| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fastening |
| Synonyms: | binding, bond, chain, cord, fetter, halter, harness, lead, leash, picket, restraint, rope, shackle |
| Main Entry: | tendon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | band of tissue |
| Synonyms: | band, cord, hamstring, ligament, sinew, tissue |
| Notes: | ligaments hold bones together while tendons attach muscles to bones |
| Main Entry: | thread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a fine strand of twisted fibers |
| Synonyms: | braid, cord, cotton, fiber, fibril, filament, floss, gossamer, hair, lisle, ribbon, strand, string, wire, wool, yarn |
| Main Entry: | cable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chain |
| Synonyms: | boom, coaxial, cord, link, rope, wire |
| Main Entry: | thread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fiber |
| Synonyms: | cord, cotton, filament, flax, floss, ligature, lint, lisle, pile, ravel, raveling, silk, stamen, staple, strand, string, thrum, twine, warp, weft, wire, woof, wool, yarn |
| Main Entry: | lanyard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rope |
| Synonyms: | cord, gasket, gimp, line, string |
| Main Entry: | power line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cable carrying electricity |
| Synonyms: | cable, cord, electricity cable, high-voltage line, lead, power cable |
| Main Entry: | bobbin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spool |
| Synonyms: | braid, coil, cord, cylinder, pin, quill, ratchet, reel, spindle |
| 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 |