Thesaurus results for WHIPCORD

whipcord

noun

Definition of whipcord

as in bungee cord

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Noun

The screaming engine bounced under a rusty white hood that appeared to be fastened in place by a bungee cord.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 July 2026
Authorities found the boy inside a closet, which was secured with a bungee cord.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of bungee cord

Noun

Cranes were used to set up hanging ropes in Isfahan, a central city in the country, to execute three young protesters.

— Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
The Silverton Medical Rescue team constructed a technical rope system to safely bring two surviving patients back to the road.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

All these guys, all my teammates, all my coaches, everybody in this building loves it.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
In the back half of the show, the guys discuss the mood of the Orioles’ clubhouse following their trade deadline fire sale and take a look at the three players Baltimore acquired at the deadline amid its flurry of moves.

— Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Everyone says to keep your electronics with you on a flight, but what about their bulky cords?

— Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
Broadcasters of all sizes, especially local station owners, have been battling cord-cutting and coping with ongoing audience and advertiser shifts away from linear viewing.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

His collaboration with big companies to make sure that everything from groceries to rent stay sky high.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
In the guest book, in 2024, a guest creatively wrote a six-entry (three days and three nights) account of their stay there, a descent into madness at the hands of the structure’s steady creaking and the sounds of twigs snapping in the woods below.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of stay

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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

— Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
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.

— Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024

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