    Adrienne So, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of lanyard
Noun
  • Park City downtown and its many ski hangouts, such as Deer Valley Resort, lie roughly 30 minutes south of your stay.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Experts from the region’s tourism agencies recommend renting a car during your stay.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of stay
Noun
  • The flag should never be used for any kind of advertising purposes, and advertising signs should not be fastened to a flag's staff or halyard.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
  • Advertising signs should not be attached to the flag's staff or halyard (the rope used to hoist the flag).
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
Definition of halyard
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