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
  • Just watching Shannon try to handle a bungee cord is like watching Charlie Chaplin try to walk down the street.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • It’s anchored to the pool walls with bungee cords on either end, so that the mat floats in the middle of the pool but doesn’t flip over.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Definition of bungee cord
Noun
  • Having achieved their goal, Muñiz-Ochoa, Atkinson and two other climbers who followed them slid down the ropes to solid ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • To further change things up from a typical white Air Force 1, Morant’s pearly pair includes thick rope shoelaces instead of the standard flat cotton look.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Definition of rope
Noun
  • Mostly undrafted in fantasy drafts, Fannin and Gadsden were valuable waiver-wire acquisitions at a thin position.
    — John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • In the aftermath, Zettle made a likeness of a black vulture out of wire and cloth and hung it on a tree.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of wire
Noun
  • Danny has an entire party so that the guys can mourn the loss of his manhood.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Unlike most sagas about band couples — Sonny & Cher, Fleetwood Mac — these guys don’t go down in flames musically or personally.
    — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Even inexpensive and innocuous items, such as a cord cover and a key bowl, can work wonders for you in your mission to tidy up your home.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Electrical cords and chargers can cause burns or electrocution.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of cord
Noun
  • This portable misting fan is more discreet than a spray bottle fan on a lanyard and svelte enough to slip into a purse or backpack.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Some of them are literally on the sidewalk 50 feet from the entrance, invisible to everyone walking in with a lanyard.
    — David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of lanyard
Noun
  • Again, this gap is not hospitals’ fault but the system that makes hospital stays, surgeries and emergency room visits out of reach for many Americans with limited incomes even with insurance.
    — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Visitors were also coming for shorter stays, often just for individual games, instead of weeks.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of stay
Noun
  • 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.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
Definition of halyard
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