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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rope |
| Synonyms: | bond, connection, cordage, fiber, line, link, string, tendon, tie, twine |
| Notes: | a chord, in music, is a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded simultaneously, while a cord is a line made of twisted fibers or threads - rope or string - or a unit of amount of wood cut for burning or electrical wiring |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | binder or fastener |
| Synonyms: | band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire |
| Main Entry: | fiber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand of material |
| Synonyms: | cilia, cord, fibril, filament, footlet, grain, grit, hair, shred, staple, string, strip, tendril, thread, tissue, tooth, vein, warp, web, woof |
| Main Entry: | knot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weave, complicate |
| Synonyms: | bind, cord, entangle, knit, loop, secure, tat, tether, tie |
| Notes: | a nautical mile is also a geological mile or admiralty mile; a knot is the unit for measuring nautical miles |
| Antonyms: | unknot |
| Main Entry: | lace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | string used to connect |
| Synonyms: | band, cord, rope, shoelace, thong, thread, tie |
| Main Entry: | leash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rein |
| Synonyms: | bridle, chain, check, control, cord, curb, deterrent, hold, lead, restraint, rope, strap, tether |
| Main Entry: | string |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long fiber |
| Synonyms: | cord, rope, strand, twine, twist |
| Main Entry: | tether |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | binding, bond, chain, cord, fetter, halter, harness, lead, leash, picket, restraint, rope, shackle |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, hookup, joint, knot, ligament, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, tie-in, tie-up, yoke, zipper |
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