| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | lanyard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cord |
| Synonyms: | line, rope, string |
| Main Entry: | gallows |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for hanging |
| Synonyms: | gibbet, hanging, noose, potence, rope, scaffold |
| Main Entry: | cable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chain |
| Synonyms: | boom, coaxial, cord, link, rope, wire |
| Main Entry: | line drive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baseball hit that is straight |
| Synonyms: | clothesline, line shot, liner, rope |
| Main Entry: | handcuff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bond |
| Synonyms: | band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, hobble, hookup, iron, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, restraint, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire |
| Main Entry: | independency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freedom |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abandonment, ability, autonomy, bent, carte blanche, compass, discretion, elbowroom, exemption, facility, flexibility, free rein, full play, full swing, immunity, independence, indulgence, laissez faire, latitude, laxity, leeway, liberty, margin, opportunity, own accord, play, plenty of rope, power, prerogative, privilege, profligacy, rampancy, range, rein, right, rope, scope, self-government, sovereignty, sweep, swing, unrestraint |
| Main Entry: | self-government |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freedom |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abandonment, ability, autonomy, bent*, carte blanche, compass, discretion, elbowroom, exemption, facility, flexibility, free rein, full play, full swing, immunity, independence, independency, indulgence, laissez faire, latitude, laxity, leeway, liberty, margin, opportunity, own accord, play, plenty of rope, power, prerogative, privilege, profligacy, rampancy, range, rein, right, rope, scope, sovereignty, sweep, swing, unrestraint |
| Main Entry: | vinculum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bond |
| Synonyms: | band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, knot, ligament, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire, yoke |